Mayor Mignogna discusses the township’s spring cleaning tasks.
Spring has arrived and warmer weather is on its way. This typically leads to outside yard work. The Voorhees Township Public Works Department is assisting in this chore by offering spring leaf collection, vegetation and yard waste removal.
Curbside spring leaf collection is offered with two options.
Option one — place leaves in trashcans or biodegradable bags and set on the curbside on Sundays after 4 p.m. and prior to 6 a.m. on Mondays for pick up across the township. Leaves cannot be placed in plastic bags as these bags are not biodegradable and will not be accepted at the county compost site.
Option two — place loose leaves on the curbside the weekend before your scheduled collection week below. Please keep your leaf piles free of branches and twigs as these items clog the machine.
Spring leaf collection will occur from April 9 to 13 for all residents who have a Tuesday trash day.
Spring leaf collection will occur from April 16 to 20 for all residents who have a Wednesday trash day.
Spring leaf collection will occur from April 23 to 27 for all residents who have a Thursday trash day.
Spring leaf collection will occur from April 30 to May 4 for all residents who have a Friday trash day.
Please continue to place grass in cans and biodegradable bags.
Vegetation and yard waste removal will occur every Monday. Branches should be a maximum of four feet long. Smaller twigs, plants and grass can be placed in biodegradable bags or trashcans.
Please these materials on the curbside by 6 a.m. on Monday. Keep all yard waste separated from loose leaves. Collection will be within one to three business days.
For larger-than-normal amounts of non-hazardous household trash being discarded from attics, garages, etc., Voorhees Township offers bulk trash pick-up on the third full week of the month on your scheduled trash day.
This spring the bulk trash weeks occur April 16 to 20 and May 21 to 25. Construction debris will not be collected. State law prohibits the township from collecting hazardous materials or electronics such as televisions or computers.
For questions or additional information, please call (856) 428–5499.
