Eugene, OR Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for Eugene, Oregon — in one page, with sources.
Collection services in Eugene, OR follow the city-specific schedules listed below.
Leaf
When is each service collected?
Recurring schedule for Eugene services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Leaf collection | Leaves out Nov 8-9; pickup Nov 10-14 · Leaves out Nov 15-16; pickup Nov 17-21 · Leaves out Nov 22-23; pickup Nov 24-Dec 5 · Leaves out Dec 6-7; pickup Dec 8-12 · Leaves out Dec 13-14; pickup Dec 15-19 · Leaves out Dec 20-21; pickup Dec 22-Jan 2 | Depends on your zone — check the Leaf collection zone list |
Leaf collection collection days by zone
Use the zone list with the city’s current schedule.
| Zone | Day | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Zone C (Central) | Leaves out Nov 8-9; pickup Nov 10-14 | Central Eugene (purple group on the official placement-dates map) |
| Zone 1 | Leaves out Nov 15-16; pickup Nov 17-21 | Orange group: West 1, West 3, North 1, South 1, South 5 (per map colors) |
| Zone 2 | Leaves out Nov 22-23; pickup Nov 24-Dec 5 | Yellow group: North 2, West 2, South 3, South 4 (per map colors) |
| Zone 3 | Leaves out Dec 6-7; pickup Dec 8-12 | Brown group: North 3, West 5, South 2 (per map colors) |
| Zone 4 | Leaves out Dec 13-14; pickup Dec 15-19 | Cyan group: North 4, West 4, South 4 (per map colors) |
| Zone 5 | Leaves out Dec 20-21; pickup Dec 22-Jan 2 | Red group: North 5, West 5 (per map colors) |
What about bulky or special items?
Mattresses, appliances, storm debris — the rules before you set them out.
- Placement windows precede pickup — Leaves must be at the curb by the start of the zone's two-day PLACEMENT window; crews then work the zone during the multi-day PICKUP window (e.g. Zone C: out Nov 8-9, picked up Nov 10-14).
- Leaf delivery service — Eugene's program also DELIVERS collected leaves to residents (for compost/mulch) - requests are accepted after leaf season begins, via the Request for Service page.
- Program scope — The leaf program covers Eugene city limits (Lane County and Springfield run their own programs for areas outside the city). Pickup requests go live on the city site at season start.
More details: bulk & yard waste page.
Who collects what?
The provider for each service and how to reach them.
| Service | Provider | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Leaf collection | City of Eugene Public Works Maintenance (municipal leaf program) |
Common questions
The things Eugene residents ask most.
When does Eugene pick up leaves?
The leaf season runs November through January. Each of the 16 zones has a two-day 'leaves out' window followed by a pickup window - from Zone C (out Nov 8-9, pickup Nov 10-14) through Zone 5 (out Dec 20-21, pickup Dec 22-Jan 2) in the published calendar.
How do I get leaves delivered for compost in Eugene?
The city delivers collected leaves to residents for composting and mulch - request it through the city's Request for Service page after leaf season begins.
Which leaf zone is my address in?
The city's leaf lookup geography zones addresses A, B or C (8,443 address points published), and the placement-dates map groups 16 named zones - Central, North 1-5, West 1-5, South 1-5 - into six schedule groups.
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- Record created for Eugene (parked since batch 62 - leaf data alone was gate-short): measured the 2025 Curbside Leaf Placement Dates map (16 zones, 6 schedule groups C/1-5 with explicit leaves-out and pickup windows), program rules (Nov-Jan season, area-based pickup AND leaf-delivery for compost, since-1960s flood-control origin), and delivered the 8,443-address leaf-zone point layer.
- QA: population corrected to Census Vintage 2023 estimate (Eugene city: 177,899; prior estimate 176648).
Population 177,899 · Sources: City of Eugene 'Leaf Pickup Route Addresses' FeatureServer (AGOL item…, City of Eugene 'Leaf Collection and Delivery Program' page (rendered …, City of Eugene 'Curbside Leaf Placement Dates 2025' (DocumentCenter 8…, Eugene 'Love Food, Not Waste' program (compost participation) - layer… · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.