LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP
33 MORRIS FARM ROAD
LAFAYETTE, NJ 07848
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SPARTA, NJ
PERMIT # 114
2009 Litter Pick - Up Weekend
Sponsored by Lafayette Preservation
Lafayette Resident
Rural Route and Box Holder
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Talking Trash 2010
Lafayette Township Municipal Building
33 Morris Farm Road, Lafayette, NJ 07848 • 973-383-1817 • Fax: 973-383-0566 • Office Hours: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Committee Members
Richard Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702-0718
George Sweeney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-8370
Richard Bruning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 875-1623
John D’Angeli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 875-6210
Gregory Corcoran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579-5612
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Tuesday
of each month at 7:30 pm
Municipal Clerk / Registrar
Anna Roase Fedish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
Email: [email protected]
Plumbing Inspector
James Cutler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
Superintendent of Roads
John D’Angeli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 875-6210
Welfare
Sussex Co. Social Services . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-3600
Sanitation Inspector
Sussex Co. Div. of Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579-0370
Emergency Management Coordinator
Richard Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702-0718
Tax Collector
Linda L. Pettenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
BOARD OF HEALTH
Stephanie Pizzulo, Secretary . . . . 383-1817
William Kaufman, Animal Control Officer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 948-6384
Meeting: 4th Monday of each quarter at 7:30 pm
Attorney
Roy E. Kurnos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539-1100
Clerk of the Municipal Court
Suzanne Oakley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 948-4045
Address: 151 US Hwy. 206
Augusta, NJ 07822 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fax: 948-4271
LAND USE BOARD
Kevin O’Leary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
Stephanie Pizzulo, Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
Meeting: 4th Thursday of each month at 7:30
pm
OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Wini Straub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
Kevin O’Leary, Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
Meeting: 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm
Tax Assessor
Maureen Kaman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
RECREATION COMMISSION
Kathy Reimels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1217
Meeting: 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 pm
Construction Official / Zoning Officer
Jeff Fette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Anne Hessler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 875-2359
Meeting: 3rd Monday of each month at
7:00 pm at the Township School
Engineer
Michael S. Finelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 908-835-9500
Judge
James Devine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-6640
Fire SubCode Official
William Paterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
Paulinskill River
Clean-U
Up
KEEP THIS
NOTICE
FOR
REFERENCE
Road Foreman
William Macko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-8809
Finance Officer
Gail Magura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
(All meetings, unless otherwise noted, are held at the Municipal Building)
It was a beautiful weekend and we had a very good
turn out with approximately 200 adults and children
participating in litter weekend. Again this year, we had
a lot of adults without children in the Lafayette school
who participate in cleaning up our roadsides, as well as
some high school students doing their community
service.
This year we had two classes with 100% participation
and we gave away 20 individual prizes. These prizes
were $ 5.00 gift cards to the local DQ. We raffled five
$ 25.00 gift cards to adults who participated in litter
weekend. If you haven't
participated lately or you
have never participated
before, why not join us
in April? The date for 2010 Litter Pick Up
Weekend is April 24th and 25th. Check your
mailbox in March for information.
Getting something
for nothing?!
That’s what it says, “Getting something
for nothing.” It’s true. There are ways
of getting rid of things you no longer
want, but are still useful, without
sending
them
to
the
landfill.
Freecycle.org
has
three
groups
operating in Sussex County.
You
register with a group (or groups) and
start posting the things you no longer
need and checking the listings for things
that you need. There is no money
exchanged.
All articles are given.
Cragslist.com also has listings for free
items. For specific information, go to
the websites. Some newspapers have a
“Free” section in the classifieds. Check
these out before you throw it out
High Point High School Outdoor Recreation Club
has joined in the Adopt- A- Spot Clean Communities
Program and cleaned the Paulinskill River
which runs through the center of Lafayette.
Teachers from the High School Ed Blevins
(pictured above with his son), David Rupert
and Brian Emma together with numerous
students spent two days working to remove
illegally discarded debris from the river.
The huge pile of trash was then removed by
the Lafayette Township DPW for proper
disposal.
Thanks to everyone involved in this effort to
keep our environment clean and natural.
Lafayette Township Homeowners
to Receive Reusable Grocery Bags
If you have not picked up your green "Lafayette
Township Recycles" reusable grocery bags,
please see Anna Rose Fedish, Stephanie Pizzulo
or Linda Pettenger at the Municipal Building to
receive four bags. The bags can hold up to 40
lbs, and that is the equivalent capacity of three
plastic bags.
The Earthwise shopping bags are durable,
practical and an environmentally friendly
alternative to the plastic and paper bags found
at local grocers, retail and department stores.
