Refuse and Recycling Guide

Refuse and Recycling Guide

Household Refuse: Tuesday and Friday - Rear yard / 30-gallon max containers

Payment must be made in advance for collection of the following items:

• Appliances containing freon
• Collection of bulk items
• Collection of tires (tires on rims $5.00 / Tires off of rims $2.00)

Call Borough Hall (732) 531-2757.

Recycling - Commingled - Bottles, Cans, Plastic Containers: Every Wednesday

• Must be rinsed and placed in a container marked “recycling” max of 30-gallon and placed next to garbage cans in rear of residence.
• No flower pots, prescription medicine bottles, lighters, razors, paint, varnish, motor oil or pesticide containers, window panes, light bulbs, crystal items.

Mixed paper & newspaper & corrugated cardboard: every Wednesday by 7am

• May be either securely tied in bundles weighing less than 50 lbs or placed in a covered 30-gallon container next to curb prior to 7:30 am.

Leaves

• Springtime must be containerized and placed at curb.
• Autumn between October 1 and December 31 can be placed loose at curb.

Brush

• Small brush pieces must be containerized/branches up to 8” in diameter and up to 7’ long will be collected at curb. May be placed for collection any day.

Grass

• Borough no longer collects grass clippings.

Paint and paint cans: Tuesday and Friday

• Latex or oil-based paints/ must dry out the paint (less than 1” in can)/rear yard (place with household trash in containers for disposal)

Household Hazardous Waste

All household hazardous waste must be brought to:

Household Hazardous Waste Facility
Shafto Road, Tinton Falls

No appts necessary (732) 683-8686
Hours are: Tuesday & Wednesday: 12:00pm to 4:00pm, Thursday and Friday: 12:00pm to 8:00pm and Saturday 7:00am to 4:00pm

Hazardous materials include: pesticides, herbicides, solvents, full cans of latex or oil-based paint, pool chemicals, motor oil, antifreeze, etc.