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From YouTube: Leaf Collection Program 2016
Description
It's time once again for the Arlington County Leaf Collection Program. Learn everything about the program here.
A
Arlington
leaf
collection
program
is
an
annual
event
where
we
provide
the
residents
of
the
county
opportunities
to
get
rid
of
their
leaves
in
an
environmentally
responsible
way.
We
offer
really
two
aspects
of
the
program.
There's
the
bag
collection
program,
it's
on
a
weekly
basis,
it's
a
very
reliable
program.
There
are
eight
distribution
centers
throughout
the
county
to
get
bags
and
also
the
vacuum
collection
program.
Basically,
it's
a
huge
vacuum
that
collects
the
leaves.
We
think
when
we
come
to
a
pile
that
it's
purely
leaves.
A
If
you
have
other
material
mixed
in
with
those
leaves,
it's
gonna
get
sucked
into
the
vacuum
and
potentially
damage
our
equipment.
We
also
ask
you
to
separate
them
from
a
park
vehicle
and
we
need
about
ten
feet
of
clearance,
because
we
have
to
get
the
hose
relatively
close
to
the
curb
and
gutter
line
and
then
the
truck
needed
to
negotiate
around
the
park
car.
We
also
asked
residents
not
to
put
them
close
to
storm
sewers,
because
again
they
have
a
tendency
to
blow
and
migrate.
B
A
Are
many
factors
that
actually
impact
when
lees
actually
fall
off
the
trees?
It
has
to
do
with
the
amount
of
photosynthesis.
So
it's
the
daylight,
the
shortening
of
the
days
it
has
to
do
with
frost
and
when
there's
a
first
frost
of
the
year,
and
so
there
are
a
lot
of
variables
that
actually
indicate
when
the
leaves
are
gonna
fall
off
the
trees.
We
did
an
analysis
of
the
types
of
trees
in
the
county
and
also
the
tree
densities,
and
various
types
of
trees
will
fall
at
different
times.
A
So
we
revamped
our
schedule
to
actually
go
into
those
neighborhoods
which
have
lighter
canopies,
but
also
the
types
of
trees
that
fall
early,
so
we're
vacuuming
when
actually
the
leaves
are
on
the
ground.
We've
tweaked
the
schedule
a
little
bit,
so
we
think
we've
actually
now
optimized
our
collection
program
for
vacuuming
and
we're
hoping
this
year
is
as
successful
as
last
year
once
the
leaves
are
collected.
B
A
It
starts
with
going
to
the
Arlington
County
website,
where
we've
actually
posted
the
leaf
collection
schedule.
If
you
go
to
the
Arlington
web
site
and
put
in
leaf
schedule,
it'll
actually
take
you
to
a
link
which
gets
you
there.
We've
now
put
a
map
on
the
website
and
what
the
map
is
going
to
be
doing.
The
day
after
a
vacuum
collection
day,
we
are
going
to
update
the
map
to
show
people
where
we
have
been.
A
It's
not
real
time,
it's
a
day
delayed,
but
it
will
give
you
a
good
indicator
of
where
we
are
and
how
much
progress
we're
making.
As
far
as
the
leaf
vacuum
collection
program,
we
have
a
listserv
which
you
can
also
sign
up
through
the
website.
We
will
send
you
messages
as
to
when
your
Civic
Association
is
going
to
be
collected
and
a
third
option
is
actually
calling.
A
We
have
a
leaf
collection
hotline
and
we
will
publish
those
Civic,
Association,
they're,
currently
being
collected
from,
and
also
those
which
are
on
the
next
rotation
or
the
next
zone,
to
be
collected,
probably
lasting,
probably,
most
importantly
and
most
visible.
Is
we
actually
sign
all
the
neighborhoods
for
the
first
pass,
you'll
see,
yellow
signs
in
your
neighborhood
marking
and
indicating
when
we're
coming
by
to
collect
the
leaves
for
the
second
pass
will
be
using
orange
signs.
A
We
typically
try
to
put
the
signs
out
a
weekend
prior
to
your
collection
period,
starting
so
we
want
people
have
a
weekend
to
be
able
to
break
out
their
leaves
to
be
able
to
collected
the
following
week.
We
try
to
be
very
thorough
and
diligent
to
make
sure
we
don't
miss
anybody.
Sometimes
there
is
a
yard
service
or
other
things
that
will
rake
behind
us.
After
we've
already
vacuumed
the
street
and
someone
a
neighbor
will
complain
to
say
now
they
have
leaves
there
and
you
miss
them.