In addition to the general collection regulations established in Articles
II and
III of this chapter, collection of yard waste shall be subject to the following:
A. Collection standards.
(1) Designated yard waste shall be placed entirely within a yard waste
cart and shall not be placed in the street. If yard waste is placed
within the street and is not placed inside the yard waste cart, the
responsible party must remove the yard waste from the street or said
party will be deemed in violation of this article.
(2) Yard waste must be placed within and not exceed the height of the
yard waste cart. No bags shall be placed within the yard waste cart.
(3) Yard waste which is designated for placement inside the yard waste
cart but is placed along the curb and outside of the cart in a bag
or in any receptacle other than the yard waste cart will not be collected
by the Township.
B. Bulk leaf collection.
(1) Bulk leaves shall only be placed behind the curb during the collection periods established pursuant to §
280-15.
(2) Bulk leaves shall be placed curbside and at least 10 feet from any
storm drain inlet. Leaves shall not be placed within the street. Leaves
shall be placed behind the curb no earlier than seven days before
the announced collection date. It is recommended that the leaves be
placed in the required location within a temporary fence corral which
is able to be easily disassembled by the collection crew for access
to the leaves.
(3) Placement of leaves within the street at any time, or in any manner
other than specified herein, is a violation of this article. If leaves
are placed within the street, the responsible party must remove the
leaves from the street immediately upon notice from the Township or
said party shall be deemed in violation of this chapter.
C. Dropoff facility. Residents of the Township, and only those residents,
may drop off yard waste at the Township Public Works Department during
normal operating hours of the Department. Yard waste which is dropped
off to the Public Works Department cannot contain grass clippings.
Prior to dropoff, the resident must have the yard waste inspected
and approved for dropoff by the Public Works staff.
In addition to the general collection regulations established in Articles
II and
III of this chapter, collection of bulky waste shall be subject to the following additional collection standards:
A. Bulky waste shall be placed curbside for collection and shall not
be placed in the street. If bulky waste is placed within the street
and is not placed curbside, the responsible party must remove the
bulky waste from the street or said party will be deemed to be in
violation of this article.
B. No bulky items placed for collection shall be of any weight and/or
size which is greater than can be conveniently and safely handled
by two persons.
C. Bulky waste shall be placed in a neat and orderly manner and no closer
than three feet to any cart, container or receptacle.