2021 Trash and Recycling Collection
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City of New Brunswick PRSRT STD Division of Recycling U.S. Postage PAID P.O. Box 269 New Brunswick, NJ New Brunswick, NJ 08903 Permit No. 745 Important! This is your 2021 Trash & Recycling Schedule. www.cityofnewbrunswick.org 732-745-5104 – City of New Brunswick, Department of Public Works 732-745-5059 – City of New Brunswick, Division of Recycling www.mciauth.com 800-488-6242 – Middlesex County Improvement Authority www.co.middlesex.nj.us 732-745-4170 – Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management Download the FREE “Recycle Coach” app on your Apple or Android smartphone. The “Recycle Coach” app provides all trash and recycling information for New Brunswick residents. Please keep this 2021 schedule Por favor, si necesitan esta información en Español para conocer for reference throughout the year. el calendario de Reciclaje y Basura llamen al 732-745-5059 Printed on recycled and recyclable paper. o entren en www.cityofnewbrunswick.org City of New Brunswick 2021 Residential Collection Schedule for Trash, Recycling, Leaves & Brush ZONE #1 TRASH: 2021 Residential T Monday & Thursday N S RECYCLING: TO CO ROUT Every other Monday LLEG TRASH & RECYCLING E 1 HUNTING 8 E A RA EAST VE RI TRASH: collected ON A TA ND N RIV LA VE Collection Map UT twice-a-week CO CE NTRAL AVE ER T ON S LT Y ST RECYCLING: collected HAMI ALBAN ZONE # LO UI 2 S S ER E TRASH: every other week KSID T TAN RIV BROO NEW ST Tuesday & Friday RARI T RECYCLING: CH S FREN Every other Tuesday SAND ZONE # HAND D FOR SON R 2 T D S E 1 TRASH: SET S Y S ROUT TUNI T T E 18 Tuesday & Friday OMER QUENTI ROUT 7 S VE PE E 2 NNINGT RECYCLING: ROUT N A D L A Every other Tuesday OLIVE VE VE LV VE DEWE VE L A RY Y D ON R R A R A ON A VE DE NEWE R D ST RS L CO VE N A NICHO BB R ILME E OBESON B D D N E K L R LIVING U YC REMS VE PA JO EY A RS GEORGES R JE ZONE BOUNDARY (Divided in Center of Street) ZONE BOUNDARY (Both Sides of Street in Zone 2) HO REFERENCE STREETS W L N ZONE #1 ZONE #2 MONDAY & THURSDAY TRASH COLLECTION TUESDAY & FRIDAY TRASH COLLECTION Every other Monday Recycling Collection Every other Tuesday Recycling Collection 2021 RECYCLING Schedule Place single stream recyclable material curbsite after 5:00 pm on the night before collection, or by 6:00 am on your scheduled collection day. Recyclables must be placed in a rigid container no larger than 32 gallons. EVERY OTHER MONDAY EVERY OTHER TUESDAY Collection Zone #1 Collection Zone #2 January ......... 4..... 18 July ............... 5.....19 January ......... 5.....19 July ............... 6.....20 February........ 1..... 15 August........... 2.....16 .... 30 February........ 2.....16 August........... 3.....17 .... 31 March............ 1..... 15.... 29 September... 13.....27 March............ 2.....16 .... 30 September... 14.....28 April............. 12..... 26 October ....... 11.....25 April............. 13.....27 October ....... 12.....26 May............. 10..... 24 November...... 8.....22 May............. 11.....25 November...... 9.....23 June.............. 7..... 21 December...... 6.....20 June.............. 8.....22 December...... 7.....21 Layered cardboard with center that is shaped into ridges, folds or grooves. Cereal, Recycle Right! Corrugated shoe and gift boxes (waxy or glossy boxes not accepted). Large cardboard must be flattened and tied with string in bundles no more than 4’x4’x1’ (larger bundles Cardboard not accepted). Small flat cardboard can be placed in a recycling bin. Newspapers, mail, magazines, office and colored paper; regular and window envelopes; Mixed receipts; glossy inserts; telephone and softcover books; hardcover books with cover removed; brown paper bags; chipboard; non-metallic wrapping paper, cards, cereal, Paper tissue, shoe and gift boxes. Place in recycling bin. Clear, brown and green glass bottles and jars. Aluminum, steel and tin beverage and Bottles food containers. Plastic beverage and laundry containers with a #1 PETE or a #2 HDPE & Cans recycling symbol. Remove plastic caps and throw in trash. Rinse containers and place in recycling bin. }Use a Bin – NOT a Bag. Recycling must be placed loose in a recycling bin – NOT in a bag. SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING allows you to MIX loose bottles, cans, paper and small flat cardboard TOGETHER in the SAME recycling bin. Recycling must be kept separate from trash. New Brunswick Recycling Guidelines: Missed Recycling? Items that will NOT be recycled curbside are plastic bags, If your recyclables were placed out properly and on time, but pizza boxes, cups, toys, ovenware, ceramic and polystyrene, were not collected, leave recycling at the curb and call pots and pans, bakeware, drinking glasses, mirrors, the MCIA at 1-800-488-6242 within 24 hours of your scheduled automobile windshields, light bulbs, window glass, wax recycling day. If still not picked up call the DPW. coated