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2007 Trash
Collection Routes & Schedule: (All sections are from bay to ocean) |
Sec. #1: (North) Inlet to 23rd Street
Monday Only: January 1 - April 30 and September 17 - December 31, 2007
Monday & Thursday: April 30 - September 15, 2007
Sec. #2 (Middle) 23rd Street to 42nd Street
Tuesday Only: January 1 - April 30 and September 17 - December 31, 2007
Tuesday and Friday: April 30 - September 15, 2007
Sec. 3 (South) 42nd Street to North Side of 80th Street
Wednesday Only: January 1 - April 30 and September 17 - December 31, 2007
Wednesday and Saturday: April 30 - September 15, 2007
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| 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.
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| 2007 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 30th Street behind the Public Safety 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 4 - May 14 and August 31 - September 10. All items must be curbside by 7:00 A.M. on Monday, May 14 or Monday, September 10. 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.
Complaints regarding missed collections should be directed to Waste Management, 800-472-7335
Avalon, New Jersey is a "Clean Communities" City
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