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Quadrant 3 (Southeast) Bulk Pickup Wednesday 7/19/23

There is a bulk pick-up in Quadrant 3 (Southeast) on Wednesday, July 19th, 2023.

Bulk garbage pickup is on schedule for all quadrants as listed on the 2023 Garbage & Recycling Pickup schedule calendars. Please reference your 2023 pickup calendar to the (B) pick up in your quadrant. 2023 garbage & recycling calendar can be found by clicking HERE.

As a reminder, please note:

-Bulk pickup is for residential purposes ONLY.

-The DPW does NOT pick up contractor debris, concrete, bricks, asphalt, rocks, mortar, stone, cultured stone or any stone-like materials, wet paint, chemicals, tires, fluorescent lightbulbs, vehicle batteries, rechargeable batteries, propane/fuel tanks, fire extinguishers, TVs, computer monitors, computer towers/computer CPUs, laptops, tablets, printers or fax machines.

-The limit per bulk day is 4 pieces of household furniture, 2 household appliances (ex. air conditioning (AC) unit), oven, washer, dryer, refrigerator (DOOR MUST BE OFF), and 1 carpet or rug that does not exceed 12 feet in length and/or 1 foot in diameter (including the pad) or a mixture of fragments from carpet or rug of said size. The DPW will not collect carpet removed professionally. 

-Water heaters must have borough-issued inspection stickers on them, or they will not be picked up. Please call the Building Department to schedule an inspection, 201-387-4055, option 4.

-Bulk may not be placed at the curb any earlier than 6:00pm the night before the scheduled bulk pick-up days. Bulk must be ready no later than 6:00am on the schedule day of the bulk pick-up.

-There is a bulk pick-up on scheduled bulk pick-up days ONLY. There are no special pick-ups. Please reference your 2023 pickup schedule calendar for the bulk (B) pickup day in your quadrant by clicking HERE.

-Please take the following items to a BCUA collection event: wet paint, chemicals, tires, fluorescent lightbulbs, vehicle batteries, rechargeable batteries, propane/fuel tanks, fire extinguishers, and electronics. For 2023 BCUA Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events and BCUA 2023 Tire Recycling/Electronics Recycling/Mobile Paper Shredding/Unwanted Medication Collection Event locations, dates, times and list of accepted items, please click HERE.

-The DPW does NOT collect bricks, mortar, stone, concrete, cultured stone, or any stone-like materials: the homeowner must dispose of these privately. All bulk refuse generated by a private contractor (construction debris), or trade waste generated by any business, shall be removed at their own expense and risk. 

-The following electronics ONLY are accepted at the Bergenfield DPW building: TVs, computer monitors, computer towers/computer CPUs, laptops, tablets, printers, and fax machines. The Bergenfield DPW is located at 198 N. Washington Ave, Bergenfield. Office hours are Mon-Fri 7:30am-3:00pm. The electronic drop off is closed on weekends and holidays. 

-PAINT must be dried solid and put out at the curb for bulk (B) pickup days ONLY with the lid off. Wet paint must be taken by the resident to a BCUA Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event. For 2023 BCUA Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events and BCUA 2023 Tire Recycling/Electronics/Mobile Paper Shredding/Unwanted Medication Collection Event locations, dates, times and list of accepted items, please click HERE.

-Vegetative waste (grass, leaves, shrubs, branches, yard waste) is NOT collected on bulk days. Please reference your 2023 pickup schedule calendar for the vegetative waste (V) pick up day in your quadrant. 

-For reference: Ord. No. 17-2517

*If you have any questions, please call the DPW office at 201-387-4055, option 3, Mon-Fri 7:00am-3:30pm (except for holidays as marked on your 2023 pickup schedule calendar) or send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

To add your cell phone and/or home number to the Borough's "robo call" important announcement phone call list, please email your name, address and phone number to the Bergenfield Office of Emergency Management (OEM) at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

BCUA (County) Recycling Event

Saturday 7/15/23

9:00am-3:00pm (rain or shine)

Bergen County Campgaw

Mountain Reservation 

200 Campgaw Road (ski area)

Mahwah

 

For 2023 Household Hazardous Waste Collection and 2023 BCUA Recycling collection event with locations, dates, times & list of accepted items, click HERE.

