Leaf Management & Streets Division Survey

Leaf & Yard Waste Management

These are questions about how you manage leaves and yard waste at your home. The questions with stars next to the number must be answered in order to move on to the next page.

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* 1. How do you manage leaves and/or yard waste at your home? (Select all that apply)

Compost it yourself

Mulch leaves in place using a mulching lawnmower

Set them out for city collection

Hire a private landscape company to haul the material away

Take material to City of Madison drop-off site

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Please select all that apply.

If you place yard waste & leaves to the curb for city collection, do you...

Pile them loose on the terrace (or road edge), but I do not pile them in the street

Place them into a bag and set the bags out for city collection

Pile them on the road edge for collection and cover them with a tarp

I do not use city leaf and yard waste collection.

Other (please specify)

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* 3. If you place leaves and yard waste to the curb for collection, how do you decide when to place the material out for pickup?

I check the City's yard waste pickup schedule map at www.cityofmadison.com/yardwaste.

I call the collection estimate hotline at 608-267-2088.

I check social media.

I call the Streets Division office that services my home for a collection estimate.

I see if my neighbors have put out leaves, and if they do, I follow along with them.

I pay attention to local media (newspapers, TV, etc.)

I do not check prior to placing material to the curb.

I do not use the city's collection service.

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Where do you get information about how to manage your leaves and yard waste? (Please select all that apply)

Streets Division website
www.cityofmadison.com/yardwaste

Ripple Effects website
http://www.ripple-effects.com/

Recyclopedia

Social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.)

Word of mouth (friends, family, etc.)

News media (newspaper, local TV channels, etc.)

Calling the Streets Division

Local groups (Friends of Lake Wingra, Clean Lakes Alliance, neighborhood associations, etc)

I do not seek out information about leaves and yard waste.

Somewhere else? (please specify)

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* 5. Do you rake leaves that accumulate along the curb in the street?

Yes

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* 1. How do you manage leaves and/or yard waste at your home? (Select all that apply)

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* 2. Please select all that apply. If you place yard waste & leaves to the curb for city collection, do you...

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* 3. If you place leaves and yard waste to the curb for collection, how do you decide when to place the material out for pickup?

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* 4. Where do you get information about how to manage your leaves and yard waste? (Please select all that apply)

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* 5. Do you rake leaves that accumulate along the curb in the street?

* 2. Please select all that apply.

If you place yard waste & leaves to the curb for city collection, do you...