Leaf & Brush Pickup

2011 Chester Borough Brush and Leaf pick-up schedule

• Limbs/Large branches: 1” to 4” butt diameter. Please place limbs/branches in neat piles with butt ends in the same direction, parallel with or facing the curb line. This material does not need to be tied.
• Brush: 1” or less butt diameter. Please tie this material in 3’ to 4’ bundles and place parallel with or facing curb line. Use string to tie bundles. DO NOT USE WIRE!!
• Material placed at the curb mixed with grass, leaves, roots, stumps, garbage, etc., or not in the manor required above will not be picked up!
• Material placed at the curb after 8 am on October 8th will not be picked up.  This material will then become the responsibility of the homeowners to remove.

 LEAVES

The entire town will be picked up from October 11 - November 18, 2011

• Please note, as per NJ State Storm Water Regulations, LEAVES CANNOT BE ANY CLOSER THAN 10 FEET FROM THE STORM DRAIN
• Please place leaves in piles next to or just behind the curb line. Leaves should not extend more than three feet into the street.
• Leaves placed at the curb after 8 am November 19th will not be picked up.
• Leaves in bags, mixed with grass, sticks, lawn mulching, garden debris, rocks, garbage, etc., will not be picked up.

Leaves that are not picked up because of non-compliance with the above will be the responsibility of the owner to remove.