Avalon Trash & Recycling - R.J. Soens Real Estate Sales

2008 Trash Collection Routes & Schedule:
(All sections are from bay to ocean)

Sec. #1: (North) Inlet to 23rd Street

Monday Only: January 1 – May 7 and September 18 – December 31, 2008
Monday & Thursday: May 8 – September 17, 2008

Sec. #2 (Middle) 23rd Street to 42nd Street

Tuesday Only: January 1 – May 7 and September 18 – December 31, 2008
Tuesday and Friday: May 8 – September 17, 2008

Sec. 3 (South) 42nd Street to North Side of 80th Street

Wednesday Only: January 1 – May 7 and September 18 – December 31, 2008
Wednesday and Saturday: May 8 – September 17, 2008

Recyclables

Recyclables are collected once per week throughout the year on the first trash collection day of the week. (Section #1 Monday; Section #2 - Tuesday and Section#3 - Wednesday). Stickers for recyclables and grass may be obtained at the Public Works Office at 15th Street & Dune Drive. The Borough does not supply trash/recycling containers.

2008 Curbside Pickup and Sideyard Return for Trash and Recyclables

Please Note:

1. Trash and Recyclables Trash and recyclables are to be placed curbside by 7A.M. Trash and recycling will not be collected on these holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Years Day. By Ordinance No. 578-2006, containers shall have a capacity of no greater than thirty-five (35) gallons and a total weight not to exceed fifty (50) pounds each.

2. Brush and Grass Clippings Brush and grass clippings will be picked up on Thursdays. Use of plastic bags for clippings is prohibited. White goods/metal will be picked up on Fridays.

3. Recycling is Mandatory in New Jersey. Recycle (a) all newspaper, magazines, cardboard and office paper (gray - shoe, cereal or food boxes not recycled) and placed in paper bags or reusable containers and (b) all rinsed glass bottles and jars, aluminum and tin cans, and household plastic bottles and place in a container with a "recycling" sticker. Use of plastic bags for recycling is strictly prohibited. There is a recycling collection area at 15th Street and Dune Drive behind the Public Works Building. In summer (Memorial Day - Labor Day) it is open 7 days a week, 7:30 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. In the winter it is open Monday - Friday, 7:30 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. except holidays.

4. Use of plastic bags for trash is strictly prohibited, unless inside a container with a secure lid. All trash and recycling cans must be permanently labeled with the address of the owner in lettering not less than two inches in height.

5. No Bulky Items (household furnishings) will be collected with trash. Borough bulk trash collections will be held May 2 – May 11 and August 29 – September 7. All items must be curbside by 7:00 A.M. on Monday, May 12 or Monday, September 8. Construction materials are not collected at any time. Call the Public Works Department at 967-7697 (Mon.- Fri., 7:00A.M.- 3:30 P.M.) if you have any questions.

6. Off Season Courtesy Recycle & Trash Locations will have a manned truck at 15th & Dune Drive on Sundays only, noon to 5 p.m. from 2/10/2008 – 5/18/2008 & 9/14/2008 – 5/17/2009.

Avalon, New Jersey is a "Clean Communities" City

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