The average American household uses
approximately 900 plastic bags per year. This
adds up to 100 billion plastic shopping bags used
in households across the
country that continue to
fill our landfill capacity.
Reusable bags help
reduce waste and
pollution from plastic
and paper bags, and
promote
earth
c o n s c i o u s
alternatives. This is
the reason that we all
should "Choose to
Reuse". ™
Trash Into Cash
Turn your trash into cash by having a
garage sale, or by donating
your items to any of the following:
GOOD USED ITEMS:
e The Lafayette Center Preservation
Foundation 973-383-5801
(NO clothes, please)
e Lafayette EMS 973-875-3454
(NO clothes, please)
NEW AND / OR
GOOD USED CLOTHING:
e Children’s Quality Consignments, 6
Main Street, Branchville 973-948-7775
(you get CASH back for your good
quality clothing)
e Church Mouse Thrift Shop, Sparta
United Methodist Church
973-729-7773 (Wed / Sat, 10-2;
Thurs, 16-5; Fri, 1-4)
e Beehive Thrift Shop, 123 Spring
Street, Newton 973-383-1228
e Used clothing bin at AG Pizza in
Lafayette (takes clothing, shoes, and
linens)
USED TOWELS / BLANKETS:
e Father John’s Animal House, 50
Father John’s Lane, Lafayette
973-300-5909
USED HOUSEHOLD:
e Church Mouse Thrift Shop, Sparta UMC
e Beehive Thrift Shop, Newton
e Sunshine Thrift Store,
Lafayette Federated Church
e Salvation Army, 15 Cork Hill Road,
Franklin 973-827-0102 (also takes
furniture and will pick up)
e Sussex County Habitat for Humanity
ReStore 973-948-4850 (also takes
furniture and will pick up)
USED BOOKS:
e Sussex County Library - some of the
libraries have used book sales
throughout the year - Main Branch
973-948-3660
e Annie’s Book Stop, Branchville or
Sussex 973-948-3111 or
973-875-2225
USED CELL PHONES:
e DASI, Newton, NJ 973-579-2386
e Stop and Shop - Used cell phone bin is
at the Courtesy Counter
PRINTER CARTRIDGES:
e Don’t forget to return your used
printer cartridge in the envelope that
comes with your new cartridge
e Lafayette Township School
973-875-3344
e Staples accepts HP, Dell, Lexmark and
Kodak ink cartridges and you get \
$3.00 in Staples Rewards for each
cartridge
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Schedule for residential curbside pick-u
up
Route 1
Alpine Court
Beaver Run Road
Country Squire Lane
Day Road
Dennis Road
Ice Plant Road
Ice Plant Spur Road
Lantz Road
Lewisburg Road
Little Road
Meadow Ridge Lane
Monroe Road
Old Statesville Quarry Road
Pelletown Road
Pond School Road
Sophie Court
Stateville Quarry Road
Van Sickle Road
Voight Lane
William Way
Recyclable Materials
Route 2
Brandywine Court
Cedar Ridge Road
Cliffview Drive
Decker Road
Fiddlers Way
Garrison Road
Hampton Heights Road
Indian Terrace
Limecrest / Randazzo Road
McCload Road
Meadows Road
Millpond Drive
Morris Farm Road
Mullen Lane
Mud Cut Road
Old Beaver Run Road
Patricia Land
Pierce Road
Race Road
Route 15
Route 94
Route 206 2306
Snover Road
Sunset Inn Road
Thomas Road
Valley View Road
Village Drive
Violet Trail
Warbasse Junction Road
Close the Loop
There are so many things
now that are made, at least in
part, with materials that we
all have recycled. So next
time you are at the store,
consider closing the
loop and buying
products made of
recycled materials.
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Place recyclable materials and trash at your curb no
later than 7:30 am on your pickup days. Recyclables
must be placed in sturdy containers no larger that 30
gallons. Mixed paper and magazines may be placed
together in brown paper bags. Trash limit is three
35 gallon bags or containers each week. You
may put 3 trash bags in one oversized container.
These oversized containers must be no taller than a
35 gallon can and the bags must be securely closed.
Maximum weight for each container or bag is 50
pounds. When disposing saw dust, wood stove ash,
floor sweepings, and vacuum cleaner contents, place
them in a bag before placing them in a trash can.
Animal waste must be double bagged. Containers
30 gallons or larger set out for pickup must have
handles.
Please be sure trash and recycling
containers are clearly visible from the road. If there
is inclement weather, please listen for changes or
cancellations on 102.3 FM, 103.7 FM and 1360 AM.
