Leaf removal in Cornelius, NCplanned from the numbers.

Cornelius leaf rules and what they mean for a cleanup

The Town of Cornelius says yard waste is collected weekly on garbage day by Waste Pro. Clear plastic bags can be tied, and any other style of bag that is not clear must be left open. Waste Pro collects up to 20 bags of leaves per week, and bags over 50 pounds are left behind. Loose piles of grass or organic matter are not serviced year round, but the town provides curbside leaf vacuuming from November 1 through the end of January, on a schedule that varies with weather and leaf volume. A live leaf truck map shows where the trucks are.

How the pile gets out of the yard

Because Cornelius operates a seasonal leaf service (November 1 through January), the best cleanups come in passes. We clear the early drop, set the main pile for the crew and return once the late leaves are down, with beds and gutters finished last.

Limbs are collected if they are no more than 5 inches across and 4 feet long, stacked in piles no larger than 4 feet high, long and wide, with two feet between piles. Non-compliant piles are tagged and not picked up, and the town says they may not be left at the curb until the next pickup.

Hired crews and haul-off

Contractor debris is covered by local rules. The town says it does not schedule a la carte leaf pickup or provide leaf collection for commercial properties. Prime's written estimate says how debris leaves the property.

The numbers behind Cornelius yards

The 2020 to 2024 ACS gives Cornelius a median year built of 2002 and 32,783 residents. Landscapes from that period are two or three decades old, so builder shrubs have outgrown their beds. Mature trees mean a longer leaf season and heavier piles.

The ACS median year built by ZIP area: 28031 (2002).

What is in the estimate

You get the number of visits, the haul-off method and what is included in writing before we start.

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Sources

Municipal pages get updated, so treat these as a starting point.

Sources: Town of Cornelius: Yard Waste; Mecklenburg County: Yard Debris Self-Haul Information.

Housing figures come from the ACS 5-year estimates for 2020 to 2024.