5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
Verified from official government sources
Curbside trash collection in Middlesex County is arranged by each of the 25 municipalities, not the county. The Middlesex County Utilities Authority operates the county landfill in East Brunswick where the collected waste is disposed, serving over 850,000 residents.
Curb setout times, container placement and pickup-day rules in Middlesex County are set by each municipality, not the county. Residents follow their own town's approved container types and setout windows for both trash and recycling.
Bulky-waste pickup is arranged by each Middlesex County municipality, but the county provides free household hazardous waste and paint drop-off events for residents, and the MCUA landfill in East Brunswick accepts bulk waste under its rate schedule.
Recycling is mandatory statewide under New Jersey's Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11 et seq.). Every Middlesex County municipality must adopt a recycling ordinance requiring residents to separate designated recyclables, while the county coordinates programs and reports tonnage.
N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.16(b)
The governing body of each municipality shall adopt an ordinance which requires persons generating municipal solid waste within its municipal boundaries to source separate from the municipal solid waste stream, in addition to leaves, the specified recyclable materials for which markets have been secured.
Illegal dumping is a serious offense under New Jersey's Solid Waste Management Act (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-9), with NJDEP penalties up to $50,000 per violation plus vehicle forfeiture. Middlesex County's Solid Waste Program inspectors respond to dumping complaints at county solid-waste facilities.
N.J.S.A. 13:1E-9
The commissioner is authorized to assess a civil administrative penalty of not more than $50,000.00 for each violation, provided that each day during which the violation continues shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct offense.
1 cities in Middlesex County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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