# Waste Connections Adds Pre-Scoping to 12-Week Oak Ridge Leaf Pickup Starting November 16

> Waste Connections will run a 12-week leaf pickup in Oak Ridge from November 16, with crews scoping streets a day ahead to keep the schedule on track.

- Published: 2026-10-30T12:09:32+00:00
- Section: Expansion
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-30/waste-connections-oak-ridge-leaf-pickup
- Source: [Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/waste-connections-plans-improve-leaf-114817377.html)

## Key takeaways

- Waste Connections will begin its 12-week fall leaf pickup in Oak Ridge on November 16.
- Crews will scope streets at least a day before scheduled pickup to estimate the work and adjust timing.
- Pickup will start on the west end of Oak Ridge and move east, with streets grouped differently than in past years.

[Waste Connections](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0003837/waste-connections) will run a 12-week fall leaf pickup in Oak Ridge starting November 16, with crews scoping streets at least a day ahead to judge how much time each needs, operations manager Kyle Petropoulos said. The [Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/waste-connections-plans-improve-leaf-114817377.html) report followed a presentation to the Oak Ridge City Council.

## How Waste Connections Will Scope Oak Ridge Streets

Petropoulos and two other Waste Connections employees appeared at the Oak Ridge City Council work session on Monday, October 26, to explain the changes. Employees will survey streets at least a day before the scheduled pickup to determine how much time removal will take and to make adjustments or preparations.

Council member Ellen Smith summarized the talk by saying the fall pickup will not necessarily be faster but more efficient. In a Facebook post the next day, she told residents the schedule is organized differently this year: pickup starts on the west end of Oak Ridge and proceeds east, and residents may find their streets grouped differently than in past years.

Waste Connections is Oak Ridge's longtime contractor for waste removal. Besides trash and recyclables, it runs several special pickup programs through the year, including bulk pickup, which is still underway, and leaf pickup, which begins November 16. The schedule appears in the print edition of The Oak Ridger, online at oakridger.com and on the city's website, oakridgetn.gov.

Petropoulos said several factors determine how much work each street needs. On Whippoorwill Drive, he said, mature trees shed a lot of leaves in autumn, while trees at The Preserve are less mature and shed fewer, requiring less removal work. He also said some residents take part in the pickup programs more than others, and that new residents may participate more than previous occupants.

Questioned by Mayor Warren Gooch and other council members, Petropoulos said he instructs employees to do the right thing. If they have extra time and more leaves have been gathered at a residence already picked up, he said, they should return for the newly raked leaves. He added that people can call Waste Connections at 865-482-3656.

## Waste Connections' Scale Behind the Oak Ridge Contract

Waste Connections is the third-largest integrated solid waste services company in North America, serving about 9 million residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers across 46 US states and 6 Canadian provinces, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records put full-year 2025 revenue at $9.467 billion, up 6.1% year-over-year, driven by acquisitions and price increases, and Q1 2026 revenue at $2.37 billion, up 6.4% year-over-year.

## Earlier Waste Connections Developments

On October 29, 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the Department of Toxic Substances Control sued Waste Connections over an elevated temperature event at the closed Chiquita Canyon Landfill, alleging hazardous waste mismanagement, Yahoo reported. On August 21, 2026, Yahoo reported second-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings of $1.50 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 11.1%, on revenue of $2.56 billion. On the same date, AInvest reported the quarter's $2.56 billion revenue and said the company raised full-year guidance, citing improved commodity trends and AI-driven pricing tools.

## What Comes Next for Oak Ridge Leaf Pickup

The 12-week leaf pickup begins November 16, with the schedule published in The Oak Ridger's print edition, on oakridger.com and on the city's website, oakridgetn.gov.

## Companies in this story

- [Waste Connections company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0003837/waste-connections) · website: http://www.wasteconnections.com

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