Trash & Recycling in Burlington County, NJ (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Burlington County, New Jersey.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Burlington County parks use a Carry In/Carry Out refuse policy at designated properties and areas: rather than county-provided trash pickup, visitors must remove all refuse generated by their use and dispose of it themselves. The Board of County Commissioners' Parks System Rules and Regulations set this as the operative pickup rule at those sites, distinct from full-service trash service elsewhere in the system.
Trash Carry-Out Rules in Burlington County Parks
Some RestrictionsBurlington County Parks System Rules and Regulations, Rule 25
Certain Parks System properties or areas are designated as Carry In/Carry Out for the purpose of refuse removal. Visitors are required to remove all refuse that is generated by their use from these Parks System properties or areas for proper disposal.
Bulk Item Disposal
Burlington County accepts bulky waste at its Resource Recovery Complex in Florence. The Complex includes a Class B recycling facility for bulky materials plus a bulky-materials center that handles tires, wood waste, construction debris, and white goods such as refrigerators and washers.
Bulky Waste Goes to the Burlington County Resource Recovery Complex
Some RestrictionsBurlington County Resource Recovery Complex
The Complex includes: a state-of-the-art landfill, on-site transfer station, convenience center... Class B recycling facility for bulky waste materials.
Recycling Requirements
Burlington County's Parks System Rules and Regulations ask every park visitor to recycle cans and bottles at any property that provides recycling receptacles, and to carry those recyclables back out if the site has none. Rule 26 sits alongside the county's refuse and Carry In/Carry Out rules covering all Parks System properties across Burlington County.
Recycling Cans and Bottles in Burlington County Parks
Light RestrictionsBurlington County Parks System Rules and Regulations, Rule 26
Please recycle cans and bottles where receptacles are available and carry them out where receptacles are not available.
Illegal Dumping
Dumping trash, tires, appliances, or debris on public land is illegal in Burlington County. The county's Illegal Dumping program warns that public lands "are being used as dumping grounds" and directs residents to report sites through the NJDEP stopdumping.nj.gov app. State littering law imposes fines starting at $100.
Illegal Dumping in Burlington County: Report to Stop-Dumping
Heavy RestrictionsBurlington County Illegal Dumping program
Public lands all over New Jersey are being used as dumping grounds... it decreases property value, and costs the citizens of New Jersey tax dollars to cleanup.
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