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BRUSH, GRASS AND LEAVES WILL ONLY BE PICKED UP IN BIODEGRADABLE PAPER BAGS |
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| Brush / Grass Pick Up | ||||
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Brush and/or grass clippings must be placed curbside the night before scheduled
pick up in BIODEGRADABLE BAGS. <> Brush may also be tied in bundles not to exceed 4 feet in length or 3 feet in width with a total weight of no more than 50 lbs. <> Tree branches with a diameter of 4 inches or larger are excluded. <> Grass/brush will NOT be picked up in plastic bags as per N.J.D.E.P. regulations. |
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Up Schedule: • Grass/brush will be collected curbside each week from the 1st Mon. of APR. until the last Mon. of OCT. (except when Holiday solid waste schedule is in effect). • When BRUSH service is NOT provided, from the NOV. 1 to the 1st Mon. of APR., you may bring material to the Recycling Center and dispose of it in appropriately marked dumpsters. • NO pick-up on Monday, MAY 27 and Monday, SEPT. 2. • Bags placed curbside Sunday evening will be picked up Monday. |
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| Leaf Pick Up | ||||
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Residents are required to place leaves at curbside in BIODEGRADABLE
BAGS. <> Leaves will NOT be picked up in plastic bags as per N.J.D.E.P. Regulations. <> Leaves in Biodegradable Bags dropped off at the Recycling Center must be placed in the “Leaf Dumpster”. (DO NOT leave full biodegradable bags on the ground.) |
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Up Schedule: • Leaves will be collected curbside Mondays from the OCTOBER 8 until DECEMBER 10. • Bags placed curbside Sunday everning will be picked up Monday. |
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Woodland Park Ordinance #07-13 requires landscaping contractors and other types of contractors who desire to use the Municipal Recycling Center for disposal of grass, brush or leaves to pay an annual Licensing Fee for each truck: the fee for first truck is $25; the fee for each additional truck is $5. In addition, a Disposal Fee of $20 per cubic yard must be paid prior to dumping yard waste at the borough’s recycling facility. |
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| • A sticker licensing a truck to use the borough’s recycling facility can be obtained upon payment of the necessary fee at the Administration Office located on the 2nd floor of the Municipal Building at 5 Brophy Lane. | ||||
| • Coupons for each cubic yard of waste to be dumped can be obtained upon payment of the necessary fee at the Administration Office located on the 2nd floor of the Municipal Building at 5 Brophy Lane. | ||||
| BIODEGRADABLE BAGS — Cost: 2 bags for $1.00 | ||||
| Available At: | Monday thru Friday Dept. of Public Works Building 1 Browertown Road 7:00 am to 3:30 pm |
Monday thru Saturday Woodland Park Recycling Center 905 McBride Avenue (at Browertown Road) Mon.-Fri., 7:30 am to 4:00 pm Sat., 8:00 am to 4:00 pm |
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| Requirements for Various Pick Ups and Drop Offs | ||||
| COMMINGLED
— Curbside Pick-Up [Can also be brought to Recycling
Center] Includes glass containers, aluminum cans, tin/steel cans, and #1 & #2 plastic containers. For curbside pick-up, place in a marked 35-gallon container. Decals are available at the Recycling or DPW Office. Do not place commingled material in plastic bags. CORRUGATED CARDBOARD AND NEWSPAPER — Curbside Pick Up [Can also be brought to Recycling Center] Boxes must be BROKEN DOWN, tied in bulk and left at curbside or brought to the Recycling Center. Newspapers must be bundled or put in brown paper bags. APPLIANCES / SCRAP METAL — Curbside Pick Up [Can also be brought to Recycling Center] Call DPW Office 973-256-1264 to request pick up of White Metal and/or Scrap Metal (ferrous & nonferrous). Or, bring item to Recycling Center. No “Recycle” sticker required. Pick Up Schedule: Fridays ONLY. REFRIGERATORS / AIR CONDITIONERS — Curbside Pick Up only Obtain “Recycle” sticker for $5.00 from DPW Office or Municipal Clerk’s Office. Place sticker on unit. Call DPW Office, 973-256-1264, to request pick up. Or, bring item to Recycling Center. Pick Up Schedule: Fridays ONLY. TIRES / AUTO BATTERIES — Bring to Recycling Center Proof of residency required to drop off tires – free of rims – and auto batteries at the Recycling Center. Tire (rim-free) recycling fee: $2.50 each. Battery recycling fee: No fee. MOTOR OIL — Bring to Recycling Center Proof of residency required to drop off motor oil – uncontaminated with other fluids. Drop-off limit: One gallon. Oil recycling fee: No fee. VINES / BRUSH / HEDGES — Curbside Pick Up Accepted at the Recycling Center after curbside pick up ends last Monday of OCT. Tree stumps, logs, pallets and railroad ties are never accepted at the recycling center or picked up with solid waste at curbside.. CHRISTMAS TREES — Curbside Pick Up only Put Christmas trees out at curbside through 3nd week of JAN. for DPW pick up. No plastic bags. Remove all wire. GARBAGE / SOLID WASTE — Curbside Pick Up only Not accepted at the Recycling Center. CONCRETE / CINDER BLOCKS / BRICKS / LOGS / TREE STUMPS / RAILROAD TIES PROPANE TANKS / CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION DEBRIS — Not Accepted ANYTIME ! |
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| Garbage (or Solid Waste) Pick Up | |||||
| Woodland Park Solid Waste Ordinance | |||||
| It shall be the duty of the owner, lessee, tenant, or occupant of any commercial establishment or residence to place trash, recycling, lawn clippings and other debris in proper receptacles or containers at the curb for collection no earlier than 3:00 pm the night before collection. Receptacles and containers are to be removed by 9:00 pm on day of collection. | |||||
| Curbside SOLID-WASTE collection days: Tuesdays and Fridays of each week: | |||||
| 2013 Holidays excluded: Tues., Jan. 1 | |||||
| Curbside RECYCLING collection days: Mondays and Thursdays of each week | |||||
| 2013 Holidays excluded: | |||||
| Mon., May 27 | Thurs., July 4 | Mon., Sept. 2 | Thurs., Nov. 28 | ||
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have garbage at curb NO LATER than 5:00 am the day of collection. |
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