Fall cleanup and leaf removal in Fraser

Leaf and yard waste pickup in Fraser

Last 2026 curbside pickup: the week of November 30, 2026 (season ends December 4). Collected by: Priority Waste.

Priority Waste lists Fraser's 2026 compost season as March 16 through December 4. Use biodegradable brown yard bags, labeled containers up to 35 gallons or a Priority 95-gallon yard waste cart, and tie brush in bundles no longer than 4 feet and under 50 pounds. Set everything between the sidewalk and the curb, not in the street. City code requires a permit from the code official for open burning and recreational fires (Sec. 10-3).

Source: Priority Waste: Fraser; Fraser Code, Sec. 10-3. Checked October 2026. Hauler dates change, so confirm the last week with Fraser before you count on it.

When to book a fall cleanup in Fraser

Work backward from that last pickup. A cleanup that bags leaves for the curb has to happen before it, ideally a week or more ahead so a rain delay does not leave bags sitting until spring. Most yards are ready once the bulk of the trees have dropped; oaks hold their leaves later than most, so yards under them may need a later date or a second pass. At Detroit Metro Airport the median first freeze is October 29 and the median first two-inch snow is December 12.

What a fall cleanup covers

• Leaves off the lawn. Leaves blown and raked out of the turf, along fences and out of corners, so nothing sits matted on the grass under the first snow.
• Beds and borders cleared. Leaves and debris pulled out of beds, from under shrubs and along foundations, where they hold moisture against siding and attract rodents.
• The right plants cut back. Diseased or flopped perennial foliage cut back and annuals pulled. Healthy seed heads and stems that shelter pollinators can stay if you want them to.
• A final mow. A last cut at a normal height, which leaves the lawn tidy for winter without scalping it.
• Leaves handled your community’s way. Bagged in paper yard-waste bags, set in a marked can or cart, or mulched into the lawn. The quote says which, before we start.

Every quote names which of these your yard gets. We do not apply fertilizer or weed control, and we do not do gutters, roof work or trees.

Fraser specifics

ZIP codes: 48026.

Water: Harrington Drain and Sweeny Drain. Leaves blown into the street wash into storm drains and on toward Lake St. Clair, so they belong in bags, carts or the lawn, not the gutter.

Then the snow

A fall cleanup is the right moment to get on a snow route. Past a 2-inch trigger we dispatch automatically and text you when your route starts. See snow removal in Fraser.