Brush and Leaf Collection

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Spring Loose Leaf Collection will begin April 9, 2012.
Please refer to signs posted on utility poles with the approximate start date for your zone.
Residents may cover loose leaves with a tarp to avoid them blowing back into yard. Crews will remove the tarp to vacuum leaves.

“Only Rain in Drains”   
Pollution on streets and lawns is washed by rain into storm drains, then directly to the ocean and lakes we play in.  Stormwater  pollution is one of New Jersey’s greatest threats to clean and plentiful water, by sharing the responsibility we can keep common pollutants out of stormwater.  No materials should be placed in or near storm drains. 

Brush collection 8’x4’x10’ maximum size of pile

Brush removal is intended for the incidental maintenance of ornamental trees and shrubs. It is not for property clearing or extensive thinning of large tracts. Branches less than 4 inches in diameter must be cut to less than 10 ft lengths and placed with cut ends toward the street. The brush pile is to be no wider than 8 ft and not higher than 4 ft. Twigs under 3 ft in length should be bundled. Logs over 4 inches in diameter, root balls, and stumps will not be collected by Public Works. Those items are the responsibility of the homeowner.

-Schedule-

Grass and Leaves are collected as close to the regular trash day as possible by a separate truck.
Bagged grass and leaves will only be collected in biodegradable paper bags (designed for vegetative waste) weighing less than 50 lbs. Do not mix bags of trash and bags of leaves in the same pile or they will not be collected.
Loose leaves, raked to the curb, are collected using a vacuum collector during peak seasons (Spring and Fall) by zones.


Zone 1 is the area north of Reega Avenue including Reega Avenue to the Township border and all of West Atlantic City.
Zone 2 is the area located south of West Jersey Avenue including West Jersey Avenue to Ocean Heights Avenue (including Ocean Heights Ave.)
Zone 3 is the area south of Ocean Heights Avenue to Township line, all of Seaview Harbor and Anchorage Point.

***Signs will be posted with the approximate start date in each zone. The start date may be delayed as this process is affected by weather and volume. Please have the material out at the beginning of the posted period.  Please avoid putting large sticks or trash in the piles.***


PERSONAL VEHICLES MUST BE KEPT AT LEAST 50 FEET FROM THE PILES OF LEAVES
TO ALLOW THE EQUIPMENT TO HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS.

 

This page last updated on March 21, 2012

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