Public Works Department
Scott Hutchins
Public Works Director
(973) 361-8444 x2758
Public Works Director
(973) 361-8444 x2758
Public Works Director
(973) 366-2155
Every year the Water Department publishes a drinking water quality report. This report is designed to inform you about the water that is delivered from the Borough. The goal is to provide residents with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. We continually make efforts to improve the water treatment process and to protect our water resources. To view the report for 2020 with results from 2019 click here.
Free yard waste bags for Wharton Residents are available at the Recycling Center.
If you have questions about yard waste pick up please call the DPW at 973-361-8444 x2758.
Every Spring & Fall the Borough flushes the hydrants. The date this will be done will be printed in the newspaper and posted on the Borough's social media accounts. You may experience a discoloration of your water after the flushing is done. To avoid any problems let your water run a few minutes before using.
Sewer back-ups are usually a result of grease build up in the sewer lines. To avoid this problem, please do not pour grease, oil or other foreign items down the drain or in the toilet. Discard in a container and dispose of in your regular garbage. A charge will be imposed on anyone found to be pouring grease or oil into the sewer system.
ATLANTA PLACE
BAKER AVE. ( Lafayette St. to Princeton)
BERMINGHAM LANE
CLAY STREET
COLUMBIA STREET
CORNELL STREET
CUTLER STREET
DENISON WAY
DEWEY AVE. EAST & WEST
DIVISION STREET, SOUTH
DOWNS AVE.
E. CENTRAL AVE. ( Lafayette St. to Princeton)
EAST STERLING STREET
EAST UNION TURNPIKE
EAST VIEW
EILEEN COURT
ELIZABETH STREET
FORD AVE.
GROVER ROAD
HIGH STREET
HILLSIDE TERRACE
HUFF STREET
JACKSON AVE.
KICE AVE.
KITCHELL AVE.
LAFAYETTE ST (Columbia St. to Central Ave)
LANE WAY
LANGDON AVE.
LAUREL STREET
LEHIGH STREET
LOWE STREET
LUXEMBURG AVE.
MAIN ST. (Rt. 15 to Pine St.)
MEADOW AVE.
MICHIGAN AVE.
MT. PLEASANT LANE
NEWTON PLACE
N. ELK AVE.
OAKHURST LANE
ORANGE STREET
PARK STREET
PHYLLIS STREET
PRINCETON AVE.
ROUTE 15
RACINE STREET
ROSS STREET
RUTGERS STREET
STICKLE AVE.
SUMMIT AVE.
SUNSET DRIVE
TERRY LANE
TOP SIDE
TREE TOPS
UPPER WAY
WABASH AVE.
WALNUT STREET
W. UNION TURNPIKE
WEST VIEW
WILCOX AVE.
WILLIAM STREET
AMERICAN LEGION
ANDERSON ROAD
BAKER AVE. (Thomas St. to Lafayette St.)
BARTEK LANE
BIRCH STREET
BURNS STREET
CAMBRIDGE ROAD
CHURCH STREET
CLARENCE STREET
CRATER AVE.
CROSS STREET
CURTIS STREET
DESZO AVE.
DIVISION STREET, NORTH
E. CENTRAL AVE. (Main St to Lafayette St.)
ELM STREET
FERN AVE.
FERN HILL ROAD
GALLAGHER LANE
GARDEN AVE.
GROVE STREET
HANCE STREET
HURD STREET
IRONDALE ROAD
KOSSUTH STREET
LAFAYETTE ST. (Fern Ave to Central Ave.)
LOWRY AVE.
MAIN STREET (Pine Street to Rt. 46)
MAPLE TERRACE
MILL STREET
MT. PLEASANT AVE.
OAK LANE
OAK STREET
OLD IRONDALE ROAD
ORCHARD STREET
OXFORD ROAD
PINE STREET
PORT ORAM DRIVE
POTTER LANE
ROBERT STREET
SECOND STREET
SHERWOOD PLACE
SPRING STREET
ST. MARY’S STREET
THEODORE STREET
THIRD STREET
THOMAS STREET
TROWBRIDGE LANE
UNION STREET
WASHINGTON STREET
W. CENTRAL (Dewey Ave.. to Main St.)
WEST STERLING STREET
WHARTON SCHOOL
The items below can be picked up with the appropriate sticker. All stickers are available at Town Hall.
Bulk Items
Items with Freon (Refrigerators, Freezers, and Air Conditioners)
Tires
Electronic Waste
Recycling is picked up every other Monday by the Morris County MUA. 2020 dates can be found in your 2020 calendar.
MORRIS COUNTY MUA ISSUES NEW GUIDELINES ON PLASTIC RECYCLING
Only Plastic Containers Coded 1,2, and 5 Accepted
The Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority is announcing an important 2019 change in its plastic container recycling rules for its single stream curbside recycling program.
Starting this month, only plastic containers (bottles and non-bottle) coded 1,2, and 5 are acceptable in residential curbside recycling.
Look for the recycling symbol on the bottom of the plastic container, advised Morris County’s Recycling Coordinator Liz Sweedy.
The MCMUA’s guidelines apply to the following 20 municipalities, which have MUA curbside pickup: Boonton, Boonton Township, Chatham Borough, Chatham Township, Chester Borough, Denville, East Hanover, Florham Park, Hanover, Mine Hill, Morris Plains, Netcong, Pequannock, Rockaway Borough, Wharton, and the recycling depots in Harding, Mt. Arlington, Randolph, Rockaway Township, and Washington Township. ***
Acceptable plastic bottle/containers include the following:
Due to restrictions imposed by China on imported recycling commodities, the MCMUA’s market has been negatively impacted, and some plastic containers are no longer accepted in the curbside program.
Unacceptable plastic bottles/containers include the following:
“Plastic bottles and containers that are coded with the numbers 3,4,6,and 7 are not mandated recyclable materials in the Morris County Solid Waste Management Plan and are not acceptable in the MCMUA’s single-stream recycling program,’’ said Sweedy.
Morris County’s mandated recycling materials are plastic bottles and containers coded 1 and 2 (and containers coded #5 are being accepted), plus aluminum cans, glass bottles and jars, steel (tin) cans, newspaper, corrugated cardboard, mixed paper, and organics that include leaves, grass clippings, brush, logs, stumps, branches and tree parts.
The MCMUA also requests that residents make sure their recyclable items are empty, clean and dry before putting them at the curb in reusable containers (loose, and not in plastic bags). There is only one exception for use of plastic bags: shredded paper can be placed inside of translucent plastic bags.
When plastic grocery bags and other flexible plastic film gets to the recycling center, they can be caught in the machinery and cause delays and increased processing costs. Clean, dry plastic bags can be recycled at local stores that have designated drop-off bins for plastic bags.
For additional information about acceptable and unacceptable materials in the MCMUA’s “all-in-one’’ single-stream curbside recycling program, visit www.mcmua.com
The Wharton Recycling Center is open: