Swedesboro trash & recycling schedule

At a glance

TrashEvery Thursday — brown borough cart.

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CurbsideAfter 6:00 p.m. Wed → remove by 6:00 p.m. Thu. Checklist

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RecyclingSame Thursday — blue cart. Don't bag recyclables (GCIA).

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Bulk1st Friday monthly — occasional furniture, ~1 room carpet, broken yard toys; not cleanouts/tenant changes/remodel. Bulk page

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HaulerBorough of Swedesboro Public Works.
Contacts1500 Kings Highway, Swedesboro NJ 08085; 856-467-0202; after-hours PW 609-929-6250.

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Curbside

Curbside checklist

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

When

After 6:00 p.m. Wed → remove by 6:00 p.m. Thu.

Where

Curb; brown/blue carts 4 ft apart.

Limits

Cart capacity; bulk by appointment list.

Not allowed

Cleanouts/remodel debris on bulk; plastic bags in recycle.

Bags

No plastic bags for recyclables.

Not yet confirmed: Fees and fines.

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Public Works Trash/Recycling + 2026 schedule PDF

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Holidays

HolidayDateShift
New Year's Day 20262026-01-01—
Thanksgiving 20262026-11-26—

2026 Collection Schedule PDF: e.g. Thu 1/1 → Fri 1/2; Thanksgiving Thu 11/26 → Fri 11/27; No Bulk 7/3; No Yard Waste 11/26; Christmas tree pickups 1/8 & 1/15. Yard waste Thu Mar–Oct (green cart only); brown yard bags Oct–Dec leaves only.

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Full details for Swedesboro: every rule, with sources
Trash
Every Thursday — brown borough cart. Out no earlier than 6:00 p.m. Wednesday; remove by 6:00 p.m. Thursday; carts 4 ft apart.
Recycling
Same Thursday — blue cart. Don't bag recyclables (GCIA). Materials: glass, Al, newspaper, #1/#2 plastics, steel, cardboard, other paper (GCIA table).
Bulk pickup
1st Friday monthly — occasional furniture, ~1 room carpet, broken yard toys; not cleanouts/tenant changes/remodel. Call Hall 856-467-0202 by noon Wednesday of that week. Metal/e-waste 1st & 3rd Friday — same noon-Wed call.
Curbside: when
After 6:00 p.m. Wed → remove by 6:00 p.m. Thu.
Curbside: where
Curb; brown/blue carts 4 ft apart.
Curbside: limits
Cart capacity; bulk by appointment list.
Curbside: brush
Green cart Thu Mar–Oct; leaf bags Oct–Dec only.
Curbside: not allowed
Cleanouts/remodel debris on bulk; plastic bags in recycle.
Curbside: bags
No plastic bags for recyclables.
Curbside: fees and fines
Not yet confirmed
Holidays
  • New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
  • Thanksgiving 2026 (2026-11-26): shift not yet confirmed

2026 Collection Schedule PDF: e.g. Thu 1/1 → Fri 1/2; Thanksgiving Thu 11/26 → Fri 11/27; No Bulk 7/3; No Yard Waste 11/26; Christmas tree pickups 1/8 & 1/15. Yard waste Thu Mar–Oct (green cart only); brown yard bags Oct–Dec leaves only.

Hauler
Borough of Swedesboro Public Works
Contacts
1500 Kings Highway, Swedesboro NJ 08085; 856-467-0202; after-hours PW 609-929-6250
Find your day
Public Works Trash/Recycling + 2026 schedule PDF
Sources
Trash and recycling: historicswedesboro.com
Bulk: historicswedesboro.com
Holidays: historicswedesboro.com
Curbside: historicswedesboro.com
Verified
2026-10-15

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