(CENTRALIA, IL) — The City of Centralia has announced that Republic Services started leaf vacuuming service yesterday for city residents of Centralia and will continue for 8 weeks, ending December 16, 2016. The service will follow routes established in August 2012. A map of those routes can be found online at cityofcentralia.org. The usual landscape waste and limbs will continue to be collected every week in approved paper bags. The guidelines and restrictions followed in previous years will continue this year. Leaf collection will begin at 6 a.m. and will end by 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Leaves must be ready for vacuum by 6 a.m. on your scheduled day. If your leaves are not picked up on the regularly scheduled day due to severe weather, equipment malfunction or a holiday, they will be picked up the following day or as soon as possible. If you have any concerns, feel free to call Republic Services at 800-631-1156 or Public Works Department at 533-7640.