Ridgewood Cracking Down On Leaf Collection Violators

Ridgewood officials are cracking down on homeowners who do not adhere to the rules regarding putting leaves out to the curb to be collected.

State regulations state that leaves cannot be put out more than seven days prior the scheduled collection date.

This season, residents have reported violations to Ridgewood officials, who chose to issue warnings rather than summonses. This was due to the fact that residents would have been required to appear in municipal court.

Now that the second round of leaf collections are underway, summonses will be issued, said Roberta Sonenfeld, village manager. Violators will not be required to appear in court.

As of Friday, nearly 23,000 yards of debris have been collected, or nearly 60 percent of the total amount of debris collected last year; 35 percent of the debris collected to date have come from Area B.

Free lawn and leaf bags can be picked up at the recycling center for residents who like to use them rather than bring the leaves to the curb.