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Rinse all aluminum, steel cans, glass and
plastic bottles and jugs. Jars have an opening
roughly the same size as the bottom. Bottles
have an opening smaller than the bottom.
Jugs have a smaller opening than the bottom
and usually have a handle.
Lids must be placed securely on recycling
bins or containers or recyclables must be
weighted to prevent them from blowing in the
wind. If recyclables are not secured and
repeatedly cause a litter problem, violators
will be fined.
Steel and Aluminum Cans
T DO recycle food and beverage cans only
T DO commingle with glass and plastic containers
X DON’T remove labels from cans
X DON’T recycle paint, chemical or spray cans
Glass
T DO remove neck rings and caps and dispose of
these in trash
T DO commingle with cans and plastic containers
X DON’T remove labels
X DON’T recycle flat glass, mirrors, light bulbs,
blue glass, ceramics or windows
Plastic Containers
T Do recycle all rinsed plastic containers with codes
between 1 (PETE) and 7 (OTHER) included
T DO commingle with cans and glass
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1
7
PETE
OTHER
X DON’T recycle plastic toys
X DON’T recycle bottles marked #7 PLA.
Newspapers
T DO cross tie in stacks no more than 1 foot high
X DON’T put newspapers in paper or plastic bags,
they WILL NOT be taken
Chipboard (Flat Cardboard)
T DO flatten chipboard boxes
T DO recycle with magazines, mixed paper, junk
mail OR corrugated cardboard
X DON’T put chipboard in plastic bags, they
WILL NOT be taken
X DON’T recycle wax coated boxes
2010 Solid Waste And Recycling Pick-u
up Calendar
MONTH
ROUTE 1 TRASH
ROUTE 2 TRASH
ROUTE 1
RECYCLING
ROUTE 2
RECYCLING
January
4, 11, 19, 25
6, 13, 20, 27
5
19
February
1, 8, 16, 22
3, 10, 17, 24
2
16
March
1, 8, 15, 22, 29
3, 10, 17, 24, 31
2
16
April
5, 12, 19, 26
7, 14, 21, 28
6
20
May
3, 10, 17, 24
5, 12, 19, 26
4
18
June
1, 7, 14, 21, 28
2, 9, 16, 23, 30
1
15
July
6, 12, 19, 26
7, 14, 21, 28
6
20
August
2, 9, 16, 23, 30
4, 11, 18, 25
3
17
September
7, 13, 20, 27
1, 8, 15, 22, 29
7
21
October
4, 12, 18, 25
6, 13, 20, 27
5
19
November
1, 8, 15, 22, 29
3, 10, 17, 24
2
16
December
6, 13, 20, 27
1, 8, 15, 22, 29
7
21
Magazines & Mixed Paper
T DO recycle junk mail, manila file folders,
copier paper, FAX paper, mixed office paper,
catalogues, soft covered workbooks,
paperback books, white and yellow writing
paper, carbonless paper, construction paper
without glue or sparkles, index cards, gift
wrapping paper, phone books and hard
bound books with cover removed
T DO include flat cardboard
T DO bag shredded paper
T DO cross tie magazines
T DO set out loose paper, shredded paper,
junk mail in secured paper bags. Bags must
be tied in such a manner that they may
easily be opened, but will not open when
lifted.
T DO make sure bags are somehow weighted
or put in a container so they will not blow
away
X DON’T put paper out in plastic bags
X DON’T include newspaper, carbon paper,
accordion files or booklets with plastic rings
with the magazines and mixed paper.
Corrugated Cardboard &
Kraft (Brown Paper) Bags
T DO flatten cardboard boxes and cross tied
OR place flattened corrugated inside a large
corrugated cardboard box
X DON’T recycle wax coated boxes
Large Brown Paper Bags
The paper material that can be combined
together must be contained in a brown paper
bag. The exception is magazines, which may
be stacked and cross tied together. Stores in
the area sell large brown paper leaf bags.
These are useful for large amounts of
recyclable paper.
Household Batteries
T DO recycle AA, AAA, C, D, 9 Volt, Button and
Lithium type batteries
X DON’T commingle batteries
X DON’T set out automotive batteries for pick
up
NEW US DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION
(DOT) REGULATIONS FOR COLLECTING
AND MANAGING HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES
All rechargeable, button cell and Lithium
batteries will be required to have the terminal
ends covered by taping them or placing them
in separate plastic bags.
(Bags will be
available at the SCMUA recycle center.)
Alkaline batteries do not need to have the
terminal ends covered.
Batteries can be brought to the SCMUA
recycling collection site during regular hours of
operation and placed in the marked container
for proper disposal.
