Department of Public Works
Public Works Director: Dino J. Colarocco
Public Works Foreman: Bruce Gravatt
Hours: Monday through Friday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Telephone: (609) 259-0422 Fax: (609) 259-0322
56 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville, NJ 08691
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The Township of Robbinsville Department of Public Works is responsible for the maintenance and repair of Township property, buildings, and roadways. It consists of six divisions; Sanitation Collection, Streets & Roads, Buildings & Grounds, Parks & Recreation, Automotive Maintenance and Sanitary Sewer Utilities.
Trash & Recycling
Household Trash
Solid Waste Collection Schedule For Collection Regulations click here
Holiday Trash Collection Schedule:
New Year's Day: Closed
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Day After New Year's Day: Normal operating schedule
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Martin Luther King Day: Normal operating schedule
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Memorial Day: Closed
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Independence Day: Closed
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Labor Day: Closed
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Thanksgiving Day: Closed
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Day after Thanksgiving Day: Normal operating schedule
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Day before Christmas: Normal operating schedule
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Christmas Day: Closed
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New Year's Eve: Normal operating schedule |
Recycling
The Township of Robbinsville has changed the way we collect our recyclable materials. As you may have noticed, the collections are now being done as “Single Stream”, meaning that all materials, including glass, plastics, metal, paper and cardboard are being loaded into one truck. You can still continue using your yellow & green buckets, however you no longer have to separate which material goes into which bucket. All recyclable materials can be placed in either container. These items will be separated at the facility where they are brought to. This new method will allow us to realize a savings on our collection costs by reducing the number of trucks & labor required to make the collections.
We are also utilizing a larger new “Kelly Green” bucket to accommodate all items. If you need a replacement bucket, please contact Public Works at 609-259-0422.
For a list of recycling pickup dates click here: “Recycling Schedule”
Please contact Public Works at 609-259-0422 if you have any questions.
RECYCLING CAN LIDS ARE HERE!!!!!
The Public Works Department has recycling can lids available for purchase. They are $4.00 each for the 20 gallon can lids, (older yellow & green buckets), and $5.00 each for the 32 gallon can lids (newer Kelly green buckets) They can be purchased at the Public Works facility, located at 56 Robbinsville-Allentown Rd. Robbinsville, NJ, 08691, Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 3:30 pm. Please call us at 609-259-0422 or e-mail us at Publicworks@robbinsville-twp.org with any questions.
Recycling Guidelines
Robbinsville Township Residential Free Paper Shredding Event
Date: Saturday, May 19, 2012
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Location: Robbinsville Township Firehouse
1149 Route 130 North
Robbinsville, New Jersey (Parking Lot adjacent to building)
Time: 9am to 1pm Rain or Shine (or until truck is full)
NO BUSINESSES OR COMMERICIAL MATERIAL
WHAT TO BRING:
PAPER MATERIAL
FILE FOLDERS
RECEIPTS
BILLS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OR ANYTHING YOU MAY NOT OF RECYCLED FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY
CONCERNS
100 POUND LIMIT
WHAT NOT TO BRING
BOOKS
MAGAZINES
NEWSPAPERS
THESE ITEMS CAN BE DISPOSED OF THROUGH THE REGULAR CURBSIDE PICKUP SERVICE
White Goods
Appliances such as washers, dryers, refrigerators, etc, and/ or heavy metal items are picked up on the last Wednesday of each month. These items must be scheduled for pick-up through the Public Works Dept. (609)259-0422.
Grass Clippings
Grass Clippings will be picked up with your regular trash on your regular trash day. Clippings must be placed in open bags or containers and be out to the curb by 6:30am. They should not contain any other yard waste or debris. Bags or containers must not weigh more than 50 pounds or they will not be picked up. As a cost saving measure, we encourage residents to recycle grass clippings by mulching them back into their lawns. This would save the township on our solid waste disposal fees which are currently $125 a ton.
Cut Your Grass High: Longer blades of grass mean the root system below the ground will also be longer (deeper) and healthier. Longer blades of grass tend to collect more light and grow healthier and higher blades often help block out crabgrass and invading weeds.
