Monroe Township (Gloucester County), NJ Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)

Section 175-137.1 of the Monroe Township Code was added on 8-28-2024 by Ordinance O:41-2024, adopted by the Township Council, and it sets the siting and screening rules for refuse storage. It applies to all uses except single family detached and two-family homes, so it reaches multifamily, commercial and other site-plan developments in Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. If trash is stored outdoors, it must sit in metal receptacles enclosed within a screened refuse area.

Location comes first. The screened refuse area cannot be placed in any front yard area, accessory setback area or buffer area. It cannot interfere with traffic circulation or the parking of vehicles, and if it sits within or next to a parking area or access drive it must be separated from that pavement by concrete curbing. The site must also be easy to reach for large sanitation vehicles, with enough room for them to turn around after unloading.

The enclosure itself is detailed. The code calls for a six-inch-thick reinforced concrete pad and an enclosure on three sides by a solid uniform fence or wall, not less than five feet nor more than eight feet high, that is not made of wood and that complements the building facade. A gate not less than five feet high closes the fourth side. The code says a landscaping area at least five feet wide should run along three sides. Bollards go inside the rear of the enclosure and at the inside front corners, and gate posts must sit beyond the side walls so collection trucks cannot damage them. The area inside the fencing must be kept free of debris, and no garbage can pile up outside the container.

This section addresses enclosure siting for those larger uses. It prints no collection day or set-out hours for curbside carts; the Code points to Chapter 239 for refuse collection and recycling, and that chapter is outside the material covered here.