Leaves, Grass Clippings,
Brush & Plants
These may be composted in your yard or you
may bring them to the SCMUA compost center.
If brought in a truck, you will be charged for
the disposal.
SCMUA Events
Held At The Recycling Center
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS
WASTE DAYS
6/5/10/ & 11/6/10
See Web site for materials
and quantities accepted.
ELECTRONIC WASTE
RECYCLING DAYS
5/1/10 & 10/2/10
Limit 5 items per vehicle.
(Scale charge for larger quantities)
MONTHLY MEDICAL WASTE
COLLECTION
1st Thursday of every month
10:00am - 12:00pm
Fee charged by vendor.
MONTHLY SHREDDING SERVICE
3rd Friday of every month
9:00am - 12:00pm
$6.00 per 40 lb box - no limit
Household Hazardous
Waste Days
This program is available to Sussex county
residents, local school districts, municipalities
and county agencies. Residents may bring up
to 100 pounds of dry household hazardous
waste materials, 25 fluorescent bulk and / or
10 gallons of liquid waste free of charge.
Examples of waste that you may bring include:
lead and oil based paints, stains, paint thinner,
ammonia, driveway sealer, lighter fluid,
printing ink, fuel oils, brake fluid, lubricants,
pool chemicals, chlorine, mercury, acids and
fluorescent bulbs.
Electronic Waste Days
Residents may bring up to 5 items per vehicle.
(Scale charge for larger quantities). Examples
of e-waste include computer systems, printers,
televisions, VCR’s DVD and CD players, fax
machines, copiers, radio and stereo
equipment, cell phone and other electronic
media devices.
Document Destruction
Have your documents professionally shredded.
Cost is $6.00 per box (up to 40 pounds). No
limit on the number of boxes. Open to Sussex
County residents and businesses from 9 am to
12 pm.
Clothing & American Flag
Disposal
Clothing is accepted at the SCMUA recycling
center. The clothing bins are located at the far
end of the recycling center. Worn American
Flags are also accepted at the recycling center.
The bin for flags is located next to the can for
household batteries.
Recycling Poem Contest
Used Motor Oil, Oil Filters
& Antifreeze
These may be brought to the SCMUA recycling
center. Up to 5 gallons per day will be
accepted. There is no charge for disposal at
the SCMUA.
Compact Fluorescent
Light Bulbs
Have you started using compact fluorescent
light (CFL) bulbs? Wonder what to do with
them when they burn out so the mercury
contained in the bulb will not be released into
the environment?
Residents and businesses can now bring their
compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs to Home
Depot for safe disposal. There is a bulb
receptacle just inside the entrance to the
store. Place your unbroken bulb in the plastic
bag provided and deposit it into the
receptacle.
CFL’s uses less energy and
disposing of them safely does not pollute.
Win-win!
Fluorescent Lamp
Collection Program
Residents can bring up to 10 straight
fluorescent lamps to the Convenience Center
at the SCMUA landfill for safe collection.
Businesses and larger quantities should obtain
information from the Lafayette Township
recycling coordinator, the main scale house the
landfill or call 973-579-6998 x 107.
SCUMA Information
You may also bring your recyclables to the
SCMUA recycling center, located on Route 94,
just north of the intersection of Routes 15
and 94. Monday through Saturday from 7
am to 2 pm. SCMUA’s phone number is 973579-6998.
If there is inclement weather, please listen
for changes or cancellations on 102.3 FM,
103.7 FM, and 1360 AM.
If you bring your trash to the SCMUA landfill,
please look for separate containers at the
convenience center for propane tanks, car
batteries, tires, electronics and metals.
2010 CLOSED DATES
1/1/10 New Years Day
2/15/10 President's Day
5/31/10 Memorial Day
7/5/10 Independence Day
9/6/10 Labor Day
10/11/10/ Columbus Day
11/11/10 Veteran's Day
11/25/10 Thanksgiving Day
12/25/10 Christmas Day
In May 0f 2009 Lafayette Township 4th, 5th and 6th
grade students were asked to participate in a
statewide poetry contest. The subject of the poems was the promotion of recycling principles and
practices. The winners would have their poems displayed on a statewide 2010 calendar encouraging
recycling practices in our communities. The poems submitted primarily by the 4th grade class were
well done, showing an awareness of the impact of recycling to our surroundings and the
environment. Although we did not have a winning poem, the children had a wonderful time learning
about our environment and ways to reduce, reuse and recycle.
Congratulations to all of the participants. Great Job!
