Township of Aberdeen, Monmouth County, New Jersey

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Department of Public Works
Recycling Program

TRASH & RECYCLING PICK-UP SCHEDULE FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE  
APPLIANCES & FURNITURE BULK PICK-UP

Regular Trash Pick-up

Section I - Monday & Thursday
Cliffwood Beach, Cliffwood, River Gardens, Oakshades and Freneau, Heritage Estates

Section II - Tuesday & Friday
Strathmore, High School Area, Woodbrook Drive, Randall Way, Storyland, Santa Fe, Heather Glen

Recycling Pick-up

Section I
Glass, Cans, Plastic Bottles-
       1st Wednesday of the Month
Newspapers, Cardboard, Mixed paper
       3rd Wednesday of the Month

Section II
Glass, Cans, Plastic Bottles
       2nd Wednesday of the Month
Newspapers, Cardboard, Mixed paper
       4th Wednesday of the Month

NOTE: When your recycling day falls on a recognized holiday, pick-up will be the following Saturday. When your garbage day falls on a recognized holiday, pick-up will be your next garbage pick-up day.

Under the enhanced recycling program, residents must now also include cardboard and mixed paper along with their once-monthly pick-up of newspapers. Like the newspapers, cardboard must be broken down and bundled. Mixed paper (including magazines, circulars and other “junk mail” telephone books, and all other paper products) must be placed in a closed container. If desired, the mixed papers can be placed in clear plastic bag within the container.

Old refrigerators, air conditioners, white goods (washers, dryers & water heaters), furniture, and bulk items are not picked up at the curb with regular garbage pick-up. Special pick-up of these items can be arranged by calling FUTURE DISPOSAL at 732-919-3345. There is NO FEE for this service. Dept. of Public Works yard does not accept white goods, building materials, tires and furniture.

Future Sanitation
recognizes the following holidays:
New Year's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day

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When you have remodeling done on your house, be sure that the contractor understands that he must remove the waste materials and take them to the landfill. Otherwise, he will dump them in an open lot and you will pay for picking them up through higher Refuse Taxes.

Public Works does not take old paint. You must call the county at 922-2234.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE 922-2234

CONDOMINIUMS AND APARTMENT COMPLEXES: Garbage is not picked up by the Township garbage hauler. Please call your Homeowners' Association if you have questions about garbage pickup.

Brushes and branches are not picked up by the Public Works Dept. They are picked up by our garbage hauler. They must be tied in small bundles no longer than 4 ft. and each branch should not be wider than 3 in. in diameter.

Severe Storm: Township will pick up any downed trees or branches, if they are placed at the curb, for a week after the storm.

APPROXIMATE STREET SWEEPING SCHEDULE

1st Week O, F, W, Storyland, Freneau
2nd Week I, J, C, B
3rd Week A, D, N, Santa Fe, Oakshades, Heather Glen
4th Week Cliffwood, Cliffwood Beach, Heritage Estates
GRASS CLIPPINGS ARE NOT PICKED UP BY THE TOWNSHIP

Residents have the option of either cutting and leaving their grass on the lawn or taking the clippings to the Grass Drop Off Center at the Monmouth County Reclamation Center located on Asbury Avenue (west of Shafto Road) in Tinton Falls. Call 918-0142 for drop off times. There is a fee for this service.

LEAVE GRASS CLIPPINGS ON THE LAWN
It has always been "common knowledge" that grass clippings would "hurt" the grass if not picked up. Later on this "common knowledge" said that grass clippings not picked up would cause thatch. However, modern research by developers of fine lawn products has shown that since grass is an organic material, it actually becomes a natural fertilizer for a growing lawn as it decomposes, generally in about 7 to 10 days. Lawn experts also agree that lawn clippings do NOT create THATCH; rather, thatch is formed from the accumulation of dead roots and stems.

In addition to removing grass clippings from the waste stream, GRASS-CYCLING (leaving clippings on the law):

  1. Reduces mowing time by 20 - 25%
  2. Saves the expense of buying plastic bags to put the clippings in
  3. Reduces the amount of fertilizer needed
  4. Automatically improves the health of your lawn

The recent refinement of the MULCHING MOWER, which chops the grass cuttings into fine pieces, makes this a very effective action which aids in rapid decomposition.
COMPOSTING

Any person who gardens "organically" is intimately familiar with composting. The definition of composting is "the technique of recycling garden waste back into the soil". Through the action of naturally occurring bacteria in organic material, this procedure produces enzymes that feed on carbon base compounds by oxidizing them into the final product known as humus. The biological combustion reduces both the mass and the volume of the material without any air pollution.

How practical is it? For one, this process is applied to the leaves that are collected in Aberdeen and turns them into the compost which is available to residents. The compost materials are free and are available at the DPW garage every Spring and keeps them out of the waste stream. Another positive issue is the fact that composting is capable of making use of up to half of the kitchen garbage wastes, yard trimmings and some waste paper that most Americans throw out.

YOU TOO CAN COMPOST YOUR HOUSEHOLD WASTE. THINK ENVIRONMENT.

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