City of Altoona Residents: Click here for an address search to determine what day your items will be picked up.
Fall Collection
Brush Collection: October 19 – October 22
Leaf Collection: October 26 – November 30
Begins Monday, October 19th and ends on November 30. The first week is brush collection only, and the following weeks, starting October 26th, are leaf collections only. Materials should be placed at the curbside for collection by 7:00 a.m. Click here for an address search to determine what day your items will be picked up.
Monday Zone: The Juniata section, Whenwood, Ivyside, Logantown, and a portion of Fairview to 4th Street and 10th Avenue.
Tuesday Zone: Center City from 9th Avenue including Fairview, Keith Area, Gospel Hill, 5th Ward, 9th Ward, and a portion of 12th Ward from 4th Street to 31st Street.
Wednesday Zone: From 31st Street and Union Avenue including South Altoona, Mansion Park, Columbia Park, Llyswen, Highland Park, and Eldorado.
Thursday Zone: Center City from 9th Avenue and Union Avenue to the Valley including Tuckahoe Park, Dutch Hill, Prospect, Pleasant Valley and East End.
Yard Waste Drop-Offs
Residents can drop-off yard waste year round at three locations:
- The City of Altoona Highway Yard (Accepts bagged material and car load quantities only!) – 5010 Sixth Avenue 8 a.m. until 2:45 p.m. weekdays
- Buckhorn Composting Facility – 1860 Black Snake Road, Dysart (open 10-5 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 9-3 Saturday; closed Wednesday and Sunday)
- Duncansville Composting Facility – 16906 Dunnings Highway, Duncansville (open 12-5 Tuesdays only)