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Residents praise Green Team recycling events; council hears community suggestions
Summary
Public commenters reported the Green Team collected 1.1 tons at a pumpkin collection, launched holiday lights recycling, and proposed monthly Styrofoam and vegetative waste collections; the council and staff thanked volunteers and discussed partnering with neighboring towns.
During the reopened public‑comment period, Mark of the Green Team told council members the group collected 1.1 tons of pumpkins, gourds and related organic material at a recent event and is expanding its efforts to vegetative and food waste collection. He said Upper Saddle River and Ramsey representatives agreed to a joint monthly Styrofoam collection, and the library and high school will host holiday‑lights recycling bins.
Council members and residents thanked volunteers and several local businesses for supporting collections; Bruce Rosler was singled out for providing space and assistance for transfers to the borough composting process. Walter Wood and another resident encouraged broader publicity for the recycling events.
Greg Anderson, sworn in earlier as temporary fire chief, also used public comment to urge residents to practice water conservation because of wildfire threats and recommended a reverse‑911 notification and suspension of outdoor burning during high‑risk periods.
The council acknowledged the community initiatives and said staff will continue to coordinate logistics with volunteers and neighboring municipalities. Specific funding or program schedules beyond announced collection dates were not detailed in the meeting record.
