Solid Waste and Recycling Handbook

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1 THE CITY OF EAST ORANGE Make Recycling part of your life! Solid Waste and Recycling Handbook Make recycling part of your life! 2007

2 Dear Resident: Thank you for taking the time to review the Recycling Handbook for The City of East Orange continues to pursue an aggressive effort to improve our Recycling Program. As in previous publications, the Solid Waste & Recycling Handbook contains rules on collection of recycling materials, garbage, bulky trash, lawn and garden debris, and special collection rules for refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, appliances and metal. With the effort of our citizens and my Administration, we will be able to keep our high levels of recycling, and decrease the garbage tonnage. Please contact our Recycling Division at if you need assistance with recycling education programs or any other recycling needs. Additionally, this Handbook contains a list of many important telephone numbers of City departments and agencies that may be helpful. Sincerely, Robert L. Bowser, Mayor Commencing November 1, 2007 The Department of Public Works will be collecting leaves in accordance with the following schedule: 1. If your Bulk Garbage is picked up on Wednesday your leaves will be picked up on Thursday; 2. If your Bulk Garbage is picked up on Thursday your leaves will be picked up Monday & Tuesday; 3. If your Bulk Garbage is picked up on Friday your leaves will be picked up on Friday and on specified Saturday s (Call (973) for these dates). 4. If your Bulk Garbage is picked up on Saturday your leaves will be picked up on Wednesday; All leaves can be placed curbside for pickup until January 31, Leaves placed at the curb after this date must be bagged in clear lawn bags and put out only on your bulk day. Reminder: It s a crime to remove materials which have been placed at the curb for recycling!

3 SOLID WASTE RULES GARBAGE Garbage is waste resulting from food preparation and other usual household functions, not: recyclables, bulky trash, appliances or scrap metal. Garbage is picked up from the curb 3 times a week, not on holidays. If you do not know your garbage pick up days, refer to the street lists in this Handbook to find your section. Do not place garbage for pick up prior to 6:00 p.m. the night before your scheduled pick up day. Garbage should be in a can or plastic bag for pick up, not paper bags or boxes. The City does not pick up any Hazardous Material, dirt, stones, concrete, bricks, tree stumps or logs. TIRES All tires are pick-up by appointment only. REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS, AIR CONDITIONERS (AC s) AND ALL OTHER APPLIANCES OR METALS All appliance and metal pick-up are by appointment only. Please call (973) Call before you place them at the curb in order to be placed on the collection schedule. You will be told what day to place the items at the curb. Remember to remove doors from refrigerators and freezers for safety. Visit our website at:

4 SOLID WASTE RULES CONTINUED BULKY TRASH Bulky trash consists of wooden furniture, wooden cabinets, mattresses, box springs, doors, screens, rolled carpet, televisions, bathroom fixtures, empty paint cans and similar items. No construction debris will be accepted. Scrap wood and branches (cut to 4 foot lengths and tied in bundles that can be lifted by one person), is also bulky trash. No need to call if you have bulky trash. Keep bulky trash separate from your garbage when you place it for collection. Do not place bulky trash or garbage for pick up prior to 6:00 p.m. the night before your scheduled pick up day. LAWN AND GARDEN DEBRIS Branches (cut to 4 feet long and tied) and lawn rakings (placed in large clear plastic bags) are collected on your bulky trash day. We do not collect dirt, stones, concrete, bricks, tree stumps or logs. Bulky trash & lawn and garden debris are collected once a week in each section by a separate truck. Refer to the street list to find your section and pick up day. Do not place grass clippings, branches, bushes or other lawn and garden debris in the street at any time. FIND YOUR COLLECTION DAYS To find your collection day for Garbage, Bulk Trash and Recycling, look on the following pages to find your street. Some streets are located in more than one area, so check your address too. When you find your address and street, the top of that page lists your collection days.

5 AREA M Recycling Pick Up On: Monday (only on dates below) Garbage Pick Up On: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday Bulky Trash Pick Up On: Thursday (no need to call) Refrigerators/Freezers/AC s/appliances/metals/tires: Call for pick-up 11th Avenue Entire Amherst Street Arsdale Terrace Entire Ayr Street Entire Bedford Street Entire Birchwood Avenue.... Entire Brookwood Street..... Entire Cambridge Street..... Entire Central Avenue.... All Odd Chelsea Avenue..... Entire Clay Street Entire Clifford Street Entire Crawford Street..... Entire Derby Street Entire E. Highland Avenue... Entire Edgar Street Entire Elliott Place Entire Elmwood Avenue.... Entire Emerson Street Entire Eppirt Street Entire Fairmount Terrace.... Entire Freeman Avenue..... Entire Garfield Place Entire Grand Avenue Entire Halsted Street Hawthorne Place..... Entire Hillcrest Terrace..... Entire Hollywood Avenue Hudson Avenue..... Entire Irving Street Entire Kenwood Place Entire Linden Avenue Entire Lindsley Place Entire Madonna Place..... Entire McKay Avenue Entire Melrose Avenue..... Entire Mountainview Avenue.. Entire Norwood Place Entire Norwood Street Entire Oak Street Entire Park End Place Entire Princeton Street..... Entire Rhode Island Avenue.. Entire Ross Street Entire Sanford Street Entire Shepard Avenue South 18th Street..... Entire South 20th Street..... Entire South Arlington Avenue South Burnet Street South Clinton Street South Grove Street South Harrison Street South Munn Avenue South Orange Avenue.. Entire Sunnyside Terrace.... Entire Telford Street Entire Tremont Avenue..... Entire Vanderbilt Place..... Entire Watson Avenue..... Entire Wayne Avenue Entire Whittier Street Entire Whittlesey Avenue.... Entire Wilcox Avenue Entire 2007 RECYCLING DAYS (MONDAY) JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Visit our website:

