Annual brush and leaf pickup season for 2026 begins in Kingston
Plan your fall yard work around the City’s brush and leaf collection! This year, brush collection will begin on Sept. 21, and leaf collection starts on Oct. 26.
View the collection schedule at CityofKingston.ca/Collection. You can also sign up for collection reminders at the same time. Map boundaries have been updated this year – check ahead of time to confirm your schedule!
Sometimes you may see us collecting ahead of your scheduled week – don’t panic! When possible, we will try to get a jump on the season. We’ll be back in your neighbourhood during your scheduled week.
BRUSH COLLECTION
Brush collection rolls out across Kingston starting the week of Sept. 21. Visit CityofKingston.ca/Collection to find your collection week. Please have your brush curbside by 8 a.m. on the Monday of your collection week.
Stack brush – pruned bits of bushes and trees smaller than 15 cm (six inches) in diameter and shorter than 90 cm (three feet) long – with the butt ends facing the street. No root balls, please. You may choose to bundle brush, which helps make collection faster and safer, or you can leave it loose. The dimensions of bundled brush are the same as loose brush – 15 cm in diameter and 90 cm in length.
Note that brush will not be collected during leaf collection weeks, and leaves will not be collected during brush collection weeks.
LEAF COLLECTION
Leaf collection begins the week of Oct. 26. Visit CityofKingston.ca/Collection for your collection week. Have your leaves ready for collection at curbside by 8 a.m. on the Monday of your leaf collection week.
Only leaves in paper leaf bags or placed loosely in bushel baskets, garbage cans, or other rigid-sided receptacles will be collected. Yard waste like tomato plants and vegetable garden waste (but not brush) can be put out for collection during leaf collection week. Ensure your bags or containers do not weigh more than 20 kg (44 pounds).
Leaves in plastic bags – or in bags that look like plastic – will not be picked up by the City.
COMPOST YOUR YARD WASTE
Yard waste provides free nutrition for your property! Leaves can be used as mulch, and grass clippings may be left on the lawn to nourish it over the coming months.
Yard waste may be dropped off year-round at 189 Lappan’s Lane, open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or at Tomlinson Organics at 2069 Joyceville Rd. (call 613-546-0884 for their hours of operation).
The City of Kingston acknowledges that we are on the traditional homeland of the Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat, and thanks these nations for their care and stewardship over this shared land.
Today, the City is committed to working with Indigenous peoples and all residents to pursue a united path of reconciliation.
Learn more about the City's reconciliation initiatives.
