Yard Waste

Beginning in January 2019 yard waste collection will cycle more frequently each Wednesday of non-holiday weeks. This will coincide with the overall Sanitation Modernization initiative that begins January 7th, 2019. A hard-stock calendar will follow with the issuance of the new 65-gallon cart along with final details.

Sanitation Modernization

Sanitation Modernization leaves all other aspects of the Yard Waste Program in place and unchanged including:

• Yard waste will not be collected if it is placed out on collection days that are not designated yard waste days. Please refer to the calendar/schedule for specified days and note that yard waste collection does not happen on weeks with a holiday such as 4th of July week.
• Yard waste includes clippings (including grass), branches, brush, etc, The yard waste collection service ensures that organic waste is treated as such and taken to a composting site rather than into a landfill.

Service

Other details of the service include:

• Branches and sticks must be no more than four feet long and should be bundled together and tied with string
• In the Fall do not place leaves in with yard waste - utilize the borough's curb-side Leaf Collection program
• Leave at the curb
• No dirt or stones
• No plastic bags please 
• Place yard debris directly in trash cans or large brown paper yard waste bags sold at hardware and grocery stores
• The program runs all year round once or twice per month on Wednesdays. ( see magnet for dates that are circled.)
• Yard waste must be out to your curb by 7 a.m. on the scheduled pickup date