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Leaf and yard waste pickup in Beverly, MA

Brown paper yard-waste bags and an open barrel of raked maple leaves at a Beverly curb beside a green city cart in November

The fall weeks, and which are left

The city provides nine weeks of yard waste pickup a year, three in spring and six in fall. The fall weeks are marked with a leaf symbol on the city's 2026 holiday and leaf calendar: Oct 5-9, Oct 19-23, Nov 2-6, Nov 16-20, Nov 30-Dec 4 and Dec 7-11. After Nov 2-6, three weeks remain: Nov 16-20, Nov 30-Dec 4 and Dec 7-11.

The Solid Waste page shows the schedule only as an image, so the weeks above come from the calendar PDF. The calendar also flags holidays that push trash a day later; Thanksgiving week and Veterans Day fall outside the leaf weeks.

Miss a week and the next chance is the next marked week or the Standley Street site. After Dec 11 the curbside weeks are over until spring.

Bags, barrels and who qualifies

Curbside yard waste means leaves, grass clippings and other easily raked material. Use paper yard waste bags or clearly marked open barrels, with no plastic bags. There is no limit to the amount properly put out.

Set it out by 7 a.m. on trash day, and not earlier than 18 hours before collection.

Only households paying the annual city trash fee are eligible, so an owner who opted out has no leaf pickup. The city also says residents can reuse their old barrels for yard waste after the switch to carts.

The Standley Street compost site

The yard waste site is at 16 Standley Street. Peak-season hours are Monday, Thursday and Saturday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., March 21 to December 23, unless heavy snow. The printed calendar says through Dec 19, so call 978-605-2355 before a late-December trip. Off-season hours are posted in December.

No sticker is needed, only proof of Beverly residency. The site takes yard waste, brush and branches up to 2 inches in diameter. No food scraps and no plastic bags of any kind. A cardboard-only dumpster, broken down boxes only, sits on the same lot.

Big fall cleanups

A paper bag holds little, and an old maple can fill a dozen. If you have a backyard of limbs, a fence tear-out or a shed full of rotted lumber, those do not fit the leaf rules. Branches over 2 inches are not accepted at Standley Street, and construction debris is not yard waste.

JUNKRUN hauls yard debris and the junk that tends to sit under it, such as old planters, lawn furniture and broken fencing. A quarter trailer is $209, a half is $319, and the minimum is $159. We load from the yard, not just the curb.

More on how Beverly compares with other towns is in our leaf pickup by town guide. For couches and other large pieces, the city route is the bulky item program.

Beverly curbside leaf weeks, fall 2026

  1. Oct 5-9

    Past. First fall week.

  2. Oct 19-23

    Past.

  3. Nov 2-6

    Past.

  4. Nov 16-20

    Next. Paper bags or marked open barrels on trash day.

  5. Nov 30-Dec 4

    Fifth week; the week after Thanksgiving.

  6. Dec 7-11

    Last curbside leaf week of 2026.

Local resources in Beverly

Donation, reuse and recycling options near the pickup. We are not affiliated with these; confirm hours and what they accept before you go.

Quick answers

When is leaf pickup in Beverly?

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The remaining 2026 weeks are Nov 16-20, Nov 30-Dec 4 and Dec 7-11, on your regular trash day.

Can I use plastic bags for leaves in Beverly?

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No. The city allows paper yard waste bags or clearly marked open barrels only.

Do I need a sticker for the Standley Street compost site?

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No sticker, only proof of Beverly residency. Branches must be 2 inches or less in diameter.

Does Beverly collect leaves from apartments and rentals?

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Yes if the property pays the city trash fee, which is billed per unit. Ask the landlord whether the building takes part.

Sources

Rules, fees and hours change, so confirm with Beverly before you go.

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