Department of Public Works

Major areas of responsibility:

• Sanitation and Bulk Waste Collection
• Streets and Roads
• Leaves
• Storm Drains
• Parks and Playgrounds
• Public Buildings

Sanitation and Bulk Waste Collection

Questions: 609-561-4487 or 609-561-3178

Click here for the Recycling and Trash Schedule.

• Place items out the night before they are scheduled to be picked up.
• Place all items curbside in full view, avoiding parked cars.
• Limit 40-Gallon Bag or Container acceptable.
• Limit 50 lbs. per container, bag or item.
• Do NOT use boxes for containers--Recycle boxes with Mixed Paper & Corrugated Waste Management Inc. picks up recycling.
• Any container out for garbage containing recyclables will be left!
• Bulk Trash Examples: Couch, mattress, furniture, carpeting (must be cut to 4ft. rolls, 40 lbs. per roll, and tied).
• The Borough does NOT collect construction & demolition debris such as sheet rock, shingles, and lumber.
• For gas, pesticides, paint, driveway sealer and other such household hazardous wastes call Atlantic County Utilities Authority 272-6960.
• Please avoid calling about missed items until 9:00 am in most instances, the problem can be rectified promptly.
• When a regular collection day falls on a legal holiday, containers shall be put out the next regular collection day for example: Monday is a holiday put trash out on Tuesday, if the holiday falls on Friday put your trash out the following Monday. There is only one exception to this there is no trash collection on Thanksgiving nor the day after therefore put your trash out the following Monday.
• E-Waste - Starting on 1-1-2011, specific types of E-Waste have been banned from Landfill Disposal including computers (personal/Laptop/Desktop etc), computer monitors, and televisions.   Please do not place at curbside. Residents are responsible for disposing of electronics.   These items can be recycled at any of the three Goodwill locations in Atlantic County (AC, Cardiff& Hammonton) or at Best Buy, more locations will surely be added in the future.  The Electronic Waste Management Act does not cover cell phones, DVD players, VCRs, game consoles, or other electronic devices, although some retailers and service organizations provide opportunities for recycling these items.

Streets and Roads

The Department maintains approximately 40 miles of streets within the Borough. There is a County road and two State roads within the Borough, which the Department does NOT maintain. The County road is Mays Landing Rd and the State roads are Rt 54 and Rt 322 .

• Street and Traffic Signs: maintain all street and traffic signs on Borough roads.
• Paving: Paving projects are prioritized within the engineering committee and the finance committee which then is sent to Mayor & Council for approval.
• Potholes: Potholes occur from freezing and thawing conditions and are filled as quickly as possible. Residents phone calls reporting potholes are welcomed.
• Snow Plowing: Snowplows are dispatched when snow has accumulated to three (3) inches. Working in conjunction with county and state vehicles, all main roads within the Borough are plowed first, insuring the passage of emergency vehicles. Secondary roads are plowed after main roads have been plowed. Please remove vehicles and portable basketball nets from
  the streets where possible to facilitate snow plowing.

Leaves

Leaf recycling takes place late fall and for the month of April. The Fall collection takes place the second week of November till the third week of December. The exact day collection will take place on any individual street is not possible to determine and depends on the volume of leaves being collected.

Parks and Playgounds

The Department takes care of four playgrounds, four sports fields and four parks and play equipment.