Help for the Environment

Conservation information from the Natural Resources Conservation Service of Ohio.

Mulch

The Service Department produces mulch from the brush we pick up during the summer and humus from the leaves we pick up. The soil and mulch is free to residents and can be picked up behind the Service Department. Residents must load their own mulch. available on a first-come first-serve basis.

Brush Chipping

Chipping begins in May and is done weekly, weather permitting. For the 2019 season, we have divided the Village into quadrants and will pick up brush in each quadrant once per month. Please see the map below. Brush chipping ends when leaf pickup begins.

• Quadrant map
• Brush Chipping Requirements

Leaf Pickup

Leaf pickup begins in the fall when most of the leaves have fallen to the ground. We will pick up leaves until they are all gone or until the snow is too deep to retrieve them. 
Please have the leaves raked to the front ditch line of your property or within six feet of the road's edge.

Snow Plowing

Our plowing crews are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We prioritize main roads (Broadview, Streetsboro, and Brecksville Roads) and try to have them clear by rush hour traffic in the morning and afternoon.

• Snow Plowing Rules
• Mailbox Replacement Policy

Christmas Tree Disposal

 
The Village of Richfield will pick up old Christmas trees beginning the week of January 1 and continue to the end of January. Another option is to recycle your tree by taking it to the Summit County Metro Parks.

Dead Animal Pickup

The Village provides dead animal pickup for any carcasses located in the road right of way. Animal carcasses on private property are the responsibility of the property owner. Please contact the Service Department for help with this service.