The Public Works Department work from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM to better serve its residents. The Public Works office hours are from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Residents should make sure their garbage carts, yard waste, branches, and bulk are placed curbside after 5:00 PM the night before their appointed days. Please contact the Public Works Department should you have any questions or concerns.
Ken Lewis
Public Works Superintendent
Kimberly Fetherolf
Administrative Assistant
(609) 490-5115
email – publicworks@hightstownborough.com
REGULAR TRASH AND GARBAGE
Collected on designated day
WEEKLY TUESDAY (DISTRICT 1 AND 2) COLLECTION
| Ashton Lane Glenbrook Place Maple Avenue Purdy Street Bank Street Grant Avenue Mechanic Street Reed Street Barton Drive Greeley Street |
North Academy Street Rev. Wm. L. Powell Drive Brakeman Court Hagemount Avenue Norton Avenue Rocky Brook Court Chamberlin Avenue Hight Blvd. Oak Lane Sunset Avenue |
Cranbury Station Rd. Hutchinson Street Park Avenue Wilson Avenue Ely Court Lincoln Avenue Parkway Wyckoff Mills Road Main Street |
WEEKLY THURSDAY (DISTRICT 3) COLLECTION
| Bennett Place Forman Street Mercer Street Rogers Avenue Center Street Gilman Place Morrison Avenue |
Second Avenue Church Street Harron Avenue Outcalt Street South Academy Street Dey Street Hausser Avenue |
Prospect Drive Stockton Street Dutchneck Road Joseph Street Railroad Avenue Summit Street First Avenue Wyckoff Mills Condominiums |
WEEKLY FRIDAY (DISTRICT 4) COLLECTION
| Broad Street Franklin Street North Main Street Spruce Court Brook Drive Grape Run Road Orchard Avenue Taylor Avenue Clinton Street Leshin Lane |
Pershing Avenue Vanrensaler Avenue Clover Lane Main Street Schuyler Avenue Ward Street Cole Avenue Manlove Avenue South Main Street Westerlea Avenue |
East Ward Street Maxwell Avenue South Street West Ward Street Etra Road Meadow Drive Springcrest Drive William Street Farr Avenue Monmouth Street |
If your trash pick-up day falls on a Borough Holiday, it will be retrieved on the next business day.
January 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Monday)
February 19 Presidents Day (Monday)
March 29 Good Friday (Friday)
May 27 Memorial Day (Monday)
June 21 Juneteenth (Friday)
July 4 Independence Day (Thursday)
September 2 Labor Day (Monday)
October 14 Columbus Day (Monday)
November 11 Veterans Day (Monday)
November 28 Thanksgiving Day (Thursday)
November 29 Day after Thanksgiving (Friday)
December 25 Christmas Day (Wednesday)
January 1, 2025 New Year’s Day (Wednesday)
Waste Disposal Stickers are required to be placed on items scheduled for bulk and/or metal collection as per Borough Ordinance. The cost is $10.00 per sticker/item. The last day to purchase stickers for a given month will be the Thursday prior to the collection date, no exceptions. (If Borough Hall is closed on Thursday, the last day to purchase stickers will be on Wednesday).
Acceptable bulk is collected the last Friday of each month by appointment only.
BULK PICK UP REQUEST FORM (PDF)
All inquiries and/or to schedule a pickup, contact Public Works at 609-490-5115.
Please be aware that bulk and/or metal cannot be placed curbside until after 5:00pm the night before the scheduled pick-up day. Violators will receive a summons and/or fines and will be required to remove bulk items from the curb.
FOR APPOINTMENT OR QUESTIONS CALL 609-490-5115, or email – publicworks@hightstownborough.com
For more details, please contact the Public Works Department. The 65 gallon or the 95 gallon blue carts are the only carts accepted. They are to be placed curbside before 7:00 A.M. on the day of collection but not before 5:00 P.M. on the night prior to collection. Follow arrows on the cart for correct placement. All containers must be removed by 8:00 P.M. on the day that the garbage is collected.
WHITE GOODS, APPLIANCES, OUTDOOR GRILLS, METAL OBJECTS:
Major appliances and large bulky metal items, including stoves, washers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, hot water heaters, metal beds and the metal portion of sleep sofas, will be collected by the Borough on the 1st Wednesday of each month by appointment only, provided that each item to be disposed of has a Waste Disposal Sticker attached. No metal item will be collected without a sticker attached. One sticker is required for each item to be placed for collection.
No refrigerator, freezer or airtight compartment units can be placed curbside until all doors and/or closures have been removed from the hinges. We also require all freon be removed by an authorized contractor. The Borough requests a copy of the receipt confirming all freon has been removed with the contractor’s license number listed on it. Another option would be to take the unit to Beacon Metals in Freehold. Contact Beacon Metals (732-462-0543) for pricing on the disposal of these items.
