MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- The city of Mishawaka will begin fall leaf pickup on October 27. Mishawaka residents may begin raking their leaves to the curbside starting the weekend of October 25 and October 26. 

The Street Department will follow a schedule that should help residents plan their leaf raking activities. Leaves will be picked up each week, the day before each resident’s regular trash pick-up day. Leaves should be raked to the edge of the curb and should be free of branches, twigs, stones, or similar foreign objects which can damage equipment and delay leaf pick-up.

Residents are encouraged not to rake leaves into the street immediately after a vacuum unit has passed through an area because the vacuum will not return until the next scheduled pick-up date