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Schedule for residential curbside pick-u
up
Route 1
Alpine Court
Beaver Run Road
Country Squire Lane
Day Road
Dennis Road
Ice Plant Road
Ice Plant Spur Road
Lantz Road
Lewisburg Road
Little Road
Meadow Ridge Lane
Monroe Road
Old Statesville Quarry Road
Pelletown Road
Pond School Road
Sophie Court
Stateville Quarry Road
Van Sickle Road
Voight Lane
William Way
Recyclable Materials
Route 2
Brandywine Court
Cedar Ridge Road
Cliffview Drive
Decker Road
Fiddlers Way
Garrison Road
Hampton Heights Road
Indian Terrace
Limecrest / Randazzo Road
McCload Road
Meadows Road
Millpond Drive
Morris Farm Road
Mullen Lane
Mud Cut Road
Old Beaver Run Road
Patricia Land
Pierce Road
Race Road
Route 15
Route 94
Route 206 2306
Snover Road
Sunset Inn Road
Thomas Road
Valley View Road
Village Drive
Violet Trail
Warbasse Junction Road
Close the Loop
There are so many things
now that are made, at least in
part, with materials that we
all have recycled. So next
time you are at the store,
consider closing the
loop and buying
products made of
recycled materials.
ß
Place recyclable materials and trash at your curb no
later than 7:30 am on your pickup days. Recyclables
must be placed in sturdy containers no larger that 30
gallons. Mixed paper and magazines may be placed
together in brown paper bags. Trash limit is three
35 gallon bags or containers each week. You
may put 3 trash bags in one oversized container.
These oversized containers must be no taller than a
35 gallon can and the bags must be securely closed.
Maximum weight for each container or bag is 50
pounds. When disposing saw dust, wood stove ash,
floor sweepings, and vacuum cleaner contents, place
them in a bag before placing them in a trash can.
Animal waste must be double bagged. Containers
30 gallons or larger set out for pickup must have
handles.
Please be sure trash and recycling
containers are clearly visible from the road. If there
is inclement weather, please listen for changes or
cancellations on 102.3 FM, 103.7 FM and 1360 AM.
á
Printed on Recycled Paper
Rinse all aluminum, steel cans, glass and
plastic bottles and jugs. Jars have an opening
roughly the same size as the bottom. Bottles
have an opening smaller than the bottom.
Jugs have a smaller opening than the bottom
and usually have a handle.
Lids must be placed securely on recycling
bins or containers or recyclables must be
weighted to prevent them from blowing in the
wind. If recyclables are not secured and
repeatedly cause a litter problem, violators
will be fined.
Steel and Aluminum Cans
T DO recycle food and beverage cans only
T DO commingle with glass and plastic containers
X DON’T remove labels from cans
X DON’T recycle paint, chemical or spray cans
Glass
T DO remove neck rings and caps and dispose of
these in trash
T DO commingle with cans and plastic containers
X DON’T remove labels
X DON’T recycle flat glass, mirrors, light bulbs,
blue glass, ceramics or windows
Plastic Containers
T Do recycle all rinsed plastic containers with codes
between 1 (PETE) and 7 (OTHER) included
T DO commingle with cans and glass
ßß
1
7
PETE
OTHER
X DON’T recycle plastic toys
X DON’T recycle bottles marked #7 PLA.
Newspapers
T DO cross tie in stacks no more than 1 foot high
X DON’T put newspapers in paper or plastic bags,
they WILL NOT be taken
Chipboard (Flat Cardboard)
T DO flatten chipboard boxes
T DO recycle with magazines, mixed paper, junk
mail OR corrugated cardboard
X DON’T put chipboard in plastic bags, they
WILL NOT be taken
X DON’T recycle wax coated boxes
2010 Solid Waste And Recycling Pick-u
up Calendar
MONTH
ROUTE 1 TRASH
ROUTE 2 TRASH
ROUTE 1
RECYCLING
ROUTE 2
RECYCLING
January
4, 11, 19, 25
6, 13, 20, 27
5
19
February
1, 8, 16, 22
3, 10, 17, 24
2
16
March
1, 8, 15, 22, 29
3, 10, 17, 24, 31
2
16
April
5, 12, 19, 26
7, 14, 21, 28
6
20
May
3, 10, 17, 24
5, 12, 19, 26
4
18
June
1, 7, 14, 21, 28
2, 9, 16, 23, 30
1
15
July
6, 12, 19, 26
7, 14, 21, 28
6
20
August
2, 9, 16, 23, 30
4, 11, 18, 25
3
17
September
7, 13, 20, 27
1, 8, 15, 22, 29
7
21
October
4, 12, 18, 25
6, 13, 20, 27
5
19
November
1, 8, 15, 22, 29
3, 10, 17, 24
2
16
December
6, 13, 20, 27
1, 8, 15, 22, 29
7
21
Magazines & Mixed Paper
T DO recycle junk mail, manila file folders,
copier paper, FAX paper, mixed office paper,
catalogues, soft covered workbooks,
paperback books, white and yellow writing
paper, carbonless paper, construction paper
without glue or sparkles, index cards, gift
wrapping paper, phone books and hard
bound books with cover removed
T DO include flat cardboard
T DO bag shredded paper
T DO cross tie magazines
T DO set out loose paper, shredded paper,
junk mail in secured paper bags. Bags must
be tied in such a manner that they may
easily be opened, but will not open when
lifted.
