Old Bridge, NJ Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- General ban
- No dumping litter/garbage outside receptacles
- Storm drains
- No litter into stormwater inlets
- Out-of-town waste
- No hauling outside trash in to dump
- Truck parking
- Loaded trash trucks limited to 2 hours
- Penalty
- Up to $1,250 fine or 90 days
- Continuing violation
- Each day is a separate offense
Summary
Dumping litter, garbage or yard waste anywhere in Old Bridge Township outside an authorized receptacle, or into a storm drain, violates Code § 265-2. Hauling trash in from outside the Township to dump it, or leaving a loaded truck parked more than two hours, breaks § 265-6. Violators face the Township's general penalty of up to $1,250, 90 days in jail or community service.
A. No person shall sweep, throw, deposit or dump litter in or on any property whether occupied, open or vacant and whether owned by that person, or in a public place or pond, lake or stream or other body of water within the Township except in public receptacles or in authorized private receptacles for collection. B. No person shall sweep, throw, deposit or dump litter, garbage, refuse or rubbish (including but not limited to leaves, grass and other forms of vegetative waste) into any inlet or other part of any stormwater sewer system within the Township of Old Bridge. § 265- ... ... 6. Transportation from outside Township. No person shall bring, cart, remove, transport or collect any litter from outside the Township and bring it into the Township for the purpose of dumping or disposing thereof. No truck or other vehicle containing litter which has been transported into the Township shall be parked or allowed to remain standing on any street in the Township or on any public property for a period in excess of two hours.
Full Breakdown
Old Bridge's littering ordinance, Chapter 265, defines what counts as prohibited dumping before it bans it. Under § 265-1, 'litter' covers garbage, refuse and rubbish, meaning any putrescible or nonputrescible waste material that could endanger public health, safety or welfare, while 'public place' reaches every street, sidewalk, park, dock and public building in the Township. Section 265-2A bars sweeping, throwing, depositing or dumping that material on any property, occupied or vacant, publicly or privately owned, or into any public place, pond, lake or stream, unless it goes into a public or authorized private collection receptacle.
Subsection B separately bans dumping litter, garbage, refuse or rubbish, including leaves and grass clippings, into any storm sewer inlet, a provision that dovetails with the Township's stormwater quality chapter. Section 265-6 targets a specific abuse: hauling waste in from outside Old Bridge to dump it here. It is unlawful to bring, cart or transport litter into the Township for disposal, and any truck that has carried such waste into town cannot sit parked on a street or public property for more than two hours.
Because Chapter 265 sets no chapter-specific fine, § 265-15 routes every violation to the Township's general penalty in Code § 1-3: a fine up to $1,250, imprisonment up to 90 days, community service up to 90 days, or a combination. Under § 1-4, each day an illegal dumping condition continues is a separate offense, so an unremediated pile can generate a new violation daily until it is cleared.
Violations & Fines
Dumping litter, garbage or refuse outside an authorized receptacle (§ 265-2A), dumping into a storm drain (§ 265-2B), or hauling outside waste into Old Bridge to dispose of it (§ 265-6) each carry the Chapter 1 general penalty: up to $1,250, 90 days' imprisonment, or 90 days' community service, per § 1-3. Section 1-4 treats each day a violation continues as a separate offense, so uncleared dumping compounds daily.
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