FURNITURE AND ODDS & ENDS, HOUSEHOLD JUNK:
Acceptable bulk is collected the last Monday of each month by appointment only, provided that each item to be disposed of has a Waste Disposal Sticker attached. No bulky item will be collected without a sticker attached. One sticker is required for each item to be placed for collection.
Carpeting must be cut into 36” widths, rolled and tied into bundles not heavier than 45 pounds. Bundles of identical carpeting shall be considered one item and shall require one Waste Disposal Sticker to be placed on one of the bundles.
Fluorescent light tubes can be brought to the Public Works Office and placed in the Blue Garbage Cart on the Mechanic St. side of the Public Works Building or be taken to the Mercer County Hazardous Waste Collection Day held several times per year.
CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS/WOOD/SHEET ROCK/DOORS/WINDOWS:
Small amounts of construction debris will be collected only to the extent that the debris is contained entirely within the container provided by the Borough. The Borough has the right to refuse collection of any Borough provided container that holds more than a small amount.
PROHIBITED ITEMS
Placement of the following items for collection is prohibited: explosive, highly flammable materials or hazardous waste, including but not limited to benzene, gasoline and other petroleum by-products, explosive powders, fluorescent light tubes and bulbs, chlorinated solvents, pesticides, herbicides and other hazardous materials; vehicles; tires; vehicle batteries; auto and truck bodies or parts; construction debris (except as noted above); scrap wood; tiles; wallboard; fencing; decking; computer equipment; oil-based paint; or latex paint in liquid form.
PAINT/HAZARDOUS WASTE
Latex Paint is not recyclable. To dispose of Latex Paint, dry out by adding an absorbent like sand, kitty litter or speedy dry. Once the absorbent is added and paint is absorbed, place the lid back on the paint can, place in a plastic bag. Dispose of plastic bag in your regular garbage.
**NOTE: The Borough has experienced a high incidence of some residents placing full or partially full paint cans in their garbage, causing the paint to drip out of the truck onto the roadway after the garbage is compacted. Effective immediately, residents who do not comply with the regulations of paint disposal happen will be responsible for the cost of the road cleanup.
Oil paint and all other hazardous waste must be disposed of at the Mercer County sponsored Hazardous Waste Clean Up held several times per year.
USED MOTOR OIL/ANTIFREEZE:
Effective January 1, 2024, the Borough will no longer accept used motor oil or antifreeze. Used motor oil and antifreeze can be taken to your local auto parts dealer or to the Mercer County Improvement Authority’s Hazardous Waste Clean-up Days.
DRY CELL BATTERIES:
Place in regular garbage. The MCIA has ceased their battery recycling program.
USED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT:
Hightstown Borough is no longer collecting used electronics for recycling.
For more information on the Mercer County Improvement Authority’s waste and recycling programs, please contact 609-278-8086 or mcianj.org.
RECYCLING PROGRAM
PICKUP EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY
All recyclable items must be placed in the green and yellow cart provided to you by the borough.
No plastic bags! ALL Recycling must be placed directly into cart.
NO GARBAGE IN RECYCLING CART!
Should there be garbage contained in your Recycling Cart, it will not be collected!
Recyclable items include:
Juice bottles & cans
Salad oil and dressing bottles
Soda bottles
Soda & beer cans
Baby food jars
Pickle & olive jars
Vegetable cans
Soup cans
Liquor & beer bottles
Ketchup bottles
Fruit jars & cans
Tuna fish cans
Coffee cans & jars
Peanut butter jars
Pet food cans
Spaghetti sauce jars and cans
Milk & water jugs
Detergent, bleach, fabric softener containers
Milk & juice cartons
Newspaper and associated inserts
Magazines, catalogs and junk mail
Office paper
Coated folding box-board including cereal, cracker, dry soap, beverage carrier and shoe boxes
Kraft paper, including corrugated cardboard, paper bags and sacks
We will now also take #3 through #7 containers in addition to envelopes with windows.
Food containers and cans must be emptied and rinsed or washed out. Detergent, bleach and fabric softener bottles must be double rinsed, remove all tops, leave labels.
If pickup is missed, call the Public Works Department at 609-490-5115.
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RECYCLE YOUR OLD REFRIGERATOR OR FREEZER
BRANCHES, LIMBS (NO THICKER THAN 10” IN DIAMETER):
Branches are chipped curbside each Wednesday by appointment only. Please place curbside prior to 7:00 A.M. Stumps, logs and limbs larger than 10” in diameter will be the homeowner’s responsibility to dispose of.
GENERAL YARD DEBRIS, GRASS CUTTINGS, RAKINGS, STICKS, TWIGS, STICKER BALLS, WEEDS WITH SOD, BUSH TRIMMINGS TOO SMALL FOR CHIPPER:
Collected by appointment only every Tuesday between April and October. Yard waste must be in open containers. Please place curbside prior to 7:00 A.M.
LEAVES (NO STICKS OR OTHER DEBRIS):
FALL: Collected by posted schedule and instructions. Schedule is subject to change.
SPRING: Call for instructions. Schedule is subject to change.
