GARBAGE & RECYCLING

GENERAL GUIDELINES


CURBSIDE COLLECTION

The Wyckoff Township Committee has awarded five year contracts effective January 1, 2008 to Gaeta Recycling. for curbside collection of solid waste and to Veolia Environmental Services for curbside collection of recyclables.

The Contract with Gaeta provides:

GARBAGE & TRASH COLLECTION

Residential properties, houses of worship and small commercial operations
Once-a-week curbside collections October through April; eight items per pickup
Twice-a-week curbside collections May through September; four items per pickup

Place at curb after 6:00 p.m. the night before scheduled pickup.


GRASS COLLECTION

Collection of grass for residential properties only


Once-a-week curbside collection on your second scheduled garbage and trash collection day of the week May through September.


Grass must be placed in an open, reusable sturdy container with no liner that does not exceed 50 pounds. Plastic, paper bags or LANDSCAPING BARRELS MAY NOT BE USED.

Place at the curb after 6:00 pm the night before scheduled pickup. There is no maximum.


RECYCLABLE COLLECTION

The contract with Veolia provides:

Residential, small commercial operations and houses of worship
Every other week curbside collection of recyclables - all year round

Place at the curb after 6:00 pm the night before scheduled pickup. There is no maximum.


HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

Click here to check the holiday schedule.

Garbage & Trash

If a holiday occurs on your scheduled curbside pickup day, it will be handled as follows:



October through April (once-a-week collection) - items will be collected the following day. The collection for all other areas during the week will not change.



May through September (twice-a-week collection) - the collection is skipped. Eight containers may be left on the curb for the following collection. The collection for all other areas during the week will not change.

Recycling
Collections on holidays are skipped. In some cases, however, a special pickup has been scheduled. Click here to check the holiday schedule.
Recyclables may always be taken to the Township's Recycling Center on West Main Street.