Brush, Grass, Leaf Collection & Chipper Service

Grass/Leaves/Vegetative Waste Collection

• Yard waste first week of March last week of April
• Grass  is first week of May to last week in October
• Leaves first week of October to first week of December
• Collection consists of grass clippings, shrub trimmings, leaves, twigs, acorns and garden refuse
• Collected once a week on your scheduled trash day
• Must be in biodegradable paper bags or open containers not to exceed 34 gallons or 40 pounds
• Cannot be placed in plastic bags or cardboard boxes
• Property owners cannot rake leaves into the street
• Biodegradable bags are sold at the Municipal Building and garden centers
• All landscapers are required to remove all leaves from customer’s property

Chipper/Branch Collection

• Yard waste requiring chipper service shall be picked up with special arrangement from April through May.
• Waste piles must stacked neatly on the curb with all branches facing the same direction.
• Limited to ten (10) feet long, four (4) feet high and to the depth of the limbs. Large piles will not be picked up.
• Residents are limited to two special arrangements a year.
• Please call the Department of Public Works at 973-691-0900 ext 7361 to be placed on a pick-up list

Landscapers

• Landscapers must clean up and recycle any grass that may fall into the street from mowing
• All landscapers are required to remove leaves and vegetative waste from their customer’s property