T DO make sure bags are somehow weighted
or put in a container so they will not blow
away
X DON’T put paper out in plastic bags
X DON’T include newspaper, carbon paper,
accordion files or booklets with plastic rings
with the magazines and mixed paper.
Corrugated Cardboard &
Kraft (Brown Paper) Bags
T DO flatten cardboard boxes and cross tied
OR place flattened corrugated inside a large
corrugated cardboard box
X DON’T recycle wax coated boxes
Large Brown Paper Bags
The paper material that can be combined
together must be contained in a brown paper
bag. The exception is magazines, which may
be stacked and cross tied together. Stores in
the area sell large brown paper leaf bags.
These are useful for large amounts of
recyclable paper.
Household Batteries
T DO recycle AA, AAA, C, D, 9 Volt, Button and
Lithium type batteries
X DON’T commingle batteries
X DON’T set out automotive batteries for pick
up
NEW US DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION
(DOT) REGULATIONS FOR COLLECTING
AND MANAGING HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES
All rechargeable, button cell and Lithium
batteries will be required to have the terminal
ends covered by taping them or placing them
in separate plastic bags.
(Bags will be
available at the SCMUA recycle center.)
Alkaline batteries do not need to have the
terminal ends covered.
Batteries can be brought to the SCMUA
recycling collection site during regular hours of
operation and placed in the marked container
for proper disposal.
Leaves, Grass Clippings,
Brush & Plants
These may be composted in your yard or you
may bring them to the SCMUA compost center.
If brought in a truck, you will be charged for
the disposal.
SCMUA Events
Held At The Recycling Center
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS
WASTE DAYS
6/5/10/ & 11/6/10
See Web site for materials
and quantities accepted.
ELECTRONIC WASTE
RECYCLING DAYS
5/1/10 & 10/2/10
Limit 5 items per vehicle.
(Scale charge for larger quantities)
MONTHLY MEDICAL WASTE
COLLECTION
1st Thursday of every month
10:00am - 12:00pm
Fee charged by vendor.
MONTHLY SHREDDING SERVICE
3rd Friday of every month
9:00am - 12:00pm
$6.00 per 40 lb box - no limit
Household Hazardous
Waste Days
This program is available to Sussex county
residents, local school districts, municipalities
and county agencies. Residents may bring up
to 100 pounds of dry household hazardous
waste materials, 25 fluorescent bulk and / or
10 gallons of liquid waste free of charge.
Examples of waste that you may bring include:
lead and oil based paints, stains, paint thinner,
ammonia, driveway sealer, lighter fluid,
printing ink, fuel oils, brake fluid, lubricants,
pool chemicals, chlorine, mercury, acids and
fluorescent bulbs.
Electronic Waste Days
Residents may bring up to 5 items per vehicle.
(Scale charge for larger quantities). Examples
of e-waste include computer systems, printers,
televisions, VCR’s DVD and CD players, fax
machines, copiers, radio and stereo
equipment, cell phone and other electronic
media devices.
Document Destruction
Have your documents professionally shredded.
Cost is $6.00 per box (up to 40 pounds). No
limit on the number of boxes. Open to Sussex
County residents and businesses from 9 am to
12 pm.
Clothing & American Flag
Disposal
Clothing is accepted at the SCMUA recycling
center. The clothing bins are located at the far
end of the recycling center. Worn American
Flags are also accepted at the recycling center.
The bin for flags is located next to the can for
household batteries.
Recycling Poem Contest
Used Motor Oil, Oil Filters
& Antifreeze
These may be brought to the SCMUA recycling
center. Up to 5 gallons per day will be
accepted. There is no charge for disposal at
the SCMUA.
Compact Fluorescent
Light Bulbs
Have you started using compact fluorescent
light (CFL) bulbs? Wonder what to do with
them when they burn out so the mercury
contained in the bulb will not be released into
the environment?
