Recycling

Recycling items are collected curbside by Burlington County. Recycling is a state and local law. Please remember to do your part and recycle. Recycling saves you tax dollars. Strict penalties have recently been approved for non-compliance with State recycling regulations. See attachments below. 

Electronics:

  • Acceptable Items:  TV’s, computer components, printers, phones, cell phones, VCR’s, CD’s, DVD’s, small appliances, and rechargeable batteries.
  • Rules:  TV's must be taken to the County Landfill or the Goodwill on Route 38. See attachments below. 

Paper and Cardboard:

  • Acceptable Items:  Paper, magazines, newspaper, junk mail, paperback books, phone books, brown grocery bags and hardback books (if covers and spine are removed)
  • Rules:  All residents now have carts for paper and cardboard collection. Flatten cardboard, it can stick out the top of the cart. No cardboard will be collected unless it is in the cart.  Place your cart in the street against the curb or at the edge of your property.  An automated arm is collecting the carts. Place the cart with the lid opening facing the street.  Keep the cart away from obstacles including recycling buckets, mail boxes and parked cars.

Plastic, Glass and Cans:

  • Acceptable Items:  Aluminum & steel food and beverage cans, and plastic bottles (must have a #1, #2 or #5 symbol on bottom).
  • Rules:  Place recyclable plastics, glasses and cans in your blue recycling bucket and put at the curb.

Not Recyclable:

  • Non-Acceptable Items:  Pizza/food boxes, window/broken glass, packing materials (Styrofoam), bulky rigid plastics and used syringes - place them in a "Sharps" container. Shredded paper can no longer be recycled. See attachments below. Place shredded paper in bags and dispose during your regular trash collection. For more information on the disposal of shredded paper, see attachment below.  NO PLASTIC BAGS IN RECYCLING CARTS PLEASE!  IF YOUR BLUE CARTS ARE FOUND TO CONTAIN PLASTIC BAGS, THEY WILL NOT BE SERVICED.
  • Rules:  If your trash is found to contain any of the above items, it will not be collected, but will be left at the curb.  You will then be responsible for removing the recyclable items from your trash and it will not be picked up until you do so.  Our trash haulers will face stiff fines and penalties if they bring these items to the landfill in their trucks.  Check out this website for other recycling options.

November Recycling Tips                                           November Recycling Tips

 


 


2023 Recycling Collection Dates

Pick-up every other Friday, please refer to calendar.  Place recyclables at curb by 6:00 am.

  • January 6 & 20

  • February 3 & 17

  • March 3, 17 & 31

  • April 14 & 28

  • May 12 & 26

  • June 9 & 23

  • July 8 & 21

  • August 4 & 18

  • September 1, 15 & 29

  • October 13 & 27

  • November 10 & 25

  • December 8 & 22 

Recycling Hotline: (609) 267-6889 or recycling@otcbc.org.  This is the OTC hotline.  Please call or email if you have any problems or your recycling is not picked up. In addition, we have a recycling drop off at the Municipal building for large amounts.

Current Shredding Events: https://www.co.burlington.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/5734/Fall-2020-Paper...

RecycleCoach App:  An easy way to remember recycling dates! Information on App here.

Hazardous Waste Disposal: http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/6825/HazardousWasteFacility072017

Please see additional resources below!