Cutting Height: Don't remove any more than one third of the grass leaf at any one cutting. If circumstances arise that a lawn gets too tall and you just have to lop off a bunch to get caught up, bite the bullet and break it down into several mowings to get caught up, with three or so days between cuttings.
Mow Only When the Grass is Dry: When you mow your lawn when the grass is wet, you're just going to get clumps of grass, uneven cuts and invite several types of fungus to grow.
Mow Only When the Grass is Cool: Try to mow your grass early in the morning, not in the middle of the day, especially if you're going through a dry period or your grass is wilting.
Don't Use A Bagger: By cutting your lawn without a bagger and leaving the clippings on the lawn, you're adding extra nitrogen, water and nutrients back in the soil as those clippings decompose. Contrary to popular opinion, grass clippings do not add to thatch buildup.
Change Direction Each Time You Mow: When you cut your lawn in several different patterns you'll avoid creating ruts or pathways in your lawn from repeatedly going over the same spot each week. If you're leaving your grass clippings on your lawn and you have some small clumps, try going over your lawn again quickly in another direction to disperse them. For a rectangular lawn, you have lots of cutting pattern options like concentric circles, "up and down," "back and forth," on a diagonal (left and right) or even a combination.
Mower Maintenance: This is something that often gets overlooked. Keep your mower in good working order. Always clean out grass clippings and debris when you're done, keep the fuel and oil relatively clean and fresh. Most importantly always keep the blades sharpened. It depends on how large your lawn is, but generally I find that buying new blades once a season and having them sharpened several times a season works well. Keep an extra blade around so you'll always have a sharp one on hand.
Brush Collection Policy
The Robbinsville Township Public Works Department will be collecting brush on the 1st & 2nd full weeks of each month. Starting the week of April 2, 2012, through the week of October 8th 2012, residents can place their brush out curbside for pickup.
No phone calls will be necessary to schedule pickup.
Residents west of Route 130 will have their brush picked up the
1st FULL week of the month
Residents east of Route 130 will have their brush picked up the
2nd FULL week of the month
There will be NO curbside brush pickup from October 15th 2012 through March 31st, 2013. There is a drop–off facility at the Public Works Department located at 56 Robbinsville Allentown Road. Brush may be dropped off all year long between 7:00 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
All brush is to be cut to a maximum length of six (6) feet and a maximum diameter of six (6) inches. Small twigs may be placed in open buckets or containers and placed near the pile of larger brush for removal. All forsythia, willow vines, firethorns, tall grasses, and briars must be tied in bundles not to exceed six inches in diameter.
NO BRUSH SHOULD BE PLACED IN BAGS!
Logs, stumps, evergreens with roots, or debris from land, etc., as well as commercial trimmings, will NOT be collected with brush.
All limbs and brush shall be placed in an orderly manner with all butts (six inches in diameter maximum) facing the roadside. The size of the pile may not be larger than four feet high by 15 feet wide and is limited to one pile per property.
For the safety of pedestrians and motorists, please do not place brush at the curb more than two (2) days prior to the scheduled pickup.
Grass Clippings will now be picked up with your regular trash on your regular trash day, April through November. Clippings must be placed in open bags or containers and be out to the curb by 6:30am. Bags or containers must not weigh more than 50 pounds or they will not be picked up. Alternatively, residents may recycle grass clippings by mulching them back into their lawns.
Please contact Public Works at 609-259-0422 if you have any questions regarding this policy.
Robbinsville Township will perform its annual Curbside Leaf Collection Program beginning on the week of October 22th, 2012 through the week of January 3rd, 2013. The NJDEP has mandated that we have 7 days to pickup leaves after they have been advertised to be placed out for pickup. To accomplish this, the township has been divided into 6 sectors; A through F. To view a map of sectors, Click Here.
PLEASE be reminded that once the leaf crews have gone by your house, in order to keep to the schedule, we cannot accommodate requests for returns until the next scheduled pickup. Please do not place additional leaves out until then.
