Leaf Collection
Leaf Collection will start Monday, November 4, 2024, and run through Friday, December 13, 2024, in the Borough. The following guidelines are to be followed for those participating in the pickup.
- Leaves must be raked into piles at the edge of the street or alley in plain view and far enough away from parked vehicles. The Public Works Department is not permitted to go onto anyone’s property to collect leaves.
- Remove large sticks, branches, metal, lumber, rocks and/or plastic objects from leaf pile. Such items may cause damage to the equipment or employees and cause a delay in collection.
- If leaves piled by the curb have not been picked up within one week, please call the Borough Office at (717) 653-2300 and leave your name and address as a reminder.
- Please do NOT bag leaves.
Woody Waste Collection
Mount Joy Borough has contracted with our contract hauler to establish a Woody Waste pick-up from April through November. The bundles of Woody Waste and Kraft Bags, (available at the Borough Office and Library), shall not weigh more than 30 pounds and are $ .50 each. The materials should be no more than 30 inches in length and shall consist of yard waste only and not grass clippings. Woody Waste collection will be during your specified trash collection day by a separate truck other than the recycling and trash truck. Limit of 10 Kraft Bags per pick up day.
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2024 Woody Waste Pickup Schedule
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| April 1, 2 & 3 |
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April 15, 16 & 17
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April 29, 30 & May 1
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May 13, 14 & 15
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May 28, 29 & 30 – Delayed one day for Memorial Day
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June 10, 11 & 12
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June 24, 25 & 26
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July 8, 9 & 10
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July 22, 23 & 24
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August 5, 6 & 7
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August 19, 20 & 21
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September 3, 4 & 5 – Delayed one day for Labor Day
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September 16, 17 & 18
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September 30, October 1 & 2
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October 14, 15 & 16
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October 28, 29 & 30
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| November 11, 12 & 13 |
| November 25, 26 & 27 |
Grass Clippings and Leaves
Mount Joy Borough residents may purchase grass tags for $2.00 each to dispose of their grass clippings. The Borough strongly encourage the residents to recycle by mulching the grass rather than bag it. Grass clippings should not be blown or swept into the streets as they wash into the storm inlets.
Leaves are collected every fall starting in November into December, depending on the amount of leaves yet to fall. Residents are encouraged to rake their leaves and put them at their curbside in the street and the Public Works Department will come around to every street once a week to collect. Leaves are collected with a leaf collector. The Borough encourages residents not to include sticks, branches, etc., in with their pile as it could damage the machine. If you wish to bag your leaves before our collections begin or after it ends, you may do so by purchasing a Kraft bag. Please note that these bags will only be collected during the woody waste schedule which is listed above.