Quadrant 2 (Northwest) Bulk Pickup Wednesday July 12, 2023

There is a bulk pick-up in Quadrant 2 (Northwest) on Wednesday, July 12th, 2023.

Bulk garbage pickup is on schedule for all quadrants as listed on the 2023 Garbage & Recycling Pickup schedule calendars. Please reference your 2023 pickup calendar to the (B) pick up in your quadrant. 2023 garbage & recycling calendar can be found by clicking HERE.

As a reminder, please note:

-Bulk pickup is for residential purposes ONLY.

-The DPW does NOT pick up contractor debris, concrete, bricks, asphalt, rocks, mortar, stone, cultured stone or any stone-like materials, wet paint, chemicals, tires, fluorescent lightbulbs, vehicle batteries, rechargeable batteries, propane/fuel tanks, fire extinguishers, TVs, computer monitors, computer towers/computer CPUs, laptops, tablets, printers or fax machines.

-The limit per bulk day is 4 pieces of household furniture, 2 household appliances (ex. air conditioning (AC) unit), oven, washer, dryer, refrigerator (DOOR MUST BE OFF), and 1 carpet or rug that does not exceed 12 feet in length and/or 1 foot in diameter (including the pad) or a mixture of fragments from carpet or rug of said size. The DPW will not collect carpet removed professionally. 

-Water heaters must have borough-issued inspection stickers on them, or they will not be picked up. Please call the Building Department to schedule an inspection, 201-387-4055, option 4.

-Bulk may not be placed at the curb any earlier than 6:00pm the night before the scheduled bulk pick-up days. Bulk must be ready no later than 6:00am on the schedule day of the bulk pick-up.

-There is a bulk pick-up on scheduled bulk pick-up days ONLY. There are no special pick-ups. Please reference your 2023 pickup schedule calendar for the bulk (B) pickup day in your quadrant by clicking HERE.

-Please take the following items to a BCUA collection event: wet paint, chemicals, tires, fluorescent lightbulbs, vehicle batteries, rechargeable batteries, propane/fuel tanks, fire extinguishers, and electronics. For 2023 BCUA Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events and BCUA 2023 Tire Recycling/Electronics Recycling/Mobile Paper Shredding/Unwanted Medication Collection Event locations, dates, times and list of accepted items, please click HERE.

-The DPW does NOT collect bricks, mortar, stone, concrete, cultured stone, or any stone-like materials: the homeowner must dispose of these privately. All bulk refuse generated by a private contractor (construction debris), or trade waste generated by any business, shall be removed at their own expense and risk. 

-The following electronics ONLY are accepted at the Bergenfield DPW building: TVs, computer monitors, computer towers/computer CPUs, laptops, tablets, printers, and fax machines. The Bergenfield DPW is located at 198 N. Washington Ave, Bergenfield. Office hours are Mon-Fri 7:30am-3:00pm. The electronic drop off is closed on weekends and holidays. 

-PAINT must be dried solid and put out at the curb for bulk (B) pickup days ONLY with the lid off. Wet paint must be taken by the resident to a BCUA Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event. For 2023 BCUA Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events and BCUA 2023 Tire Recycling/Electronics/Mobile Paper Shredding/Unwanted Medication Collection Event locations, dates, times and list of accepted items, please click HERE.

-Vegetative waste (grass, leaves, shrubs, branches, yard waste) is NOT collected on bulk days. Please reference your 2023 pickup schedule calendar for the vegetative waste (V) pick up day in your quadrant. 

-For reference: Ord. No. 17-2517

*If you have any questions, please call the DPW office at 201-387-4055, option 3, Mon-Fri 7:00am-3:30pm (except for holidays as marked on your 2023 pickup schedule calendar) or send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

To add your cell phone and/or home number to the Borough's "robo call" important announcement phone call list, please email your name, address and phone number to the Bergenfield Office of Emergency Management (OEM) at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Sunshine Notice: Special Meeting 7/6/23

 

BOROUGH OF BERGENFIELD

MAYOR AND COUNCIL

 

SUNSHINE NOTICE -

SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING

JULY 6, 2023

The Mayor and Council will have a Special Public Meeting via Zoom on Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. to consider a resolution authorizing the Borough of Bergenfield Tax Collector to prepare and mail estimated tax bills in accordance with P.L. 1994 c.72.  The Zoom link is below and will be available on the Borough website with the agenda and resolution at the following link: www.bergenfield.com.  

