Palmerton will begin its annual leaf collection on Monday.

Residents are asked not to rake leaves into the roadway. Leaves should be placed along the curb so that they do not scatter before they are picked up. Alleys will be picked up with the same street schedule.

It is not necessary to bag leaves, but vehicles are to be removed so that leaves are accessible for the pickup machine.

Materials for vegetation disposal at the Third Street garage must come from a property in Palmerton Borough.

Branches, limbs or small trees must be one-half inch to 9 inches in diameter.

Lawn and hedge clippings, including grass and leaves, may be placed in the designated area.

The borough does not accept contractor disposal, stumps, milled lumber, landscape or railroad ties, rock or dirt, brick or block, any manufactured board or product, anything entangled with poison ivy or any vine clippings.

Disposal of any prohibited item will be considered dumping and dealt with under Palmerton and Pennsylvania littering laws. The disposal area is monitored by surveillance cameras.

Here’s the weekly leaf pickup schedule:

• Mondays: Residence Park and areas north of Columbia Avenue and east of Third Street.

• Tuesdays: North side of Lehigh Avenue and north side of Franklin Avenue.

• Wednesdays: South side of Lafayette and Columbia avenues and south side of 100 and 200 blocks of Princeton, Edgemont and Harvard avenues.

• Thursdays: North side of Lafayette and Columbia avenues and north side of 100 and 200 blocks of Princeton, Edgemont and Harvard avenues.

• Fridays: Avenue A, Avenue B, Delaware Avenue and south side of Lehigh and Franklin avenues.

If your residence isn’t in this list, call the borough office at 610-826-2505 when you need leaves collected.