IT’S OFFICIAL!
BURLINGTON
COUNTY
RECYCLING
GUIDELINES
AND SCHEDULE
February – December 2017
Put paper, flattened cardboard, empty, clean bottles & cans
all into your blue cart together!
Stop using the round recycling buckets if your town has carts.
Carts with trash or plastic bags will not be collected.
QUESTIONS?
For cart information or if your cart is damaged,
call your municipality.
Curbside Recycling Issues and Weather-Related Collection
Cancellations: 609-267-6889 • Email: [email protected]
General Recycling Information: 609-499-1001 ext. 271
Email: [email protected]
The County Board of Chosen Freeholders
fund your Recycling Program.
RECYCLING COUNTS!
Last year recycling saved towns
over $3 million in landfill fees.
PUT RECYCLING CURBSIDE BY 6AM
VISIT WWW.BURLCORECYCLES.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION
INCLUDING A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE RECYCLING CENTER!
The “Recycle Coach” App is here! Get local info on recycling & paper shredding events.
Get it Free on iTunes or Google Play.
PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY
NEEDLES ARE DANGEROUS!
Cart Placement Instructions
We are finding insulin needles on recycling sort lines –
PLEASE PROTECT OUR WORKERS –
3-5 Feet Clearance on All Sides of Recycling Cart
18 Feet Clearance
Above Recycling Cart
KEEP NEEDLES OUT OF RECYCLING
Safe Syringe Disposal Program –
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Lourdes Medical Center (Willingboro) 609-835-2900, Virtua Hospital
(Mt. Holly) 609-267-0700, and Virtua (Marlton) 856-355-6000 will
provide syringe disposal containers for a
one-time fee of $10.
EET
3F
3 FEET
5F
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Otherwise –
• Put needles in sturdy plastic container
• Put a warning label on container “Used Syringes”
• Seal bottle tightly with cap and duct tape
• Put in household trash – DO NOT RECYCLE
Place cart at curb with front of cart facing street.
OTC is not responsible for property damage due to improper cart placement.
Improperly placed carts may not be serviced.
BURLINGTON COUNTY REGIONAL CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM
RECYCLING DATES FOR PAPER, CARDBOARD, BOTTLES & CANS
MONDAY
Bordentown City,
Bordentown Twp.,
Chesterfield, Fieldsboro Borough,
Florence, Mansfield
Eastampton,
Lumberton,
Mt. Holly,
Southampton
Beverly, Delanco,
Edgewater Park,
Willingboro
February 9, 23
February 6, 20
August 7, 21
February 13, 27
August 14, 28
March 6, 20
September 5, 18
March 13, 27
April 3, 17
October 2, 16, 30
April 10, 24
September 11, 25 March 9, 23
April 6, 20
October 9, 23
May 1, 15, 30
November 13, 27
May 8, 22
November 6, 20
May 4, 18
June 12, 26
December 11, 26
June 5, 19
December 4, 18
June 2, 15, 29
TUESDAY
Medford Lakes,
Medford Twp.,
Shamong
August 8, 22
February 14, 28
August 1, 15, 29
March 7, 21
September 6, 19
March 14, 28
April 4, 18
October 3, 17, 31
April 11, 25
May 2, 16, 31
November 14, 28
June 13, 27
December 12, 27
August 3, 17, 31
September 8, 21
March 2, 16, 30
September 14, 28
October 5, 19
April 13, 27
October 12, 26
November 2, 16, 30 May 11, 25
November 9, 24
December 14, 29
December 7, 21
June 8, 22
July 7, 20
Burlington City,
Burlington Twp.,
Springfield, Westampton
August 4, 18
September 12, 26 March 10, 24
September 9, 22
March 3, 17, 31
