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As the fall turns to winter every year street crews begin its annual Leaf-fest. Leaf Pickup historically will generate over 1400 tons of leaves from all corners of town.
The leaves are pulled away from the gutter of the streets where loaders will bunch them into the intersections. There they will be loaded into dumptrucks and hauled to the Kootenai County Solid Waste site for shredding. The leaves are shredded with wood debris, to become compost or used as fuel for power.
Timing of the annual event starts in early November (around Veterans Day and will end the 1st of December)
 
This program is a successful partnership with the City of Coeur d'Alene and Kootenai County Solid Waste.
 
Questions that are always asked:
- Why is it that you start so late?
The answer to the question is that we like to take advantage of the frost, rain and winds that we get in late October. The frost will set the leaves, which in turn with rain and wind allows for the maximum amount of leaves to fall onto the ground.
 
- Can I rake my leaves into the street?
The answer is yes. Please do not rake your yard and garden waste out with the leaves. We also ask citizens to rake their leaves out away from the curb so they do not wash to the catchbasins. This also allows rain water to flow and not pond in the road. Rake them out early and do not wait until you see us in the neighborhood. The leaf pickup process moves very quickly and don't miss or you may end up with the leaves in you yard all winter. Once we have completed the neighborhood the last step is for the " street sweepers" to come by and scrub the area clean. Crews "generally" will not make a 2nd pass in neighborhoods with the equipment once the area is swept and finished.
 
 
The City of Coeur d’Alene’s annual Leaf-fest 2011 will begin in early November. For more information of when we will be in your area and where we will start in please look in the Coeur d'Alene Press, Spokesman Review (Idaho Handle Section) and Nickels Worth.
Daily updates also can be heard on KVNI 1080 AM. You may also like to follow us by map as we pick up this year's leaves.
 

Leaf Dance 2011 "In the Books" …….
 Crews have finished this years leaf-fest 2011 and all areas have been swept. If you feel we have missed you please call 208.769.2235 for more information