HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE CURBSIDE PICK-UP

Household Garbage curbside pick-up is divided into two routes. Each route is picked up twice per week. Route 1 is picked up on Mondays and Thursdays. Route 2 is picked up on Tuesdays and Fridays. The scheduled Route and associated days for your Street are shown on the Street Index.

Please allow us to remind you of a few regulations on household garbage service:

• Garbage may not be placed at curbside before 9:00 p.m. the night before scheduled pickup and must be at curbside by 7:00 a.m. the day of pickup. Empty cans must be removed from curbside by 9:00 p.m. the day of collection.

• The weight of each trash bag or can may not exceed 50 pounds. Please help us in this area. Oversize cans and even regular 32 gallon cans can get heavy very quickly depending on density of the contents. Please give us the courtesy of testing the weight of your cans. If it feels too heavy, please use another can or bag!  Injury to Township employees costs tax dollars.  Overweight cans or bags may not be picked up.  In such cases, a notice of violation will be left on your can, and the load must be redistributed into containers of less than 50 pounds each.

• Please check the integrity of your cans. Cans with jagged sharp or cut edges, rotted bottoms, no handles are safety hazards. Please replace these cans for safety's sake. For severe cases, a notice of violation will be left on your can, and such a can must be removed from service.

• Household garbage should contain trash only. Please remember our community goals for reducing amount of solid waste through use of recycling. The cost to taxpayers for recycling is much less than for garbage sent to the landfill.  Refer to the recycling section for description of items to recycle and not put in household trash.

• Please do not put out trash or other items in cardboard boxes. Cardboard boxes are a recyclable item and cannot be taken with household trash, or used as a container. This will result in the box being left at curbside.

• Under no circumstances should household trash contain hazardous waste items. This will result in your trash container being left curbside and could result in further action. Please refer to the "Other Disposal Services" Section for information.

• Do not place full or part full paint cans in with your trash. Paint containers leak when compacted and drain unto the ground leaving unsightly residues on our streets.

HOLIDAYS.  There is no trash pick-up on the following Holidays. If your pick-up day falls on one of these days, your garbage will be picked up on your next regular pickup date.

Garbage collection may be disrupted by emergency situations. Snowfall or equipment problems are possible causes of such disruptions. Garbage District vehicles and crews are part of the Township's snow removal team and this has historically been the only cause of disruption in collection of garbage. East Windsor Township will make every effort to collect garbage immediately after any disruption caused by emergency situations or as soon as crews have rested after prolonged snow operations.

When garbage collection is disrupted by emergencies, leave your trash at the curb. It will be collected by additional crews later in the same day or as soon as possible thereafter. Please do not put trash in the street during snow emergencies as it impedes proper plowing and frequently becomes scattered when hit by snow from the plows.

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EAST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP
16 LANNING BOULEVARD
EAST WINDSOR, NJ 08520
East-Windsor.NJ.US