boxes, flower pots, comforters, pillows, rugs, wires, hangers, hoses or miscellaneous plastic items. These items Damaged Bins? New Homeowner? should be placed in household trash or taken to alternate recycling facilities. City/County issued recycling bins that are damaged will be replaced for free when residents bring the damaged Do not mix recyclables with trash or place trash in recycling bins back to DPW. containers. New homeowners can pick up free recycling bins within one Do not use bundling dimensions or containers larger than year of purchasing the house with a copy of the new deed. allowed. Additional City/County Recycling Bins can be purchased at the Items incorrectly placed at your curbside will remain DPW. Call 732-745-5104 for hours and price. Only check and uncollected. money orders accepted. New Brunswick Recycling Drop Off: BOTTLES, CANS, NEWSPAPER, MIXED PAPER & CARDBOARD: 7:30 – 11:30 am 12 Industrial Drive Drive onto scale and drop off at Colgate Paper Stock on Saturdays only New Brunswick (Holiday closures may apply) Recycling can not be in bags PAINT: Stain, lacquers, thinners, varnish, latex paint, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon Dept. of Public Works oil based paint, aerosol spray paint and driveway sealer 2ND Saturday of each month 400 Jersey Avenue (Do not bring unknown items or empty cans) E-WASTE: Televisions, fax machines, printers, computer 8:00 am – 12:00 noon Dept. of Public Works monitors and personal computers including both desktops 2ND Saturday of each month 400 Jersey Avenue and laptops USED MOTOR OIL: From cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats and 8:00 am – 3:00 pm Dept. of Public Works all terrain vehicles (Up to 30 quarts per year, per resident) Monday through Friday 400 Jersey Avenue Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management Drop Off: HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE, TIRES, E-WASTE, COOKING OIL, PAINT, CONFIDENTIAL PAPER SHREDDING & STYROFOAM: All Middlesex County residents can drop off these items at designated facilities on various days and times. Please Call 732-745-4170 or go to www.middlesexcountynj.gov for more information. Do NOT pour cooking oil or grease into your sink. Put used cooking oil/grease into a container and bring to a Middlesex County recycling facility, or let it solidify, seal it and place inside your household trash container. 2021 TRASH Collection Information Trash will NOT be collected TRASH COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS on the following holidays: Residents must place trash curbside after New Year’s Day 5:00 pm the night before their scheduled Friday, January 1, 2021 collection day (refer to map on page 1). Martin Luther King Jr. Day Up to 3 trash containers or bags will be collected Monday, January 18, 2021 collected for each residential unit each day. Presidents’ Day Trash cans cannot be larger than 32 gallons or Monday, February 15, 2021 heavier than 50 pounds. Memorial Day Monday, May 31, 2021 Trash bags must be a minimum of 13 gallon Independence Day capacity, no heavier than 50 pounds, and tied Saturday, July 3, 2021 to prevent litter. Labor Day Residents are encouraged to place tied trash bags inside trash cans. Monday, September 6, 2021 Columbus Day All items must be placed on the curb in front of your property. Monday, October 11, 2021 Residents cannot place out demolition or construction Veteran’s Day material unless they first obtain permission from Thursday, November 11, 2021 the Director of Public Works. Thanksgiving Day All policies will be strictly enforced. Thursday, November 25, 2021 Christmas Day Recycling is mandatory in the State of New Jersey Saturday, December 25, 2021 and at no time are you permitted to place recyclables in the trash or place trash in a recycling container. If your trash collection day falls on the above dates, you can place double the amount of household trash If this occurs, the material will not be collected. (6 trash cans or 6 trash bags) curbside for the next regularly scheduled collection.No bulk items accepted. New Brunswick Curbside Collections: Call the Department Call 732-745-5059 to schedule an appointment for of Public Works (DPW) Bulk Items, Scrap Metal, Appliances & Brush at 732-745-5104 for: To request a pick up of large items such as furniture, mattresses*, rugs, Trash collection service. or if you have extra trash cans/bags, residents must call the Department of Public Works to schedule an appointment. A maximum combination of Pot hole and road repair. 6 trash cans/bags or bulk items will be collected per unit, per special Sewer back ups. collection, once scheduled. Street sweeper. *All mattresses and box springs must be completely wrapped in plastic. Snow removal from roadways – Scrap Metal & Appliances: Collected by special appointment only. during storm events, please call Scrap metal to include but not limited to: 877-4NB-SNOW (877-462-7669).