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 on a weekly rotation, weather permitting. 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.
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.
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.