For dates of scheduled services - i.e. brush pick up, events, etc. - see the Events Calendar and watch The Weekly Fanwood Email News.

  This program is for branches only! No other material will be picked up. Pickups occur in January, June and September. Check the Events Calendar and TV-35 for exact dates in your quadrant. Branches should be put out at curb-side by 7:00 a.m. Brush is to be no longer than 6 feet in length. Do not obstruct roadways or sidewalks with your brush.
  Christmas trees will he picked up during the January pick up however garland and wreaths are not acceptable.
  A significant amount of woodchips are generated by this program and are available to Borough residents free of charge. Call the DPW garage at (908) 322-7404 for arrangements.

  Pickups occur by quadrant during September and October. Check the Events Calendar and TV-35 for exact dates for your area.
  This program is for bulky household waste. Materials that will not be picked up:

• Any material that is to be recycled.
• Items weighing over 100 pounds (except appliances)
• Natural growth items (leaves, firewood, branches, clippings, etc.)
• Building materials (sheet rock, shingles, etc.)
• Motor Vehicles/Components (Tires must be removed from rims)
• Metal Pipes over 4 feet in length

  If you are unsure about an item´s status please call the DPM garage at (908) 322-7404. Material should be place curbside but should not obstruct the roadway or sidewalk.
  During other times of the year, it may be helpful to know that Waste Management in Elizabeth is now accepting any items except hazardous waste materials (latex paint must be in original can and dried). You do have to unload your own vehicle.
Waste Management is located at 625 South Front Street, Elizabeth, under the Goethals Bridge. They are open Saturdays only from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There is a minimum $90.00 charge, payable by check only. No cash. Make checks payable to Waste Management. For further information call (908) 629-9270.

  Information about the Fanwood Nature Center, including directions, may be found Here.

  Grass clipping pickup is a resident paid service for which arrangements must be made between the resident and the scavenger servicing their property. The Borough does not pick up grass clippings. Contact your scavenger for details.

  Pickups occur April 1st thru April 5th and October 28th thru December 6th. Check the Events Calendar and TV-35 for reminders. Place leaves loose , in neat windrows at the curb, do not bag leaves. Keep rocks, sticks, grass clippings, etc. out of the leaf piles. Leaf piles containing foreign material will not be picked up.
  Having your cars removed from the streets during the leaf pick-up program is very helpful and would create a more effective and expedient program.

  The Fanwood-Scotch Plains Recycling Association is a non-profit organization made up of individuals and local service groups working to alleviate the solid waste disposal problem in New Jersey. Recovering aluminum, glass, plastics, tin/steel cans, waste oil, clothing, newspaper, mixed paper, magazines, junk mail, books, phone books, cardboard and household batteries. Remember, recycling is the law. The following materials will be accepted at the Fanwood Recycling Center on North Ave.:

• Newspaper - Tie with string or twine in manageable bundles no higher than ten inches.
• Glass - Rinse and separate food and beverage glass into green, brown and clear. You do not need to remove labels. All metal caps and rings must be removed, in addition to, plastic and lead or metal sleeves on wine bottles. Plate glass, window glass, ceramics, tableware and light bulbs are not accepted.
• Aluminum - Pull-tab, rounded bottom can. Seamless, formed in one piece, soft, non-magnetic. Check at home to see that a magnet will not stick. Look for recycling symbols or the words "All aluminum," or "Recyclable." The recycling center will also accept clean frozen food trays, pie tins and aluminum foil. Rinse materials and flatten for easier storage. Heavy aluminum items, such as pots, pans, doors, window frames without glass, gutters and down spouts, are also accepted.
• Oil - Residents must drain their waste oil into tank supplied at the recycling center. Do not leave containers. Antifreeze is not accepted.
• Plastics - Only pourable containers with the numbers 1, 2 or 3 or on the bottom will be accepted. Plastic shopping bags may be recycled at most supermarkets.
• Textiles - Clean, dry clothing, blankets, shoes, curtains, towles, shoes, hats, belts.
• Batteries - All household and car batteries are acceptable.
• Mixed Paper - Telephone books, office paper, computer paper, junk mail, magazines, brochures and catalogs. Paper materials may be brought in paper shopping bags (no plastic bags).
• Books - Soft and hard cover books. Including encyclopedias, textbooks, etc.
• Cardboard - Both corrugated (i.e. shipping boxes) and light cardboard (i.e. cereal and cracker boxes) are accepted.
• Metal Cans - Must be rinsed thoroughly.
• Steel - Small items may be brought to the center. For larger items, check with the site supervisor.

  The Union County Bureau of Environmental Services has arranged for the proper disposal of Propane Tanks. Information is available from the counties Web site.
  The Recycling Center is open Saturdays and Wednesdays from 9:00am until 1:00pm. Wednesdays are "Do It Yourself" days.
  Please do not leave materials unless the center is open. Violators are subject to a $500.00 fine.

  Sidewalks must be shoveled within 24 hours of a snow storm. If your walks are not shoveled, you are subject to a fine.
  Cars should be removed from the streets when snow is predicted. Residents who live on dead ends or cul-de-sac streets should not park in the street or we will be unable to plow. Your taxes pay for snow removal services and it costs more to do when cars are on the streets.
  Shovel your driveway by the street to the right. The plows will then carry the snow away from your driveway and not into it. Do not shovel or blow snow into center of roads this will freeze and create an unsafe ice condition.