Garbage and Recycling

Garbage & Recycling Calendar PDF document
  1. Regular garbage will be collected in all areas on Fridays, limited to two 32 gallon containers which may be placed curbside. For the Route 57-East and West Washington Ave. containers should be placed curbside after 6:00P.M. on Thursdays and must be placed curbside before 6:00A.M. For all other areas curbside must be before 7:00A.M. of the collection day. Stickers are available from Borough Clerk’s office for extra bags at a cost of $2.00 each.



  2. Bulky items of refuse, white goods, and scrap metal will be picked up four times a year, see “B” on calendar. Eligible items include, but are not necessarily limited to, furniture, bedsprings and mattresses, televisions, area rugs and other similar items of household furnishings. Refrigerators, air conditioners and dehumidifiers are not eligible for collection unless written documentation of the removal of coolant by a certified refrigeration technician has been presented to the Municipal Manager’s Office at least two days before the collection day. (ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED ARE: wall-to-wall carpeting, flooring, building debris & home fixtures such as tubs, sinks, toilets, and car parts.) Items small enough to be placed in garbage cans or bags should be disposed of on the regular trash day, using stickers if required. Call 689-3600, ext. 119 if you have questions regarding eligible items.

  3. Vegetative waste collection begins May 6 and ends on Nov. 25th. All yard trimmings or vegetative wastes and/or leaves must be in kraft-type, biodegradable vegetative waste bags or in covered 32-gal. capacity heavy-duty plastic or galvanized reusable containers (NO PLASTIC BAGS.) Container weight shall not exceed 60 pounds. (Do not put any branches or garbage in containers with leaves or vegetative waste.) DUE TO NEW STATE STORM WATER REGULATIONS ALL LEAVES MUST BE CONTAINERIZED – DO NOT PUT ANY LEAVES IN THE STREET.

  4. Chipping of branches/brush is scheduled four times a year as indicated by “C” on the calendar. Place branches no larger than 4” in diameter, butt end out curbside on the dates indicated as “C.” Do not place out any branches beyond dates indicated “C” on schedule; each area will only have chipping done once. If branches fall as a result of a storm during a period when no chipping is scheduled, please call the Borough Garage at 689-0088 to arrange for off-schedule pick up of the branches.

  5. Christmas trees will be collected Jan. 2-Jan. 20, 2009 only. Please have your trees out curbside in a timely manner for chipping.


PLEASE REFER TO CHAPTER 47 –GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND REFUSE ORDINANCE FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION

 

 

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