• Trash is picked up every Wednesday.

• All trash should be placed by the curb no early than 3PM on Tuesday.

• No more than six (6) containers weighing less than forty (40) pounds each. For large items and furniture a dumpster will be available twice a year at the sewage authority during Community Clean up. May 18, 2013 and October 2013 are the next Clean Community dates.
  

• Empty containers must be removed from the curb by 9PM Wednesday evening.

• NO recyclables, bags of leaves, grass or garden waste can be mixed with trash.

***TV‘s, computers, monitors, keyboards,modems, printers, fax machines, VCR’s and DVD players MUST BE RECYCLED. Never place these items out at the curb, these items are banned from landfills. These items may be recycled at any Goodwill Store or at the Burlington County Resource Recovery Complex, on    Route 543 in Florence. Go directly to the scalehouse, from there you will be directed to the electronics recycling area.

Dropoff is open: Weekdays 7:30 am to 4:30 pm and Saturdays 7:30 am to 1:30 pm. Residents who need help unloading, should come between 8:30am to 4:30pm weekdays and between 9am and 1pm on Saturdays.

FACT SHEET FOR RESIDENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

IN THE EVENT OF A DELAY IN REFUSE COLLECTION

The actions listed below were prepared by environmental and health personnel to assist you in easing the effects of a disruption of waste collection at your homes and in your communities:

1. Limit the amount of waste produced: Avoid the use of disposable products such as paper or plastic plates, cups or disposable diapers. Reuse products such as plastic containers, jars and aluminum foil. Compost vegetative and yard wastes if space permits. Delay any major household cleanups such as backyard cleanup, tree pruning or disposal of old furniture.

 2. Separate and store food wastes and other wet garbage: Drain excess garbage moisture. Pour fats, drippings and grease into glass jars and seal with a screw on lid.

*Put food waste, disposable diapers and other wet waste into double plastic bags.

*Add a capful of ammonia to reduce odor which will attract animals and other vermin. Secure trash bag tightly and store in a cool place.

 3. Separate and store recyclable materials: Rinse bottles and plastic containers. Rinse and crush aluminum and tin cans, trays and containers. Bundle cardboard, paper, and magazines. Store recyclable materials indoors, out of reach of children, and away from combustible materials.

4. Separate dry, non-recyclable waste: Store non-recyclable paper, containers, packaging and other dry waste indoors and away from combustible materials.

5. Separate hazardous household waste: Separate fluorescent lights, paints and thinners, insecticides and herbicides and store out of reach of children. Hold until county household hazardous waste collection day.