This page covers Owensboro and Daviess County, Kentucky. It doesn’t cover Daviess County, Indiana (Washington).
Owensboro’s fall clear-out has two weeks of limb pickup left. After that, city crews switch to leaves, and OMU has added a free shred afternoon in between. Here’s what’s coming up and what to get done this week.
Why care + what to do this week
- Limbs first. Regular curbside limb pickup ends the week of Oct 19. If storm limbs, pruning piles or fence-line brush are still in the yard, set them out on your garbage day this week or next.
- Paper next. Missed the September shred day at the Sportscenter? OMU’s free shred is Wed Oct 21, 1–4pm. Start boxing old statements and tax files now. Five boxes is the cap.
- Leaves last. Look up your leaf zone on the city’s map and sign up for leaf-zone text alerts before collection starts Mon Oct 26.
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Free document shredding at OMU · Owensboro KY · Wed Oct 21, 2026 · 1–4pm
Where: outside the OMU Customer Service Center, 2070 Tamarack Rd. (mobile shred truck in the parking lot). Free and open to the public, per OMU.
Accepted: personal documents (bills, tax files, medical statements, bank paperwork). Staples and paper clips are fine. Limit: 5 boxes per participant, per the shred company’s event listing. Personal shredding only, not businesses. Stay in your car and staff will unload.
Cost: free.
Last weeks of curbside limb pickup · Owensboro KY · through the week of Oct 19, 2026
Where: curbside on your regular garbage day. Set piles behind the curb and clear of storm drains, with room around and above for the truck. Don’t park in front of the piles.
Cost: included in city sanitation service.
Leaf collection begins · Owensboro KY · Mon Oct 26, 2026 → Mon Feb 15, 2027
Where: street by street, starting in Zone 4A. The city posts daily crew locations on its leaf page and sends leaf-zone text alerts.
Rules: have leaves ready when your zone comes up, because crews can’t return for a missed pile. Keep leaves off sidewalks, don’t mix in other debris, and park away from the piles. Can’t wait? Bagged leaves, or leaves in containers of 30 lb or less, go out with regular curbside service year-round.
Free leaf & limb drop-off · Daviess County KY · standing service (Mon–Fri 6am–3:30pm, Sat 7am–noon)
Where: Daviess County Transfer Station, 2129 Grimes Ave.
Bring: a current sanitation bill (OMU or Daviess County Water invoice) and a photo ID. Loads must be strapped, tied or tarped. The city says loose loads may be charged a $20 fee, and the county says untarped trailers can be fined.
Cost: free for leaves and limbs with bill + ID.
Already held this fall · Owensboro KY · Daviess County KY
Free paper shredding (Fri Sep 25, Owensboro Sportscenter) and Tox Away Day (Sat Sep 26, Daviess County Operations Center) are done for 2026. Hold on to the chemicals for now. The county lists its free waste-tire collection as “TBA,” and Local Pulse will post the next date when the county does.
“Owensboro: free document shredding at OMU, Wed Oct 21, 1–4pm on Tamarack Rd. Up to 5 boxes, personal papers only.”
“Owensboro limb pickup ends the week of Oct 19. Leaf collection starts Mon Oct 26 in Zone 4A.”
Get the rest of the yard in order
Sorting the garage while the limbs go out? The free Fall Clear-Out Checklist puts the rest of the fall clear-out in order.
Before you go: schedules can shift with the weather, so check the city’s leaf page or OMU’s page the day before. Every Tri-State county is on the Clear-Out Calendar, and more hubs are on Local Pulse. Owensboro homeowner basics: Owensboro, KY homeowner hub.
Sources: Owensboro Municipal Utilities: Free Shredding Service · UV&S Community Shred Events · City of Owensboro Sanitation: Leaf & Limb Pickup · Daviess County: Grimes Avenue Transfer Station · Daviess County Solid Waste: Clean Up Events
