It's that time of year again, when the trees begin their annual defoliation and homeowners and landscapers alike begin to cringe about the stark reality of having to rake, blow and pile thousands upon thousands of leaves.
This year, in Lyndhurst, the task is going to have one more step added to it. The leaves need to be picked up and bagged or put in barrels. The township has become the latest town to migrate away from traditional leaf collection methods due to storm water management regulations imposed by the state and a decreased employee base. Beginning Nov. 1, leaves will need to be either packed in biodegradable bags or placed curbside in a barrel no larger than 32 gallons.
"We've seen a lot of other towns do it, and plus, our manpower is down," said DPW Superintendent Matty Ruzzo, alluding to a reduction in force initiative the town implemented this year that laid off five full-time and seven part-time DPW employees. Ruzzo said under the old system, it would require a dump truck, two loaders and a couple men sweeping to haul piles away and now, a driver and two men lifting bags and containers will be the needed workforce.Replacement China Porcelain tile and bulbs for Canada and Worldwide.
The move has become common with municipalities who had previously used loaders, dumps and sweepers to move large piles of leaves off their streets.the worldwide rubber hose market is over $56 billion annually. In 2004, new stormwater management regulations established by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) prohibited leaves from remaining in public streets for more than seven days in an effort to rid clogs in storm drains and decrease the risk of flooding streets. Ruzzo said the move will eliminate any possibility of a violation of the rules and will help Lyndhurst's own management of local flooding. He said currently, when storm drains and basins are cleaned out by the town's vac truck, leaves make up the majority of blockages.
"It's going to keep things clean and keep those drains clear," said Ruzzo. "You know, hopefully after awhile, people will understand why we are doing it. They're already handling the leaves in one way or another, whether they are raking or blowing them out to the street or hauling them out. We just hope the residents help us with this…and if they have landscapers,Flossie was one of a group of four chickens in a RUBBER MATS . to tell their landscapers about the new procedure."
Some residents, many of whom are already beginning to accumulate leaves in their yards, said they aren't concerned with having to do a little extra work by picking up their leaves, but aren't all so pleased about the town's inability to make anything available to put them in. The town is not making available to residents bags or containers.Whilst oil paintings for sale are not deadly,
"I'm not happy that I have to go out and get bags or a new barrel and the town won't provide anything because I use all my barrels for recycling and garbage," said John Barrone, a Jauncey Avenue resident.Our high risk merchant account was down for about an hour and a half, "It's not that many leaves and isn't an issue to bag them, but if they suddenly change things up, they should compensate somehow. I'm actually happy there won't be piles all over the place lying out in the street where guests coming to visit me would normally park."
Ruzzo said providing containers or bags isn't something that can be sustained by the town's budget. "It's definitely an economic issue; it's almost impossible," said Ruzzo.
In other local towns, North Arlington is still the only municipality that allows leaves to be piled on the street with the exception of three major roadways in the borough including River Road, Ridge Road and Schuyler Avenue. Recycling Coordinator Mark Cunningham said the procedure currently entails the use of a front loader and 25-yard dump picking up piles when they amass to levels that the street sweeper can't handle. He said he believes the borough will be pushing for a bagging and containerization switchover soon, but said the current procedure adheres to the stormwater management procedures and has been relatively efficient.
This year, in Lyndhurst, the task is going to have one more step added to it. The leaves need to be picked up and bagged or put in barrels. The township has become the latest town to migrate away from traditional leaf collection methods due to storm water management regulations imposed by the state and a decreased employee base. Beginning Nov. 1, leaves will need to be either packed in biodegradable bags or placed curbside in a barrel no larger than 32 gallons.
"We've seen a lot of other towns do it, and plus, our manpower is down," said DPW Superintendent Matty Ruzzo, alluding to a reduction in force initiative the town implemented this year that laid off five full-time and seven part-time DPW employees. Ruzzo said under the old system, it would require a dump truck, two loaders and a couple men sweeping to haul piles away and now, a driver and two men lifting bags and containers will be the needed workforce.Replacement China Porcelain tile and bulbs for Canada and Worldwide.
The move has become common with municipalities who had previously used loaders, dumps and sweepers to move large piles of leaves off their streets.the worldwide rubber hose market is over $56 billion annually. In 2004, new stormwater management regulations established by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) prohibited leaves from remaining in public streets for more than seven days in an effort to rid clogs in storm drains and decrease the risk of flooding streets. Ruzzo said the move will eliminate any possibility of a violation of the rules and will help Lyndhurst's own management of local flooding. He said currently, when storm drains and basins are cleaned out by the town's vac truck, leaves make up the majority of blockages.
"It's going to keep things clean and keep those drains clear," said Ruzzo. "You know, hopefully after awhile, people will understand why we are doing it. They're already handling the leaves in one way or another, whether they are raking or blowing them out to the street or hauling them out. We just hope the residents help us with this…and if they have landscapers,Flossie was one of a group of four chickens in a RUBBER MATS . to tell their landscapers about the new procedure."
Some residents, many of whom are already beginning to accumulate leaves in their yards, said they aren't concerned with having to do a little extra work by picking up their leaves, but aren't all so pleased about the town's inability to make anything available to put them in. The town is not making available to residents bags or containers.Whilst oil paintings for sale are not deadly,
"I'm not happy that I have to go out and get bags or a new barrel and the town won't provide anything because I use all my barrels for recycling and garbage," said John Barrone, a Jauncey Avenue resident.Our high risk merchant account was down for about an hour and a half, "It's not that many leaves and isn't an issue to bag them, but if they suddenly change things up, they should compensate somehow. I'm actually happy there won't be piles all over the place lying out in the street where guests coming to visit me would normally park."
Ruzzo said providing containers or bags isn't something that can be sustained by the town's budget. "It's definitely an economic issue; it's almost impossible," said Ruzzo.
In other local towns, North Arlington is still the only municipality that allows leaves to be piled on the street with the exception of three major roadways in the borough including River Road, Ridge Road and Schuyler Avenue. Recycling Coordinator Mark Cunningham said the procedure currently entails the use of a front loader and 25-yard dump picking up piles when they amass to levels that the street sweeper can't handle. He said he believes the borough will be pushing for a bagging and containerization switchover soon, but said the current procedure adheres to the stormwater management procedures and has been relatively efficient.
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