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Leaf Vacuum Service
 Leaf vacuum service begins when the leaves fall and ends when the leaves are gone or the snow arrives.
Leaves are removed from the street the day after recycling/garbage is picked up. For example if a resident's recycling/garbage pickup is on Friday, leaf pickup would be on Monday; or if recycling/garbage pickup is Monday, leaf pickup would be on Tuesday, etc. Some other helpful tips include:
- It is important to place leaves in the gutter (on the street but next to the curb).
- Leaves only please, because brush can damage the leaf vacuum machine.
- Streets need to be free of parked cars on recycling/garbage pickup day for the leaf vacuum machine to get through.
- Residents having a home on a corner lot are asked to pull leaves from the street corner because the leaf vacuum machine turns too wide to pick up leaves left on the corner.
The leaf vacuum removes leaves and then chops and compacts them in a self-contained mechanism. The chopped, compacted leaves are then recycled as mulch in Mankato's parks. The leaf vacuum machine will be in continuous operation until the leaves are gone or the snow arrives.
For more information contact the City of Mankato at 387-8649 or Email.
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