Trash
and Recycling
Trash
and Recycling
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Swedesboro provides a
single-stream recycling program for all residents.
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Trash Collection - Every FRIDAY 6:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
Garbage cans and other trash containers may be placed curbside NO earlier than 5pm Thursday evening
Emptied containers must be removed from the street within 12 hours of collection.
Items collected - Regular household trash, furniture, glass windows and doors.
Please call Borough Hall on Thursday if you are putting out large trash items.
Single-Stream Recycling Collection - Every FRIDAY 6:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
Use Blue Recycle Bank Containers for ALL recyclable material including
Recycle cans be placed curbside NO earlier than 5pm Thursday evening
Emptied recycle containers must be removed from the street within 12 hours of collection.
Co-mingled newspaper, cardboard, junk mail, office paper, magazines and books
Co-mingled plastic and glass bottles, jars and jugs, aluminum and steel beverage and food containers
Check the can lid for additional information
The BLUE can is NOT for wood, grass clippings or other vegetative waste.
Metal Collection - by Public Works - 1st & 3rd Friday 6:00a.m. - 3:30p.m.
Call Borough Hall to schedule pickup of metal items and appliances
Items may be placed curbside NO earlier than 5pm on the Thursday evening before metal collection
Metal items accepted: appliances, desks, metal doors (remove glass), siding, chairs, bikes, lawn mowers, garden equipment, car parts, pots and pans, etc.
DO NOT PUT RECYCLABLE MATERIAL IN PLASTIC BAGS
If your collection has been missed, please call the Office of Recycling and Sanitation at (856) 467-0202
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Definitions of Recyclable Materials
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Plastic bottles and jigs |
Soda, milk and detergent bottles, jars and jugs. All containers must be empty, lids off and should be rinsed. Labels may be left on. |
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Glass bottles and jugs |
Bottles, jars and jugs - clear, brown and green. Labels and metal rings may be left on. NO cookware, window, auto or mirror glass. |
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Aluminum and steel food and beverage containers and aerosol containers |
Beverage and food containers, lids, caps and clean foil. These may be placed in the same container. Pet food cans with plastic liners are acceptable. Aerosol containers must be empty. Labels may be left on containers. |
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Paper and cardboard |
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Large metal items and appliances Collected 1st & 3rd Fridays - |
Washers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, ovens, dish washers, hot and cold water tanks, air conditioners, swing sets, bicycles, auto parts, lawn care equipment, furnaces and other items made of metal. |
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Leaves |
Leaves. These will be collected by the Public Works Department in spring and fall. A schedule will be published in the Gloucester County Times and Newtown Press, as well as this website. Leaves will NOT be accepted for trash collection. |
NOT COLLECTED
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Tires and auto batteries, motor oil and oil filters |
These items are no longer accepted by the Borough. Refer to the Gloucester County Special Waste Collection Day Information and or your local service center for additional disposal information. |
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Button Batteries, Rechargeable Batteries, Fluorescent Light Bulbs |
Refer to the Gloucester County Special Waste Collection Day Information. |
Borough No Longer Accepting Tires, Oil Filters and Waste Oil.
At it's September 21, 2009 meeting, Swedesboro Council unanimously voted to immediately cease the acceptance of tires, waste oil and used oil filters from residents and businesses. Old tires may be taken to the County Dump. Waste Oil is accepted by most service stations where oil changes are performed.