Mayor and Council Special Meeting – Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.

Zoom Meeting Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87594927484?pwd=TFNyWFV4M2tVa1VwcVlQanZlRmhuQT09

Meeting ID: 875 9492 7484
Passcode: 534186

Formal action will be taken.

Bergen County Movie & Concert Series 2023

County Executive Jim Tedesco and the Board of County Commissioners announce the return of the Bergen County Movies and Music in the Park Summer Series. The series will feature 26 events at five locations across Bergen County beginning on July 6. All concerts and movies are free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets for viewing.
Four of the summer concerts will be held, in partnership with the Borough of North Arlington, at The Stage at Riverside County Park–South, the BRAND NEW community performance space.
 
Movies in the Park
 
Movie Schedule (All movies start at sunset, approximately 8:30pm)
 
Van Saun County Park – 216 Forest Avenue, Paramus
  • Friday, July 14 – Marcel: The Shell with Shoes On (Rated PG)
  • Friday, July 21 – Vivo (Rated PG)
  • Friday, July 28 – DC League of Super-Pets (Rated PG)
  • Friday, August 4 – The Bad Guys (Rated PG)
  • Wednesday, August 9 – Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Rated PG-13)
  • Friday, August 11 – Strange World (Rated PG)
  • Wednesday, August 16 – Top Gun: Maverick (Rated PG-13)
  • Friday, August 18 – Turning Red (Rated PG)
  • Wednesday, August 23 – The Woman King (Rated PG-13)
  • Friday, August 25 – Space Jam: A New Legacy (Rated PG)
Darlington Lake – 600 Darlington Ave, Mahwah
  • Wednesday, July 12 – Where the Crawdads Sing (Rated PG-13)
  • Wednesday, July 19 – Jungle Cruise (Rated PG-13)
Riverside County Park–South – 516 River Road, North Arlington
  • Wednesday, July 26 – Black Adam (Rated PG-13)
  • Wednesday, August 2 – Jurassic World Dominion (Rated PG-13)
 
Concert Schedule

The Amphitheater at Overpeck County Park – 199 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park

  • Thursday, July 20, 7:00pm – Mushmouth (Biggest Hits of the ‘70s, ‘80s, & ‘90s)
  • Thursday, July 27, 7:00pm – David Cedeño & His Orchestra (Variety of Latin Music)
  • Thursday, August 3, 7:00pm – The Chiclettes (Tribute to Decades of Female Artists)
  • Thursday, August 10, 7:00pm – Here’s Elton (Tribute to Elton John)

The Stage at Riverside County Park–South – 453 River Road, North Arlington

  • Thursday, July 6, 7:00pm – The Launch (Tribute to Boston, Styx, & Queen)
  • Tuesday, July 11, 7:00pm – Stan Zizka’s Del Satins (Doo-Wop)
  • Tuesday, July 25, 7:00pm – Let’s Groove Tonight (Tribute to Earth, Wind, & Fire)
  • Tuesday, August 8, 7:00pm – The Ronald Reagans: Big ‘80s Show (Biggest Hits of the ‘80s)

Music at the Barn – Wortendyke Barn Museum, 13 Pascack Road, Park Ridge

  • Sunday, July 30, 4:00pm – Dean Shot & His Dynamic Band (Jump Blues)
  • Sunday, August 27, 4:00pm – Matt Chertkoff Trio & Houston Person (Jazz)
  • Sunday, September 17, 4:00pm – Crash Gordon & Debra Dynamite with Dave Del Monte (Rockabilly)
  • Sunday, October 24, 1:00pm – The Cider Barn Band (13th Annual Bluegrass & Cider)
All events are weather permitting.

Bergenfield High School Graduation 2023

Congratulations to Bergenfield High School on their Eighty-First Annual Commencement Exercises Class of 2023 today!
Congratulations also to our graduates of Bergenfield Roy W. Brown Middle School. Create new memories as you progress into high school.
To all the graduates, best wishes for your next adventure, and continue to strive for excellence!BHSGrad2023.jpg

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