Residents and businesses can now bring their
compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs to Home
Depot for safe disposal. There is a bulb
receptacle just inside the entrance to the
store. Place your unbroken bulb in the plastic
bag provided and deposit it into the
receptacle.
CFL’s uses less energy and
disposing of them safely does not pollute.
Win-win!
Fluorescent Lamp
Collection Program
Residents can bring up to 10 straight
fluorescent lamps to the Convenience Center
at the SCMUA landfill for safe collection.
Businesses and larger quantities should obtain
information from the Lafayette Township
recycling coordinator, the main scale house the
landfill or call 973-579-6998 x 107.
SCUMA Information
You may also bring your recyclables to the
SCMUA recycling center, located on Route 94,
just north of the intersection of Routes 15
and 94. Monday through Saturday from 7
am to 2 pm. SCMUA’s phone number is 973579-6998.
If there is inclement weather, please listen
for changes or cancellations on 102.3 FM,
103.7 FM, and 1360 AM.
If you bring your trash to the SCMUA landfill,
please look for separate containers at the
convenience center for propane tanks, car
batteries, tires, electronics and metals.
2010 CLOSED DATES
1/1/10 New Years Day
2/15/10 President's Day
5/31/10 Memorial Day
7/5/10 Independence Day
9/6/10 Labor Day
10/11/10/ Columbus Day
11/11/10 Veteran's Day
11/25/10 Thanksgiving Day
12/25/10 Christmas Day
In May 0f 2009 Lafayette Township 4th, 5th and 6th
grade students were asked to participate in a
statewide poetry contest. The subject of the poems was the promotion of recycling principles and
practices. The winners would have their poems displayed on a statewide 2010 calendar encouraging
recycling practices in our communities. The poems submitted primarily by the 4th grade class were
well done, showing an awareness of the impact of recycling to our surroundings and the
environment. Although we did not have a winning poem, the children had a wonderful time learning
about our environment and ways to reduce, reuse and recycle.
Congratulations to all of the participants. Great Job!
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LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP
33 MORRIS FARM ROAD
LAFAYETTE, NJ 07848
BULK RATE
US POSTAGE
PAID
SPARTA, NJ
PERMIT # 114
2009 Litter Pick - Up Weekend
Sponsored by Lafayette Preservation
Lafayette Resident
Rural Route and Box Holder
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Talking Trash 2010
Lafayette Township Municipal Building
33 Morris Farm Road, Lafayette, NJ 07848 • 973-383-1817 • Fax: 973-383-0566 • Office Hours: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Committee Members
Richard Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702-0718
George Sweeney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-8370
Richard Bruning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 875-1623
John D’Angeli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 875-6210
Gregory Corcoran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579-5612
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Tuesday
of each month at 7:30 pm
Municipal Clerk / Registrar
Anna Roase Fedish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
Email: [email protected]
Plumbing Inspector
James Cutler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
Superintendent of Roads
John D’Angeli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 875-6210
Welfare
Sussex Co. Social Services . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-3600
Sanitation Inspector
Sussex Co. Div. of Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579-0370
Emergency Management Coordinator
Richard Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702-0718
Tax Collector
Linda L. Pettenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
BOARD OF HEALTH
Stephanie Pizzulo, Secretary . . . . 383-1817
William Kaufman, Animal Control Officer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 948-6384
Meeting: 4th Monday of each quarter at 7:30 pm
Attorney
Roy E. Kurnos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539-1100
Clerk of the Municipal Court
Suzanne Oakley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 948-4045
Address: 151 US Hwy. 206
Augusta, NJ 07822 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fax: 948-4271
LAND USE BOARD
Kevin O’Leary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
Stephanie Pizzulo, Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
Meeting: 4th Thursday of each month at 7:30
pm
OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Wini Straub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
Kevin O’Leary, Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
Meeting: 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm
Tax Assessor
Maureen Kaman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
RECREATION COMMISSION
Kathy Reimels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1217
Meeting: 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 pm
Construction Official / Zoning Officer
Jeff Fette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Anne Hessler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 875-2359
Meeting: 3rd Monday of each month at
7:00 pm at the Township School
Engineer
Michael S. Finelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 908-835-9500
Judge
James Devine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-6640
Fire SubCode Official
William Paterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
Paulinskill River
Clean-U
Up
KEEP THIS
NOTICE
FOR
REFERENCE
Road Foreman
William Macko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-8809
Finance Officer
Gail Magura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-1817
(All meetings, unless otherwise noted, are held at the Municipal Building)
It was a beautiful weekend and we had a very good
turn out with approximately 200 adults and children
participating in litter weekend. Again this year, we had
a lot of adults without children in the Lafayette school
who participate in cleaning up our roadsides, as well as
some high school students doing their community
service.
