Responding to requests from residents for additional pickups, Princeton’s Public Works department has added an extra week of municipal-wide brush collection for the week of November 16. In addition, the town will add two extra weeks in July 2016 and another brush collection in October 2016.

“We’re always looking to improve service,” said Bob Hough, Princeton’s director of Infrastructure and Operations, at Princeton Council’s meeting on Monday. “We know there was concern about going from October to January without any brush collection.”

Any brush that is put out by 7 a.m. on Monday, November 16 will get picked up during the week. The collection will not be done section by section, but will take place town-wide through the week. “We will basically flood the community with our staff,” Mr. Hough said. “We’ll have eight days to do the sweep.”

Residents will be reminded of the additions through robo-calls and other notifications.

In January, Christmas tree and brush collections will be divided into sections for the first week of the month. For the ensuing three weeks, collections will be done town-wide. There are no collections in February. Annual brush and bagged leaves are picked up starting at the end of March and continue through the end of June.

Hearing from residents that it is too long to wait until August to resume pickups, the town has added the weeks of July 5 and 25, Mr. Hough said. Since consolidation of the former borough and township, there have been some challenges in coordinating collections. “We’ve learned a lot this year,” Mr. Hough told Council. “Finally the old borough guys know the township roads, and the old township guys know the borough.”

Mayor Liz Lempert stressed that residents learn about “leave the leaves” and other sustainable practices that help lawns while reducing the amount of leaves to be collected. Mr. Hough added that residents who have gotten rid of their land lines remember to register their cell phones in order to receive robo-calls from the town.

Councilwoman Jo Butler suggested that Princeton Community Television do a video segment showing people how to separate leaves and brush. Leaves can be turned into compost, while brush becomes mulch. But they must be kept separate. “People don’t seem to understand the fundamentals of leaf and brush collection,” Ms. Butler said, adding to Mr. Hough, “You’d be perfect to star in the video.”