6 AREA T Recycling Pick Up On: Tuesday (only on dates below) Garbage Pick Up On: Monday, Wednesday, Friday Bulky Trash Pick Up On: Wednesday (no need to call) Refrigerators/Freezers/AC s/appliances/metals/tires: Call for pick-up 4th Avenue Entire Ampere Plaza Entire Brighton Avenue Burchard Avenue Entire Centerway Entire Chelsea Place Entire Church Place Entire Davis Avenue Entire Davis Place Entire Division Place Entire East Park Street Entire Eastwood Street Entire Eaton Place Entire Elm Street Entire Essex Street Entire Glenwood Avenue Greenwood Avenue......Entire Grove Place Entire Hamilton Street Entire Hillyer Street Entire Lincoln Street Midland Avenue Morris Street Entire Morton Place Entire New Street Entire North 14th Street Entire North 15th Street Entire North 16th Street Entire North 17th Street Entire North 18th Street Entire North 19th Street Entire North 20th Street Entire North 21st Street Entire North 22nd Street North Arlington Avenue North Clinton Street North Grove Street North Maple Avenue North Munn Avenue.....Entire North Oraton Parkway...Entire North Park Street North Walnut Street Park Avenue Entire Park Place Entire Park Street Entire Parkway Drive Prospect Street Schuyler Terrace Entire Springdale Avenue.....All Odd State Street Entire Stockton Place Entire Summit Street Vernon Place Entire Vernon Terrace Entire Warrington Place Entire Washington Street Entire Washington Terrace.....Entire Whitney Place Entire William Street Woodland Avenue Entire 2007 RECYCLING DAYS (TUESDAY) JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Visit our website:

7 AREA W Recycling Pick Up On: Wednesday (only on dates below) Garbage Pick Up On: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday Bulky Trash Pick Up On: Saturday (no need to call) Refrigerators/Freezers/AC s/appliances/metals/tires: Call for pick-up 9th Avenue Entire Amherst Street Ashland Avenue Entire Baldwin Street Entire Beech Street Entire Berwyn Street Entire Carlton Street Entire Carnegie Avenue Entire Central Avenue All Even Chestnut Street Entire City Hall Plaza Dr. M.L. King, Jr. Blvd....Entire Evergreen Place Entire Freeway Drive East......Entire Halsted Place Entire Halsted Street Hampton Terrace Entire Harvard Street Entire Hawthorne Avenue......Entire Hollywood Avenue Lenox Avenue Entire Lincoln Street Maple Terrace Entire Melmore Gardens Entire Nassau Place Entire North Burnet Street......Entire North Clinton Street North Harrison Street....Entire North Walnut Street Prospect Street Prospect Terrace Entire Shepard Avenue South 16th Street Entire South 17th Street Entire South Arlington Avenue South Burnet Street South Clinton Street South Grove Street South Harrison Street South Maple Avenue.....Entire South Munn Avenue South Oraton Parkway...Entire South Walnut Street.....Entire St. Agnes Lane Entire Steuben Street Entire Summit Street Sussex Avenue Entire University Place Entire Webster Place Entire William Street Winans Street Entire Winthrop Terrace Entire 2007 RECYCLING DAYS (WEDNESDAY) JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Visit our website:

