CURBSIDE BRUSH COLLECTION (CITY CREWS)
Brush will be collected by City crews on a once a week basis during the months of March through October, and on a call-in basis only during the months of November through February by calling the Service Department Center at (513) 686-1250. City crews will collect large amounts of brush weekly beginning at the north end of the City on Monday and will continue until every street has been collected. Please have your brush out by 6:30 AM Monday morning. Brush put out after City crews have already serviced a street will be collected the following week. The photo on the right shows proper placement of brush piles at the curb or berm of the roadway with the cut ends facing the street.

City of Blue Ash Curbside Brush Collection Rules:

• Brush consists of limbs and twigs. Brush will not be collected if mixed with other materials (such as yard waste (leaves, grass, flowers, mulch, bush trimmings), wood fencing, nails, plastic, metal, lumber, etc). The machine used for this service is not designed to accept these materials. Possible damage to the machine could occur or bodily harm to City workers.
  
• Brush must be placed near the edge of the street or curb (within the City's right of way). Do not place brush in the street or on the sidewalk. Do not place brush near a parked car or fire hydrant.
  
• Brush must not be larger than 12" in diameter. Stumps and root systems must be detached.
  
• For large amounts, please have several small piles rather than one large pile. This will greatly help with efficiency. Remember small amounts of brush should be placed in your Rumpke waste wheeler.

Rumpke, the City's waste hauler, will also collect brush year round on your regularly scheduled waste collection day. Brush must be cut in 6 foot lengths and tied in bundles or placed in your Rumpke waste wheeler or personal garbage can. Rumpke will not collect loose piles of brush so please place small amounts of brush in your waste wheeler.

Wood chips are available to residents by calling (513) 686-1250. A "Property Access & Release" form is required for delivery of wood chips. Click here to view & print Property Access & Release form

CURBSIDE LEAF COLLECTION (CITY CREWS)
Between mid-October and mid-December, City crews collect leaves along City streets (no bagging required during this time). For 2010, collection begins on October 11 and ends on December 17. Leaves should be brought to the curb or to the berm of the road if no curb exists. Please make sure leaves are not placed in the ditch line as this will clog the storm sewer system. Please DO NOT MIX any other yard waste items in with the leaves (such as grass, flowers, mulch, brush, bush trimmings). City crews service each street weekly, but during heavy volume periods, in the event of a snow/ice emergency, or due to equipment breakdown, it may take longer to complete a citywide sweep. Residents may call our Service Department Center at (513) 686-1250 to find out when their street was last serviced.

There is one-time spring leaf collection day by City crews. For 2010, this date is April 12. Leaves must be raked to the curb by 6:30 AM on Monday morning for collection by the City. Leaves put out after City crews have already serviced a street will not be collected and will need to be bagged or containerized for collection by Rumpke.

Rumpke will also collect leaves year round on your regularly scheduled waste collection day. Rumpke requires leaves be bagged or placed in your Rumpke waste wheeler or personal garbage can. Rumpke will not collect loose piles of leaves.

IMPORTANT NOTE: City crews are unable to pickup piles of leaves or brush when parked vehicles are on top of the piles or blocking the piles. Due to daily schedules, crews are unable to return to pickup these piles when the vehicle has been moved. These piles will be picked up the following week.

Click here to view Hamilton County Solid Waste Mgmt. District's Yard Waste Drop-Off Program