District Pick Up Days | Instructions for Setting Out Recyclables
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Mayor David Stahl, Administration, and Mr. Joseph Butrica, Recycling Coordinator, thanks you, our residents and commercial entities of East Brunswick for your continued support and cooperation. We are pleased to report that East Brunswick's combined residential and commercial rate of recycling is at 72%. Without your continued support we would not have met the State Mandated Recycling Rate of 60%. Keep up the good work!

East Brunswick established a curbside collection program for recycling materials in the early 1980s. Over the years, the program has undergone significant changes to keep pace with changing Federal, State, and County regulations. We consistently demonstrate our commitment to the environmental issues including a strong curriculum in our schools.

East Brunswick has an excellent curbside collection program for single family homes. Using the schedule shown with the map below, single family homes must have recyclables placed at the curb before 7:00 am, but no more than 12 hours prior to collection.

Four types of recycling packages/containers may be set out for collection, including a co-mingling container, newspapers (container or bundle), corrugated/cardboard bundle, and a junk mail high grade office paper bundle.

Multi-family residences have centralized recycling centers from which recyclables are collected once a week.

Curbside Recycling Pick-up Is Every Other Week

Recycling Districts Day 1 Monday 2 Tuesday 3 Wednesday 4 Thursday 5 Friday 6 Monday 7 Tuesday 8 Wednesday 9 Thursday 10 Friday Recycling Centers Saturday Click Image To The Left For A Larger View

Note:
Both sides of Redcoat Drive are picked up with District 3 (Wednesday)
Both sides of Merrill Avenue are picked up with District 5 (Wednesday)
Both sides of Puritan Road are picked up with District 3 (Wednesday)
Cherokee Road, Buffalo Run, Mohawk Court, Pawnee Road, Huron Court, Seminole Court, and Deer Run Court are picked up with District 9 (Thursday)

Instructions For Setting Out Recyclables

1. CO-MINGLED MATERIALS- East Brunswick Township provides two 20-gallon yellow recycling containers for recycling co-mingled materials including plastics, glass, and metals. Specific requirements follow:

• Glass (all colors) - Food and beverage glass containers are acceptable (clear, green, and brown). Rinse and remove caps and metal rings. We do not recycle ceramics, crystals, drinking glasses, window panes, light bulbs, or mirrors.
• Aluminum Cans - Food and beverage containers such as soda, beer, and tuna are acceptable. Rinse to keep insects, rodents, and other animals away.
• Tin/Bi-metal Cans - These include all food and beverage containers (including dog and cat food cans). Rinse to keep insects, rodents, and other animals away.
• Plastic Containers - Identified with the recycling logo and small #1 or #2 are PET-HDPE recyclable. Typical uses are milk, soda, shampoo, and detergent bottles. Rinse and flatten containers, removing all caps and metal rings.

2. NEWSPAPERS - Newspapers may be tied with string or placed in the newspaper container. You may set out up to 50 lbs. (1 ft. high) in each stack or container. Wet newspapers will be collected.

3. Corrugated/ Cardboard - Unsoiled corrugated cardboard boxes must be broken down to no larger than 2' X 2' x1' or laid flat. This may be tied with string or placed into a brown paper bag and weigh no more than 50 lbs. Examples include corrugated/cardboard boxes, cereal, cake, tissue, and other boxes. All books with hard and soft covers are acceptable- please tie in bundles.

4. JUNK MAIL, HIGH GRADE, AND MIXED PAPERS - Periodicals, correspondence, all enveloped, glossy inserts, magazines, telephone books, and unsoiled paper (except newsprint), computer printouts (without carbons), office paper, and stationary may be recycled. These may be bundled with string or placed in a brown paper bag (weighing under 50 lbs.) for collection. Remove metal clips.

RECLAMATION CENTER

The Township operates a Reclamation Center on the corner of Dunhams Corner Road and Church Lane. The center accepts all household recyclables including newspapers, junk mail, magazines, corrugated/cardboard, and co-mingled recyclables. In addition, residents may bring leaves, branches, tires, paint, and textiles to the Center.

Hours:

Monday-Saturday, 8:00 am- 4:00pm
Closed Sundays and Holidays

MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCES WITH CENTRALIZED CENTERS
Multi-family residences with centralized centers for the collection of solid waste and recycling materials have the following schedule for collection.

• Solid Waste containers are collected twice per week.
• Recycling containers are collected once a week.

PROBLEMS? WHOM SHOULD YOU CALL FOR MISSED COLLECTIONS?
Residents should call the Office of Recycling at (732)390-6984 for all missed collections of the following items.

• Garbage/ Brush
• Recyclables/ Bulky Waste
• Bagged Leaves/ Metal Items/ White Goods*

  * Residents should call 732-390-6984 to be put on a list for pick up of metal items and White Goods.

If your container is broken and needs to be replaced, please bring the old one back to the Recycling Center located at 357 Dunhams Corner Road, Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. If you do not have one, the Township sells 20-gallon yellow bins ($11) and newspaper bins ($14) at the Recycling Center. CHECKS ONLY.