NO LEAVES SHOULD BE PLACED IN BAGS!
· Place your leaves in wind-rows (long, narrow, neat piles), curbside by the starting dates for your area. This is the preferred way of placing your leaves out for collection.
· Do not place leaves within 10 feet of a storm drain inlet.
· Do not park vehicles in front of leaf wind-rows…..if we can't reach your leaves we can't pick them up! No twigs, branches, trash, or other debris are to be in leaf wind-rows. These items must be removed from your leaves prior to our vacuum arrival. These materials damage our vacuums creating equipment downtime which hampers our ability to keep to the schedule. If we find these materials in your leaves, your wind-rows will be left and we will not return until the next pass. At the next pass, your wind-rows will still need to be clear of these materials.
· If you have a contractor / landscaper, they need to be instructed to follow these guidelines, or to take the leaves with them.
· If you have any questions about this collection policy, please call the Public Works Department at 609-259-0422.
Cooperation from every resident is essential for the program's success.
To view a map of current Robbinsville Township Sectors, Click Here.
Christmas Trees
Residents may place their Christmas trees curbside. Public Works will be collecting them starting the first workday after New Years day. We will continue collection daily through January. After that, trees may be dropped off at the Public Works Facility located at 56 Robbinsville-Edinburg Rd.
Mulch
Free mulch is no longer available to township residents. There is usually a large pile placed on the corner of Hutchinson & Pond; however that belongs to Foxmoor Condo Association. Please do not take it from there.
No Dumping
The “No Dumping” ordinance states that it shall be unlawful to dump, deposit or leave substances on roads or lands. This includes, but is not limited to trash, grass clippings, hedge, bush or tree trimmings. Persons seen observing violators are urged to contact the Robbinsville Township Police at (609)259-3900. If possible a description of the person(s) involved, their vehicle, any writings or license plate numbers should be noted. Violators are subject to a fine not exceeding $ 500.00 (five hundred dollars), or imprisonment in the county jail for (90) ninety days, or both. It should also be noted that person(s) dumping in township or private dumpsters and/or containers without authorization subject themselves to complaints for Theft of services, N.J.S. 2C:20-8. Violators are subject to a minimum fine of $500.00(five-hundred dollars).
Automotive Waste (Batteries, Oil, Tires)
The Township has a drop off location for Automotive Waste.
The location is 56 Robbinsville Allentown Road Robbinsville, NJ 08691
Hours: Monday through Friday 7:00 am to 3:30 pm
Acceptable items: Auto tires (NOT ON RIMS!!), auto batteries & used motor oil.
Check out the Mercer County Improvement Authority website for additional drop-off centers in Mercer County.
Alkaline Batteries
In 2004, the Mercer County Improvement Authority (MCIA) notified the Township in writing that they were doing away with the battery recycling program. Since Mercury is no longer used in the production of batteries, they no longer pose a threat to the environment and can be thrown away with your household trash.
If you believe you are in possession of a battery that contains Mercury or have additional questions about the program, please contact the MCIA at 278-8100.
Battery Information
Electronic Waste (Computers, etc.)
The Township now has a drop-off location for Electronic Waste. At this time the only types of materials that can be dropped off are the following:
Computer CPU’s
Computer Desktop units
Laptops
CRT Monitors
Flat Screen / LCD monitors
Printers (Inkjet, LaserJet & DOT Matrix accepted)
Flatbed Scanners
Computer Speakers
Cables
Mice / Keyboards
UPS Battery Backups
….and other computer related peripherals.
Televisions
No DVD players, VCR’s, Stereo units, game consoles or other types of electronics can be dropped off at this time. These items can be taken to the Mercer County Household Hazardous Waste / Electronic Disposal Days sponsored by the Mercer County Improvement Authority. Please visit the Mercer County Improvement Authority Website, www.mcia-nj.com, for details and specific drop-off dates.
The drop-off location is 56 Robbinsville Allentown Road Robbinsville, NJ 08691
Hours: Monday through Friday 7:00 am to 3:30 pm
