Brooklawn bulk trash pickup

Furniture with Thursday trash.

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At a glance

BrushLimbs cut/tied 4 ft lengths (special Mon / seasonal Mon rules).
Limits≤50 lb containers/loose waste; special waste concrete ≤50 lb; tires ≤4.
Not allowedPlastic bags/shredded paper/oily pizza boxes in recycling; shingles/dirt; household hazardous waste via Camden County Recycling 856-858-5241 / camdencounty.com.
CurbsideNo earlier than 4:00 p.m. evening before scheduled day; cans not out by 7:00 a.m. collection day may be skipped; empties removed by 7:00 p.m. collection day. Checklist

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Schedule

Curbside

Curbside checklist

City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.

When

No earlier than 4:00 p.m. evening before scheduled day; cans not out by 7:00 a.m. collection day may be skipped; empties removed by 7:00 p.m. collection day.

Where

Curb line.

Limits

≤50 lb containers/loose waste; special waste concrete ≤50 lb; tires ≤4.

Not allowed

Plastic bags/shredded paper/oily pizza boxes in recycling; shingles/dirt; household hazardous waste via Camden County Recycling 856-858-5241 / camdencounty.com.

Bags

Leaves in cans/bags Jan–mid-Oct with trash; grass preferably mulched or in regular trash can.

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Full details for Brooklawn: every rule, with sources
Trash
Borough Public Works. Entire town Thursday trash & recycling. Trash: regular household waste, large furniture, painted/stained wood, grass clippings, mulch, dried latex paint. Leaves Jan–mid-Oct in cans or bags with trash. Containers/loose waste ≤50 lb. Mixed trash+recyclables left until separated (next regular day). Recycle cans used as trash not collected. Roof shingles/dirt not accepted — homeowner/contractor dispose. 3-yd residential dumpsters (first-come waitlist): household cleanouts only; no metals/concrete/roofing/furniture/electronics/household hazardous waste/construction debris; call 856-456-7785; deliver/rotate Thursdays.
Recycling
Same Thursday. Newspapers, magazines, phone books, corrugated, cereal boxes, plastics (soda/detergent/water/milk), glass bottles/jars all colors, tin/Al/bi-metal cans (rinsed, caps removed). No plastic bags any size/color; no shredded paper; no oily pizza boxes. Borough recycling page: only #1 and #2 plastics; clean-rinse-dry; when in doubt trash it. Gently used 25-gal recycle cans $25 via Borough Hall. Camden County single-stream guide linked.
Bulk pickup
Furniture with Thursday trash. 1st & 3rd Monday Special Waste (excl. Observed holidays): concrete/bricks ≤50 lb chunks (posts out of concrete); metals (posts/pipes); white goods (washer/dryer/fridge/AC); electronics (computers/TVs); batteries & tires (cars/trucks ≤4 tires); vegetation/brush & unpainted wood Oct–Apr in 4-ft tied lengths. May–Sep: vegetation/brush/unpainted non-pressure-treated wood every Monday. Leaves mid-Oct–Dec raked to curb (call for schedule); spring clean-up week by Public Works announcement.
Curbside: when
No earlier than 4:00 p.m. evening before scheduled day; cans not out by 7:00 a.m. collection day may be skipped; empties removed by 7:00 p.m. collection day.
Curbside: where
Curb line.
Curbside: limits
≤50 lb containers/loose waste; special waste concrete ≤50 lb; tires ≤4.
Curbside: brush
Limbs cut/tied 4 ft lengths (special Mon / seasonal Mon rules). Don't rake leaves within 10 ft of storm drain or blow grass into street (stormwater; federal fines noted).
Curbside: not allowed
Plastic bags/shredded paper/oily pizza boxes in recycling; shingles/dirt; household hazardous waste via Camden County Recycling 856-858-5241 / camdencounty.com.
Curbside: bags
Leaves in cans/bags Jan–mid-Oct with trash; grass preferably mulched or in regular trash can.
Curbside: fees and fines
Stormwater violations noted as imposing fines
Holidays

Collections may be interrupted by observed holidays. When holiday falls on Monday, no vegetative/metal/concrete/leaf etc. Collection that week. PDF references 2025 PW holiday observation chart (may differ from borough office days) — 2026 dated chart not in the 2025 Update PDF body retrieved; check Facebook Borough of Brooklawn NJ / call PW before holiday.

Hauler
Borough of Brooklawn Public Works — municipal; Seaside Waste.
Contacts
PW Admin Sydney Johnson / Supt. Martin Finger 856-456-7785 (Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Per PDF; ops 7 a.m.–3 p.m.); Asst. Supt. Mike Ostrom 856-456-2638; 301 Christiana St, Brooklawn NJ 08030; Borough Hall 856-456-0750
Find your day
Public Works + Waste Collection Schedule PDF (2025 Update)
Sources
Trash and recycling: brooklawn-nj.com
Bulk: brooklawn-nj.com
Holidays: brooklawn-nj.com
Curbside: brooklawn-nj.com
Verified
2026-10-15

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