The Cherry Hill Township Department of Public Works released the 2017 leaf collection schedule earlier this week.
Cherry Hill Township’s Department of Public Works will begin its 2017 leaf collection during the week of Oct. 23.
Curbside collections will run, weather-permitting, through late December. In the span of about eight weeks, crews will collect more than 90,000 cubic yards of leaves left curbside.
Residents can follow the following steps to help the collection process:
· Wait to rake leaves to the curb until the day before the posted pick-up date. Dates will be posted in each neighborhood approximately a week before collection is scheduled.
· Leaves should be raked to the curb, rather than in the street; storm drains should be kept free of leaves and debris.
· Leaf piles can only be collected if they’re free of branches.
· Avoid parking cars on streets scheduled for leaf collection, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. This is safer and will help prevent service interruptions.
· Landscaping services are not permitted to place leaves out for municipal collection. They can deposit leaves — at no cost — at the Kresson Road ecology site by scheduling a drop-off time through public works. Crews make every attempt to complete two collections in each neighborhood. This year, second collections are scheduled to start the week of Nov. 30; however, inclement weather — especially an early snowfall — can delay this process.
The easiest way for residents to manage their leaves is by bagging them. Free, 30-gallon recyclable paper leaf bags are available for interested residents in the municipal clerk’s office, room 107, Town Hall, and at the Public Works Complex and Recycling Center, 1 Perina Boulevard. Bagging reduces the cost of leaf collection and because bagged leaves are collected on your scheduled trash collection day, it gives residents more flexibility as to when leaves can be cleaned up.
The following areas are scheduled for leaf pick up the week of Oct. 23:
Colwick
Barlow
Woodland
Ridings of Fox Run
Charleston Woods
Charleston Riding
Brookmead
Woodcrest
Erlton South
Kingsway Village
Cooper Park Village
Erlton North
Hinchman
Lucerne
Sienna
Voken Tract
Second collection tentatively scheduled for the week of Nov. 27.
The following areas are scheduled for leaf pick up the week of Oct. 30:
Surrey Place
Knollwood
Windsor Park West
Cherry Hill Estates
Chestnut Place
Bunker Hill
Signal Hill
Cropwell Estates
Fox Hollow
Ramsgate
Staffordshire
Willowdale
Eagle Oak
Timber Cove
Point of Woods
Deer Park
Lakeview
Forest Park
Country Walk
Delwood
Somerset
Second collection tentatively scheduled for the week of Nov. 27.
Areas scheduled for pick-up the week of Nov. 6:
Kenilworth
Windsor Park
Fox Hollow Woods
Kresson Woods
Brookfield
Old Orchard
Wexford Leas
Batesville
Hunt Tract
Wilderness Glen
Wilderness Acres
Second collection tentatively scheduled for the week of Dec. 4.
Areas scheduled for pick-up the week of Nov. 13:
Brandywoods
Brookdale
Cherry Valley
Apple Hill
Locustwood
Barclay Farm
Barclay Farm Hamlets
Bowling Green
Downs Farm
Ashland
Sleepy Hollow
Second collection tentatively scheduled for the week of Dec. 4.
Areas scheduled for pick-up the week of Nov. 20:
Kingston
Northwoods
Cherry Downs
Surrey Place East
Short Hills
Springbrook
Second collection tentatively scheduled for the week of Dec. 11.
The collection schedule may be adjusted due to inclement weather. Any delays or scheduling changes will be posted at www.cherryhill-nj.com as necessary.
For more information, call Public Works at (856) 424–4422.
