PLAINSBORO
2010 Curbside Collection Schedule

MONDAYS

Holidays
Recycling collection holidays for 2010: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. If your collection day falls on any of these holidays, collection is rescheduled for the following Saturday.

Note: Municipal Public Works holidays do NOT affect the recycling collection schedule.

Important Phone Numbers
(609) 799-0099, ext. 10 or 11
Supt. of Public Works/Recycling Coordinator, Neil L. Blitz

Recycling Hotline
(800) 488-MCIA (6242)
Curbside Recycling Collection, Service Matters & Information

Weather Emergencies
Changes in collection schedules due to weather emergencies or other emergency situations will be announced on the following radio stations: WCTC (1450 AM) and WMGQ (98.3 FM). You may also check for changes on the web site at www.mciauth.com or by calling (800) 488-MCIA (6242) for specific information.

Special Items
Plainsboro’s Conservation Center serves Township residents only. No commercial vehicles allowed.

Plainsboro’s Conservation Center is located off Grovers Mill Road. The hours of operation are: Spring-Fall (April 1 – December 16), Monday, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. – 12 noon and 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Winter (December 16 – March 31), Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. only. Please call Township Public Works Dept. at (609) 799-0099.

Items accepted: Loose grass clippings, leaves, brush, motor oil, auto oil filters, auto batteries, auto tires and auto antifreeze. Items collected through the curbside recycling program are NOT accepted for drop-off at the Conservation Center.

Bulky waste items – such as furniture, appliances, bicycles, etc., are accepted at the Conservation Center four times annually.
• Saturday dates for 2010: April 3, June 12, August 14 and November 6
• Bulky Waste Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Bulky waste items will be accepted for drop-off on these days ONLY and are NOT collected curbside.

Trash and recycling collections may occur on the same day in some areas. Please be especially careful in using additional containers for your recyclables. Be certain that these additional containers are open, without tops and placed at the curb with your blue MCIA containers, so that they are not mistaken for trash.

Leaves, Brush & Grass
Leaves are collected from late October through mid-December, weather permitting. Leaves shall be raked to the curb, but no closer than 10 feet to any storm drain inlet. Leaf piles shall contain no other form of debris; piles that contain debris shall be considered contaminated and will not be collected. Leaves are only allowed to be placed for collection no earlier than 7 days prior to a scheduled collection.

Brush is defined as trimmings from trees, shrubs and vines. Please leave branches as long as possible, but not to exceed 6 feet in length. Not accepted with brush collections are leaves, roots, stumps, grass, thatch, mulch, soil, sand, landscape construction materials and any form of non-vegetable debris. Brush is collected on an alternate-month schedule from March – October and shall be placed at the curb or along the street directly abutting homeowners’ property lines no earlier than 7 days prior to a scheduled collection and no later than the first Monday of a scheduled month.

Residents not wanting to wait for their scheduled collection may bring their leaves and brush to the Conservation Center located off Grovers Mill Road.

Grass clippings may be brought loose to the Conservation Center, located off Grovers Mill Road.

Enforcement can occur to those residents not in compliance with the above.

Book Smart
Students throughout the County are getting hands-on recycling education with the introduction of a book recycling program sponsored by the MCIA and the County. Outdated hardcover and softcover books that can no longer be used, sold or given away are being recycled in this program. Students remove the hard covers from books and then reap the rewards: The recycling processor pays for each ton recycled.

Shred It!
Middlesex County residents are invited to recycle old documents and confidential files safely and securely at mobile shredding events scheduled throughout the year. Bring old files, receipts, bills, financial statements and any documents that have not been recycled due to confidentiality concerns and watch them get shredded on-site. Call the County Division of Solid Waste Management, (732) 745-4170, for dates and locations.