Phone: 201-794-5366
E-mail: litter@fairlawn.org
Introduction:
The Borough receives grant money from the State of New Jersey each year
for litter prevention and education. This grant is known as the Clean Communities
grant. The funds for this grant are collected by the State through a special tax on
common litter causing items including fast food, cigarettes, soft drinks and 12 other
items. The grant stipulates certain criteria must be completed such as two public lands
clean ups per year, adopt-a-highway or similar project and public education.
What has Fair Lawn done?
In previous years the Borough has met its obligations with respect to public lands clean up days
and public education. Educational programs have been presented to all elementary schools, storm
drain markers have been purchased and installation is ongoing, anti-litter signs and garbage cans
have been purchased and installed throughout the Borough.
In 2006 the first Resident's Guide to a Clean Community was printed and will be mailed to all residents. New informational brochures were created and are available to the public free of charge: Storm Drain Litter, Hazardous Waste Disposal, Sign Ordinance Regulations, and the Litter Marshal Program.
Fair Lawn's award winning Litter Marshal program now has over 100 volunteers reporting illegal dumpers and litter bugs. The Litter Marshal brochure is also available for download in PDF.
Three litter clean up days were held in 2008. Several hundred pounds of litter was collected by nearly five dozen volunteers. The 2009 Litter Clean Up Days have been announced.
Litter Patrol:
The Recycling Division oversees the Clean Communities program and as a result receives
persons sentenced to community service. These persons are then taken to areas known for
litter problems for clean up. To report a litter problem, e-mail the Recycling Division
at recycling@fairlawn.org.
A sign in the fight against litter. Signs denote when there is a
garbage can ahead so drivers do not have to throw litter on the ground.
These signs are installed along Route 4 (Broadway) and Route 208 ramps.