8 AREA R Recycling Pick Up On: Thursday (only on dates below) Garbage Pick Up On: Monday, Wednesday, Friday Bulky Trash Pick Up On: Friday (no need to call) Refrigerators/Freezers/AC s/appliances/metals/tires: Call for pick-up 1st Avenue Entire Abington Avenue.... Entire Ampere Parkway..... Entire Boyden Street Entire Brighton Avenue Charles Street Entire Chauncey Avenue.... Entire Cleveland Terrace.... Entire Colonial Terrace..... Entire Cottage Place Entire Crescent Road Entire Division Street Entire Dodd Street Entire Dodd Terrace Entire Edgerton Terrace......Entire Edgewood Road......Entire Ellington Street Entire Ely Place Entire Everett Street Entire Fair Street Entire Fernwood Road..... Entire Franklin Street Entire Fulton Street Entire Girard Avenue Entire Glen Park Road..... Entire Glenwood Avenue Glenwood Place..... Entire Grant Avenue Entire Hayward Street Entire Hilton Street Entire Hoffman Boulevard... Entire Kearney Street Entire Kenmore Terrace.... Entire Kensington Place..... Entire La France Avenue.... Entire Lafayette Avenue.... Entire Lake Street Entire Laurel Avenue Entire Lawrence Street..... Entire Lawton Street Entire Leslie Street Entire Linwood Place Entire Little Street Entire Long Street Entire Madison Avenue..... Entire Marcy Avenue Entire Meadow Street Entire Midland Avenue Monroe Avenue..... Entire Morse Avenue Entire Netherwood Terrace... Entire Newfield Street Entire Norman Street Entire N. 22nd Street N. 23rd Street Entire N. Arlington Ave N. Clinton Street N. Grove Street N. Maple Avenue N. Park Street N. Walnut Street Olive Street Entire Parkway Drive Prospect Street Renshaw Avenue..... Entire Ridgewood Avenue.... Entire Roosevelt Avenue.... Entire Rowe Street Entire Rutledge Avenue..... Entire Sawyer Avenue Entire Sherman Avenue..... Entire Sommer Avenue..... Entire Soverel Terrace Entire Springdale Avenue.. All Even Thomas Boulevard.... Entire Thornton Place Entire Warwick Street Entire Westcott Street Entire Whitman Avenue.... Entire 2007 RECYCLING DAYS (THURSDAY) JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Visit our website:

9 NEWSPAPERS All sections of the paper including magazine section. Tie with string or place in paper bag. Do not use plastic bags. RECYCLING RULES GLASS BOTTLES, JARS & METAL CANS Recyclable: Food cans, baby food jars, pet food cans, mustard jars, soda cans, pickle bottles, beer cans/bottles, juice cans/bottles, liquor bottles, spray cans. Not Recyclable: Window glass, dishes, drinking glasses, bulbs, paint cans, aluminum foil pans. Preparation: Rinse clean; place all colors of glass, metal and plastic mixed together in a sturdy reusable container large enough to hold all your glass, metal and plastic between collections. Do not use plastic or paper bags for collections. PLASTIC BOTTLES Recyclable: Soft drink bottles, milk, water, juice jugs, laundry detergents, bleach or softener bottles. Not Recyclable: yogurt cups, food storage tubs, motor oil bottles, plastic bags, toys, bathroom plastic. Preparation: rinse clean; crush or step on container; place in the same container as glass and metal. Do not use plastic or paper bags for collections. RECYCLE...IT S THE LAW Plastic and glass bottles, glass jars, cans and newspapers must be separate from garbage. Have a question? Call the Recycling Line at (TTY NJ Relay )

10 CLEAN & GREEN/SMALL TOOLS LIBRARY The Clean & Green Environmental Education Center is open to help you develop a successful Clean Community Program. We have a wide variety of programs which are available to schools, churches and civic groups. These programs are designed to provide you or your group with the resources to make our City a Clean Community. Our Small Tool Library is stocked with a wide array of tools. East Orange homeowners, residents and tenants may borrow these tools for small home improvement projects. GRASS, CUT IT & LEAVE IT PROGRAM Grass clippings are a major part of Essex County s municipal solid waste stream, and like other highly recyclable materials such as newspapers, plastics, glass and aluminum recycling grass clippings, can help reduce the amount of waste to landfills. What can you do to help? It s real simple. Just leave your grass clippings on the lawn when you mow, or purchase a mulching mower or borrow one from our Small Tool Library COLLECTION HOLIDAYS New Years Day...January 1...Monday Memorial Day...May 28...Monday Independence Day...July 4...Wednesday Labor Day...September 3...Monday Thanksgiving...November 22...Thursday Christmas...December 25...Tuesday If your garbage, bulky trash or recyclables are usually collected on one of the days listed above, DO NOT place your garbage, bulky trash or recyclables out for collection.

11 TELEPHONE GUIDE TO CITY SERVICES EMERGENCY POLICE FIRE AMBULANCE For non-emergency calls to Police or Fire Departments, please use the following numbers: Police Fire Property Maintenance Building Department Health & Human Services Department Animal Control/Associated Humane Societies. Inc Vital Statistics Tax Assessor Tax Collector Senior Services Recreation & Cultural Affairs Municipal Court City Clerk Members of City Council Mayor s Office City Administrator Public Works Department Sidewalk Permits Shade Tree Street Cleaning & Repairs Solid Waste & Recycling Clean & Green/Small Tools Water-Sewer Department To report a water line break or a sewer line backup: Monday through Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM After business hours and weekends or

12 City of East Orange 44 City Hall Plaza East Orange, NJ Here s your new 2007 Solid Waste & Recycling Handbook! Presorted Standard U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 53 East Orange NJ 07019