Residents anxious to rid their yards of leaves can mark Monday, December 1, on their calendar as the start date of the City of Joplin’s Residential Leaf Pick-Up Program. The City begins this annual program on the first Monday after Thanksgiving, weather permitting.
To address all areas of Joplin, the City utilizes two crews which start in outlying areas and work toward the center of Joplin. As crews work in opposite areas, they move toward the middle of town to complete the program. To help residents understand the general order of neighborhood locations, the City has created a map with numbered neighborhood sections, indicating the order of the crews’ work areas. By using the map, citizens can better prepare for their arrival to pick up their leaves.
Residents can see which area their neighborhood is assigned to and check the progress of City crews using a map. Residents can access the map here.
Map areas labeled S1 through S5 are where the Street crews will be working. Neighborhoods marked P1 through P5 identify the Park crew’s areas. Crews will move through these areas in sequence starting December 2. Due to the uncertainty of leaf amounts on streets, weather, and unforeseen conditions, it is difficult to predict the exact timing of arrival in the areas.
The first neighborhoods that Street crews will work in are the Silver Creek, Highlands, and Woodland Hills areas (S1). They will then complete leaf pick-up in neighborhoods east of Range Line Road. After these areas are done, crews will move to the north end of Joplin (S2) and begin moving toward the center.
The Parks crew begins south of 32nd Street and west of Main Street (P1) and moves east towards Range Line Road (P2). Crews progress through these sections until the City has been canvassed. Weather permitting, this collection could take at least one month or longer.
Residents are reminded not to bag their leaves but rather rake them to the curb of the property line. Leaves should NOT be raked into the street, as this can clog storm drains, and could cause the City’s street sweeping truck to bypass that area. Please do not include tree limbs, brush, or rocks in the piles or place leaf piles over water meters (manhole covers). Doing so may cause Missouri-American Water to estimate your water usage, instead of recording the exact amount for billing purposes.
Removing leaves is essential to prevent them from collecting around storm drains, which can cause flooding.
Residents who wish to dispose of leaves now should bring them to the Joplin Compost Facility next to the Turkey Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant at 3457 Eddy Lane, west of the intersection of Eddy and North Peace Church Avenue. Please remove leaves from the trash bags and take them with you. Please do not bring brush, tree limbs, bags, or trash. The site is open 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, and from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday & Sunday.
The easiest alternative to leaf disposal is to rake the leaves onto the lawn and run over them with a mulching lawnmower!
Not-so-earth-friendly alternatives for leaf disposal include setting out bagged leaves for the regular Joplin weekly residential trash service or burning the leaves. To burn, citizens must obtain a Burn Permit from the City’s Finance Department at City Hall or Fire Station #1, 303 East 3rd Street, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The permit costs $10 and is good for three consecutive days.
The Permits are available seven days a week at the Fire Station. Please note that firefighters may not be at the station to issue permits due to the nature of their job. Fire Stations will only be able to accept payment by check or money order. No matter where the permit is obtained, residents must still inquire with the Joplin Fire Department about weather conditions and whether burning is allowed on each day. Residents can obtain this information by calling 417.623.0403.
The Finance Department, located on the third floor of City Hall, 602 South Main, is open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. The City Hall location will accept cash, check, debit, money order, or credit card payments for burn permits. Please note that City Hall will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on November 27 and 28.
For more information about leaf pick-up, call 417.624.0820, ext. 1566. For more information about burn permits and rules, contact the Joplin Fire Department at 417.623.0403 or click here.
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City of Joplin
417.624.0820
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