RECYCLING INFORMATION
Please remember that materials placed at the curb for recycling must be in sturdy containers that weigh no more than 65lbs when full. Materials WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED if they are in plastic bags. Plastic bags are not recyclable and will be left at the curb.
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Waste Category
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General Information
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Paper and Cardboard
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Newsprint, magazines, paperback & hardcover books, junk mail, paper bags, phone directories, catalogues & cardboard boxes (flattened for collection). Collected on Alternating Wednesdays. Do Not Place Recyclables in Plastic Bags.
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Commingled
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Glass bottles & jars (without lids),cans (aluminum & bimetal)& plastic containers imprinted with the numbers 1 through 7. No window glass or mirrors. Collected on alternating Wednesdays.
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Leaves
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Must be placed in bio-degradable paper bags. Leaves placed at that curb will be collected by the Borough during the Fall and collected the rest of the year curbside (along with grass and yard debris) by the trash hauler on the second household waste collection day of the week.
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Grass and Yard Debris
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Collected curbside on the second household waste collection day of the week. All debris must be bagged.
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Tree Trunks & Branches
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Must be less than six (6) inches in diameter and less than four (4) feet in length. Must be placed at the curb for normal trash collection on the second day of the week that your trash is normally collected. All branches must be bundled & tied.
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Christmas Trees
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Must be placed at the curb in January for collection and recycling by Borough Employees.
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REGULAR AND BULK GARBAGE COLLECTION
HOLIDAY TRASH COLLECTION SCHEDULE
There will be NO trash collection on the following legal holidays:
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New Year’s Day (Jan 1)
President’s Day (Feb 20)
Memorial Day (May 28)
Independence Day (Jul 4)
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Labor Day (Sept 3)
Thanksgiving Day (Nov 22)
Christmas Day (Dec 25)
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Collections will resume on your next regularly scheduled day
Garbage is picked up by Suburban Disposal
Any questions, call 973-675-1757
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