Maurice River Township - Trash & Recycle Information

590 Main Street
P.O. Box 218
Leesburg, NJ 08327

Phone: 856-785-1120
Fax: 856-785-1974

Hours: Mon. - Fri.
9:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Proper Trash Collection & Recycling Procedures

VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGES FOR ALL RESIDENTS

Trash & Recycling Curbside Pickup will change to Thursdays effective January 1st, 2007. Trash pickup will be every Thursday. Recyclable pickup in the northern and southern sections of the township will continue on an alternating week basis, also on Thursdays. Bulky appliance and tire pickup will continue to be the last Wednesday of each month.
**See 2007 Recycling Calendar. Note: In November, due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, Trash & Recyclables will be picked up on Friday, 11/23/07.

2007 Household Hazardous Waste/Electronic Days

April 21^st in Millville
June 9^th in Bridgeton
September 15^th in Vineland

Trash Collection Procedure

All trash should be bagged no heavier than 40 lbs.
Bags should be placed curbside the evening before scheduled pick-up time.
If you are using a plastic container to hold the bags, the container must have handles and should NEVER be as large as a 55 gallon drum.
In most circumstances there should never be nore than 10 bags placed curbside each week. Special house projects may warrant the rental of a dumpster at the residents expense.
Disposal of any debris generated by a Contractor is the sole responsibility of the contractor.
Large windows and doors must have glass removed before putting curbside. The glass is to be placed in a carboard box marked "Broken Glass".
Carpet is to be cut into 4 foot lengths, rolled and tied, again no heavier than 40 lbs.
Cardboard recycling drop-off site behind Municipal garage. ONLY FLATTEND CORRUGATED CARDBOARD MAY BE PUT IN THE BLUE CONTAINERS. Unacceptable items whcich are not recyclable are as follows: cereal boxes, shoeboxes, waxed boxes, chipboard, Styrofoam, plastic six pack holders, plastic bags, paper bags and food boxes.

Recycle & Bulk Pickup Information

Curbside every Thursday - This includes trash, furniture, mattresses, etc.

Appliances & Tires:

Curbside - last wednesday of each month. Maximum of 4 tires per household per month, off rims. Appliances with freon (refrigerator, AC, freezers) must be called in to the Municipal Hall at least one week prior to pickup date. Do not put appliances with freon curbside before calling 785-1120 Ext. 111.

Recyclable's Collection

Curbside - every other Thursday. Red recycling containers are available at the Municipal Hall for a fee. recycling stickers are available FREE to identify your own recycling containers.
All empty trash containers should be removed from curbside within 12 hours of trash removal.

What To Recycle:

GLASS - clear, green and brown food containers and beverage bottles and jars. ONLY the color glass listed.
ALUMINUM, TIN and BIMETAL cans which contained food and beverages.
PLASTIC soda bottles - clear and green and half gallon milk and water containers. All plastic containers with a 1 or 2 on the bottom.
NEWSPAPERS only.
AEROSOL CANS can now be recycled!
CARDBOARD recycling drop-off site behind Municipal garage. ONLY FLATTENED CORRUGATED CARDBOARD MAY BE PUT IN THE BLUE CONTAINERS. Unacceptable items whcich are not recyclable are as follows: cereal boxes, shoeboxes, waxed boxes, chipboard, Styrofoam, plastic six pack holders, plastic bags, paper bags and food boxes.

How To Recycle:

PREPARE your materials by removing caps and lids. No need to remove rings from bottles.
RINSE - use as little water as possible. In cases of sticky substances, such as, peanut butter, clean sufficiently not to draw insects or rodents.
Only items that have a number 1 or number 2 in the bottom are recyclable.
Use the proper red recycling bucket to avoid problems with pick-up.
NEWSPAPERS - should no longer be put in brown paper bags. They should be bundled & tied..
CARDBOARD - must be broken down and bundled.
COMMINGLE - put ALL recyclable's except newspaper and cardboard into one convenient container!

The Following Items Can NOT Be Recycled:

Aluminum foil
Ceramics
Corning Ware glass
Drinking glasses
Light bulbs
Mirrors
Motor oil containers
Paint cans
Pie plates, etc.
Pots-n-Pans
Styrofoam
Tupperware toys
Window glass

2007 Trash & Recycling Collection Schedule
Pickup Day Changed To Thrusday effective January 1st, 2007

To download the 2007 schedule, "Click Here".
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