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1. Grass clippings may not be disposed of by placing them
or causing them to be placed (i.e., through air blowers or
other mechanical equipment) upon adjacent property.
2. Grass clippings may not be disposed of by depositing
them in any catch basin or sewer or by leaving them along
any curb line or gutter.
3. Grass clippings may only be disposed of if containerized.
4. Leaves may not be disposed of by placing them or causing
them to be placed (i.e., through air blowers or other mechanical
equipment) upon adjacent property.
5. Leaves may not be disposed of by depositing them in
any catch basin or sewer or by leaving them along any curb
line or gutter.
6. Leaves may only be disposed of if containerized, except
during the scheduled annual leaf collection program.
7. Leaves may be placed at the curb line or in the gutter
of that portion of the public street adjacent to the property
from which the leaves are being disposed of only during the
annual leaf collection program in accordance with the times
and dates of the published leaf collection program schedule.
Leaves shall not be placed closer than 10 feet from any storm
drain inlet or catch basin and may be in the street gutter
only for a maximum period of 7 days before their actual collection.
8. All residents livings on Essex County roads (Beaufort
Avenue; East Cedar Street; Eisenhower Parkway; East/West
Hobart Gap Road; Kennedy Parkway; Laurel Avenue; South/North
Livingston Avenue; East/West Northfield Road; Old Short Hills
Road; Parsonage Hill Road; Passaic Avenue; Shrewsbury Drive;
South Orange Avenue; and Walnut Street) and State Highway
Rt. 10 (East/West Mt. Pleasant Avenue) are required to place
leaves for disposal in bags which have either been provided
by the Township or their equivalent. No leaves for disposal
may be placed at the curb line of the above-listed streets.
9. Anyone who does not follow the requirements
for the disposal of grass clippings and leaves may be subject
to a fine as established in Chapter 178, "Littering,"
of the Township of Livingston General Ordinances.
Residents are asked
to call 973-535-7950 if there are any questions or concerns
about the leaf collection process, regulations or schedule.
All residents are asked to please share the requirements for grass and leaf collection
disposal and the leaf collection schedule with your landscape contractor.
