Personnel
Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Streets & Roads, Leaf & Chipping Service, Recycling Coordinator:
Scott Myers – 856-299-0780
Assistant: Ralph Caputto
Leaf Collection
March/April and October/November
- Please keep leaves at least ten feet away from storm drains
- Leaf Vacuum needs a clear path for pickup. No parked cars near leaf pile.
- Place leaves at the curb in a neat row
- Do not mix brush, branches, or seed pods with leaves
- Leaves mixed with brush or trash will NOT be collected
- Leaves may be bagged
- NO grass clippings – this is picked up by trash hauler
Chipping
May through October (at least once per month, weather permitting)
Call Public Works at (856) 299-0780 to be placed on the chipping list and to ensure that the equipment will be available or answer any questions you have in regards to your chipping.
Mandatory Rules
- No logs over 6″ in diameter will be chipped
- No piles larger than 12′ wide x 4′ high and the length of the branch will be chipped
- No more than 20 minutes will be spent chipping at any one location
- Branches must be neatly stacked curbside with all cut ends facing the street
- No leaves, vines, mulch, trash, root balls or dirt may be mixed in the pile
- Any piles containing poison ivy, oak or sumac will not be chipped
Twigs under 3′ in length should be bundled or placed in a container for ease of handling - We DO NOT chip brush and limbs when residents have cleared their lots or cut down trees. You must make arrangements with a tree service to dispose of he limbs or use a truck to take them to the landfill.
- Contractors removing or trimming trees are responsible for disposal of all debris.
- If your chipping pile does not comply with any of the above restrictions, it will be marked with an orange sticker explaining what is wrong.
- Chipping is provided by and at the discretion of the Public Works Department and was developed as a courtesy for residents to assist with yard clean-up, especially after storms. The Township reserves the right to discontinue chipping services at any time
- NO EXCEPTIONS: If brush pile does not conform to these standards, it will not be picked up. This service is to help residents, not hinder employees. Please work with us to make this a safe and successful program.