Leaf collection begins this week in both Indiana Borough and White Township, and the procedure for each municipality is different.
In Indiana Borough, the leaf vacuum will make the rounds through each neighborhood on the day after normal trash collection. Leaves should be raked into piles between the curb and sidewalk, but not into the street. They should not be bagged and you should keep them away from fire hydrants, poles, and parked cars. Only leaves will be collected, not sticks, limbs, grass, or garden materials.
In White Township, leaf collection will be five consecutive Mondays through November 23rd. The leaves should be placed in the required paper bags and set at curbside or the ditch line on public roadways by 7 AM on collection day.
Bags must weigh fifty pounds or less. Leaves in plastic bags or loose piles, bags left in driveways off the roadway right-of-way, and grass clippings, branches, brush, or garden waste will not be collected.
INDIANA BOROUGH – Source: indianaboro.com
- Leaf Collection – Week of October 26th, 2026 (tentative) and will continue until completion or the first snowfall.
- Collection should occur the day following trash collection, but is weather dependent.
Collection Reminders:
- Limbs and branches will be collected curbside. Please stack limbs neatly at the curb (not in the street) with cut ends facing the same direction. Branches must be less than 6″ in diameter.
- Leaves will be collected curbside. Residents should rake leaves into piles between the curb and sidewalk (not into the street) for pickup.
- Do not place in yard waste bags.
- Keep debris away from fire hydrants, poles, and parked cars for easy collection.
- Collection is for Borough residents only.
- Other yard clippings can be recycled at the Indiana County Recycling Center. They will not be collected as part of this service – sticks and garden refuse will clog the vacuum.
- All leaves will be taken to the Indiana County Recycling Center for composting
WHITE TOWNSHIP – Source:whitetownship.org
The White Township Road Crew WILL collect:
- Leaves placed in biodegradable paper bags.
- Bags set at the curb or ditch line of public roadways.
- Leaves must be curbside by 7 a.m.
The White Township Road Crew WILL Not collect:
- Paper bags weighing greater than 50 pounds.
- Leaves in plastic bags or loose piles.
- Bags left in yards or driveways off the road right-of-way.
- Grass clippings, branches, brush, or garden waste.
Leaves, yard waste, cardboard, and other recyclables may be dropped off year-round, 24/7, at the Indiana County Solid Waste Authority.
Additionally, drop-off is at the Indiana County Solid Waste Authority, 1715 Route 119 South, Homer City, PA, for leaf collection.
