10/23/2025
🚩 PSA! Leaf Pick-up Begins 3 Nov 🚩
Fall has arrived, Tullahoma! Leaf pick-up routes begin on November 4th, so please watch for crews working roadside! You can find the leaf pick-up schedule at https://www.tullahomatn.gov/departments/public_works/leaf_collection.php where you can monitor daily progress as streets are completed. Last season, we collected over 3.3 million pounds of leaves! Here's some helpful tips for 2025 pickups:
- Please do not place your leaves more than 5-feet from the curb or shoulder UNLESS there is a ditch.
- Please do not put leaves in the ditch (or other yard debris). This has the potential to block storm drain inlets. Even if there is no ditch, please be aware of where nearby storm drain inlets are and leave them cleared.
- Please do not mix brush, limbs, stumps, metal, lumber, or any other debris with leaves. This can severely damage equipment or injure the staff.
If you'd rather not wait for the leaf truck or miss a pick-up time, you can purchase biodegradable bags to rake and bag your own, then call Public Works for bagged leaf pick-up once they are placed at the curb. Bagged leaves in biodegradable bags are usually picked up after a call within three days. Rolls of biodegradable bags are available for purchase at City Hall.
Enjoy the beautiful Fall weather while we have it, and be safe if you're working out in your yards!