E-mail our Public Works Department Regular household garbage in the Borough of Hightstown is collected every Thursday morning by Republic Services. White goods, appliances, outdoor grills, and metal objects are picked up on the first Wednesday of each month, by appointment, by the Borough's Public Works Department. Please note that refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, or anything containing freon will not be picked up unless we receive certification of freon evacuation. Furniture, odds and ends, and household junk are picked up by the Borough's Public Works department on the first and second Friday of each month, by appointment. No construction debris, scrap wood, wallboard, ceiling tiles, fencing, etc. will be picked up.
Homeowners are responsible for disposing of all construction debris.
Stumps no thicker than 36 diameter are picked up by appointment on the last Monday of the month. General yard debris, rakings, sticks, twigs, sticker balls, weeds with sod, and bush trimmings too small for the chipper are picked up by appointment every Tuesday between April and October. Yard waste must be in open containers. This does not include grass and leaves. Rake to curbside.