ABSOLUTELY NO PLASTIC BAGS ARE ACCEPTED IN RECYCLING EVEN WHEN LABLED AS " BIO DEGRADEABLE" OR "RECYCLABLE" this contaminates the truck, the town receives fines for every contaminated truck.
In order for your trash to be picked up: Trash, Recycling and Yard Debris MUST BE SEPARATED into properly designated cans! Three Separate trucks come by to pick up trash, failure to separate the trash, can and will result in your waste not being picked up.
Please remember that trash and recycling cannot be put out any earlier than 6 p.m. the evening before your trash day (ordinance 212-15.D). For general questions regarding Trash and Recycling pick-up please call 856-589-0523.
The following items can all be mixed together in your recycling can. Be sure to rinse all items thoroughly. :
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Telephone/Soft Cover Books
- Junk Mail/Envelopes (all types)
- Paper (all colors, staples and paper clips ok)
- Paperboard (cereal boxes-remove plastic liner, beer & soda carriers, spaghetti boxes)
- Cardboard (No Wax)
- Brown Paper Bags
- Plastics #1-2 (Soda/Juice, water bottles, milk jugs, bleach, detergent, shampoo bottles)
- Glass Bottles/Jars (any color)
- Metal Cans (tin/steel/aluminum)
DO NOT Include:
- Plastic Bags
- Thin plastic film (e.g. the plastic around water bottle cases)
- Unmarked plastics (laundry baskets/chairs/toys)
- Windows/Light Bulbs/Drinking Glasses
- Dishes, Pyrex, Ceramics
- Foam Packaging, Styrofoam
- Recyclables containing food waste. ( Example: Pizza Boxes containing grease)
- Bottle Caps (water bottle and soft drink caps)
- Frozen food boxes (this is because there is a plastic film on boxes)
- Metal Items (excluding cans)
Recycling Yard:
The Washington Township Recycling Yard is located on McClure Drive off of Greentree Road across from the Police Station. It is open to Washington Township residents only every Saturday between 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
The following items are accepted:
- Single stream recycling (Plastics, Bottles, Cans, Cardboard, Mixed paper)
- Branches
- E-Recycling (electronics, TV's, computers)
- Concrete
- Tires
- Metal items
- Bicycles
- White goods (appliances)
The following items are not accepted:
- Household trash
- Bulk trash
- Construction material
- Fencing
- Grass
- Leaves
- Hazardous waste
Proof of residency is required. No contractors are allowed. No dumping is allowed off hours. Violators will be prosecuted, the area is monitored by video surveillance.
Obtaining Recycling Containers:
To obtain containers please call the office at 856-589-0523 so we can verify if a cart is connected to your address. Each resident will be allowed one additional of each cart. The cost is $100 for a ten year lease per cart.
