Brooklawn trash & recycling schedule
At a glance
| Trash | Entire town Thursday trash & recycling. 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. Verified 2026-10-15 · brooklawn-nj.com |
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| Curbside | 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. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · brooklawn-nj.com |
| Recycling | Recycling: Same Thursday. Verified 2026-10-15 · brooklawn-nj.com |
| Bulk | Furniture with Thursday trash. Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · brooklawn-nj.com |
| 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. Verified 2026-10-15 · brooklawn-nj.com |
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.
Verified 2026-10-15 · brooklawn-nj.com
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Holidays
PDF references 2025 PW holiday observation chart (may differ from borough office days); 2026 dated chart not in the 2025 Update PDF body retrieved.
Verified 2026-10-15 · brooklawn-nj.com
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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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