This year we had two classes with 100% participation
and we gave away 20 individual prizes. These prizes
were $ 5.00 gift cards to the local DQ. We raffled five
$ 25.00 gift cards to adults who participated in litter
weekend. If you haven't
participated lately or you
have never participated
before, why not join us
in April? The date for 2010 Litter Pick Up
Weekend is April 24th and 25th. Check your
mailbox in March for information.
Getting something
for nothing?!
That’s what it says, “Getting something
for nothing.” It’s true. There are ways
of getting rid of things you no longer
want, but are still useful, without
sending
them
to
the
landfill.
Freecycle.org
has
three
groups
operating in Sussex County.
You
register with a group (or groups) and
start posting the things you no longer
need and checking the listings for things
that you need. There is no money
exchanged.
All articles are given.
Cragslist.com also has listings for free
items. For specific information, go to
the websites. Some newspapers have a
“Free” section in the classifieds. Check
these out before you throw it out
High Point High School Outdoor Recreation Club
has joined in the Adopt- A- Spot Clean Communities
Program and cleaned the Paulinskill River
which runs through the center of Lafayette.
Teachers from the High School Ed Blevins
(pictured above with his son), David Rupert
and Brian Emma together with numerous
students spent two days working to remove
illegally discarded debris from the river.
The huge pile of trash was then removed by
the Lafayette Township DPW for proper
disposal.
Thanks to everyone involved in this effort to
keep our environment clean and natural.
Lafayette Township Homeowners
to Receive Reusable Grocery Bags
If you have not picked up your green "Lafayette
Township Recycles" reusable grocery bags,
please see Anna Rose Fedish, Stephanie Pizzulo
or Linda Pettenger at the Municipal Building to
receive four bags. The bags can hold up to 40
lbs, and that is the equivalent capacity of three
plastic bags.
The Earthwise shopping bags are durable,
practical and an environmentally friendly
alternative to the plastic and paper bags found
at local grocers, retail and department stores.
The average American household uses
approximately 900 plastic bags per year. This
adds up to 100 billion plastic shopping bags used
in households across the
country that continue to
fill our landfill capacity.
Reusable bags help
reduce waste and
pollution from plastic
and paper bags, and
promote
earth
c o n s c i o u s
alternatives. This is
the reason that we all
should "Choose to
Reuse". ™
Trash Into Cash
Turn your trash into cash by having a
garage sale, or by donating
your items to any of the following:
GOOD USED ITEMS:
e The Lafayette Center Preservation
Foundation 973-383-5801
(NO clothes, please)
e Lafayette EMS 973-875-3454
(NO clothes, please)
NEW AND / OR
GOOD USED CLOTHING:
e Children’s Quality Consignments, 6
Main Street, Branchville 973-948-7775
(you get CASH back for your good
quality clothing)
e Church Mouse Thrift Shop, Sparta
United Methodist Church
973-729-7773 (Wed / Sat, 10-2;
Thurs, 16-5; Fri, 1-4)
e Beehive Thrift Shop, 123 Spring
Street, Newton 973-383-1228
e Used clothing bin at AG Pizza in
Lafayette (takes clothing, shoes, and
linens)
USED TOWELS / BLANKETS:
e Father John’s Animal House, 50
Father John’s Lane, Lafayette
973-300-5909
USED HOUSEHOLD:
e Church Mouse Thrift Shop, Sparta UMC
e Beehive Thrift Shop, Newton
e Sunshine Thrift Store,
Lafayette Federated Church
e Salvation Army, 15 Cork Hill Road,
Franklin 973-827-0102 (also takes
furniture and will pick up)
e Sussex County Habitat for Humanity
ReStore 973-948-4850 (also takes
furniture and will pick up)
USED BOOKS:
e Sussex County Library - some of the
libraries have used book sales
throughout the year - Main Branch
973-948-3660
e Annie’s Book Stop, Branchville or
Sussex 973-948-3111 or
973-875-2225
USED CELL PHONES:
e DASI, Newton, NJ 973-579-2386
e Stop and Shop - Used cell phone bin is
at the Courtesy Counter
PRINTER CARTRIDGES:
e Don’t forget to return your used
printer cartridge in the envelope that
comes with your new cartridge
e Lafayette Township School
973-875-3344
e Staples accepts HP, Dell, Lexmark and
Kodak ink cartridges and you get \
$3.00 in Staples Rewards for each
cartridge
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