Starting Dec. 11, DPW will continue to put 2 or 3 leaf trucks out during normal work hours and continue to collect leaves.
Many residents have contacted the Borough regarding the number of trees which are still dropping leaves, that leaf collection ends next week, and asking if we can extend leaf collection. During leaf collection, the Borough has 5 to 6 leaf trucks out collecting 10 hours a day, 6 days a week, utilizing all available DPW personnel as well as nine temporary workers each day.
This is a significant and costly effort for the Borough; however, the Borough recognizes the difficulty the late leaf fall causes for residents. Therefore, starting Dec. 11, DPW will continue to put 2 or 3 leaf trucks out during normal work hours and continue to collect leaves. The Borough will restart in Monday’s trash route as soon as we have completed the third round in Friday’s trash route and work our way around town as best as it can.
We will continue collecting leaves until either a full fourth pass has been made, or until winter weather decides to visit; the Borough needs the leaf collection equipment to plow snow and salt roads, and once it is switched over it is impractical to switch back and forth. This is the best compromise the Borough can arrive at without ‘busting’ the budget. While the fourth pass is being made, a list of streets that have been completed will be listed on the Borough Facebook, updated each weekday, for reference.
Residents are also able to bag any remaining leaves and put them out for vegetative waste collection during the first week of January. Please be aware, the prohibition on raking piles of leaves in the street still applies, and tickets will be issued to offenders. Leaves should be raked as close to the road as possible, without being in the road or blocking the sidewalk.
For any questions, please contact DPW at (856) 429–0183, or email Public Works Commissioner Moscatelli at jmoscatelli@haddonfield-nj.gov.