September 1, 15, 29
October 10, 24
April 7, 21
October 6, 20
April 14, 28
October 13, 27
May 9, 23
November 7, 21
May 5, 19
November 3, 17
May 12, 26
November 10, 25
June 6, 20
December 5, 19
June 3, 16, 30
December 1, 15, 30 June 9, 23
July 14, 28
Cinnaminson, Maple Shade,
Palmyra, Riverton
February 8, 22
August 9, 23
February 1, 15
March 8, 22
September 7, 20
March 1, 15, 29
April 5, 19
October 4, 18
April 12, 26
May 3, 17
November 1, 15, 29 May 10, 24
June 1, 14, 28
December 13, 28
June 7, 21
February 10, 24
Evesham
February 3, 17
WEDNESDAY
July 12, 26
February 2, 16
August 11, 25
July 5, 18
Delran, Moorestown,
Riverside
August 10, 24
FRIDAY
Hainesport,
Mt. Laurel
February 7, 21
July 11, 25
Joint Base MDL, New Hanover,
North Hanover, Pemberton Borough,
Pemberton Twp., Tabernacle,
Washington, Wrightstown
July 13, 27
July 3, 17, 31
July 10, 24
THURSDAY
July 8, 21
DURING THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAY WEEKS, RECYCLABLES WILL BE COLLECTED
THE DAY AFTER YOUR USUAL COLLECTION DAY, INCLUDING FRIDAY
COLLECTIONS, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY.
2017 Holiday Collections:
Memorial Day – Tues 5/30 through Sat 6/3
September 13, 27
Independence Day – Wed 7/5 through Sat 7/8
October 11, 25
Labor Day – Tues 9/5 through Sat 9/9
November 8, 22
Thanksgiving Day – Fri 11/24 and Sat 11/25
December 6, 20
Christmas Day – Tues 12/26 through Sat 12/30
August 2, 16, 30
December 8, 22
NOTE: Recyclables will be
collected on:
President’s Day – Feb. 20, 2017
Good Friday – April 14, 2017
Columbus Day – Oct. 9, 2017
July 6, 19
Curbside Recycling Hotline 609-267-6889 or 856-461-4141, [email protected]
BURLINGTON COUNTY RECYCLING GUIDELINES
FOR HOMES WITH CURBSIDE RECYCLING RECYCLE:
Make
sure
metal bar
faces the
street.
Paper and Cardboard
1
2
&
5
Plastic Bottles and
Food Containers
Glass Bottles Metal Cans ONLY
Other metal items jam and
and Jars
Labels are okay!
Including berry boxes
and yogurt cups.
Cartons
damage sorting equipment.
Attached
metal lids
are okay!
Learn more at burlcorecycles.com
EMPTY & FLATTEN BOXES | EMPTY AND RINSE CONTAINERS
NO tanglers –
DO NOT RECYCLE:
NO PLASTIC BAGS
They jam our sorting
equipment! Recycle
at grocery stores.
NO plastic with a 3
4
6
or
7
(like Styrofoam).
NO plastic wrap or
newspaper sleeves.
NO plastic plant pots,
pill bottles, or flat
plastic (like trays and lids).
hoses, cords or
wire hangers.
NO hardback
books, food
soiled, or
frozen food boxes.
NO aluminum
foil or trays.
NO bulbs,
glassware, or
window glass.
NO loose caps or any hot
or cold drinking cups/straws.
NO motor
oil, paint,
pesticide
containers, or
propane tanks.
NO loose or bagged shredded paper.
NO batteries.
RECYCLING TIPS
NO SHREDDED PAPER
•Flatten boxes.
(EVEN IF BAGGED OR BOXED)
•Remove and throw away Styrofoam
and plastic wrap.
Paper shreds are too small to sort.
•Empty and rinse all containers.
•Do NOT flatten aluminum can.
•No need to remove any labels.
•Your municipal recycling dropoff is
available for overflow.
They fall through slots on sorting
machines, jam up equipment and end up
on the trash conveyor.
You can bring shredded paper to County
Shredder events.
Visit www.co.burlington.nj.us/recycling
for dates.
RECYCLING CARTS ARE MUNICIPAL PROPERTY
It is illegal to put trash in your cart or move it to a new property.