Chesterfield Township
Burlington County, New Jersey

 

 

   
Recycling

NOTICE - TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS 
The delivery of the new paper recycling carts is complete.  All residents should begin using the paper carts for curbside recycling of paper and cardboard.  Please follow the instructions that were delivered with the cart or instructions are available here.
 
 
 If you have not received a paper cart, please contact the Township Clerk’s office at 298-2311.

PAPER CARTON RECYCLING IS HERE!

Place them in your recycling container bucket, mixed in with your bottles and cans.  (Not with your paper recyclables.)
What is a Carton?
Shelf stable cartons such as juice and juice boxes, milk, soy milk, soup and broth, and wine.
Refrigerated cartons such as milk, orange juice and lemonade, half & half, cream and egg substitutes.

On January 1, 2011, televisions and computers, including laptops are banned from all landfills and incinerators in New Jersey.

Electronic Recycling Dropoff (Computers and TVs):  Burlington County Resource Recovery Complex, Rt. 543, Florence, NJ  (609) 499-5300.
Dropoff is open:  Monday thru Friday, 7:30am to 4:30pm.  Saturdays:  7:30am to 1:30pm.

A free recycling program operated by Burlington County is in force within the Township on a bi-weekly basis.  Clean, unbroken glass bottles and jars, aluminum cans, and #1 and #2 plastic containers are recyclable items and can be commingled in the same recycling bucket/container.  Containers are available at the Municipal Building.  The first container is free and additional containers can be purchased for $7 - $16 depending on size.  Newspapers, magazines, office and school paper and clean gray-colored cardboard boxes can be placed in the blue paper cart. All recyclables must be placed at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on pick-up day.  Motor oil can be disposed of behind the Municipal Building in a tank for that purpose.  For Chesterfield Township Residents, tree branches, leaves, grass clippings and Christmas trees can be disposed of in clearly marked areas at the Municipal complex between the Municipal Building and the recreation facilities.

Recycling is the Law.  Residents, tenants, landlords, businesses and schools MUST recycle.
Recycling Dates can be found on the Township Calendar Page and on the front page.   
 

Recycling has been declining statewide but in Burlington County our residential recycling numbers continue to rise!  With residents help, we can do more to meet our goal of 50% recycling rate.

Who to call for help:
Recycling Collection Questions:  (609)267-6889

Household Hazardous Waste Information:  (609)499-5200

County Landfill Information:  (609)499-5300 or landfill@co.burlington.nj.us

Recycling Buckets:  Bonnie (609)298-2311

General Recycle Questions: (609)499-1001 or recycle@co.burlington.nj.us

Curbside Recycling & Collection Misses - Call (609)267-6889 or Email recycling@co.burlington.nj.us 

                                                             


Recycling Schedule (pdf)

What Can and Can't Be Recycled and Blue Cart Information (pdf)

For More Recycling and Special Program Information, visit the Burlington County Recycling Website here.

Last year you and your neighbors in Chesterfield recycled 299.85 tons of paper and cardboard and 215.25 in bottles and cans for a total of 515.10 tons.  This saved $36,665 in tipping fees.

Give junk mail a second chance - RECYCLE IT!

Additional Websites:

New Jersey Dept of Environmental Protection

http://www.recyclingnj.com/