East Brunswick, NJ Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)

Section 114-24 makes source separation mandatory in East Brunswick Township. Once an item is classified as recyclable, property owners must cause themselves, their agents, lessees, tenants or occupants to separate it for collection, whether a municipal agency or a private contractor collects it. The mandate reaches owners, lessors, renters and occupants of residential dwellings and of commercial, industrial and institutional properties alike.

Subsection D lists what the Township designates as recyclable by New Jersey State mandate. For every sector, including multi-family residential, that covers masonry and paving material (asphalt, block, brick, cinder and concrete), rechargeable batteries, tires and white goods such as washers, dryers, ranges, refrigerators and air conditioners. Commercial, industrial, institutional, government and office park properties add electronics, fluorescent bulbs, plastic film (only for warehouses, retail establishments and supermarkets with 25 or more employees) and unfinished wood scrap from new construction sites.

The list mandatory for all sectors includes aluminum cans and containers, glass food and beverage containers of all colors, steel (tin) and bimetal food and beverage containers, plastic containers for milk, water, beverages and laundry, cardboard and mixed paper each bundled 2' x 2' x 1', cooking oil brought to the recycling center, textiles, yard wastes, brush and motor oil.

Commercial, industrial and institutional properties must negotiate with a private hauler or contractor under the Middlesex County District Recycling Plan, and § 114-9 states that the Township provides no solid waste or recycling collection to commercial, industrial, school or institutional properties. Section 114-25 directs the Department of Public Works to designate a municipal convenience center that accepts, as a minimum, newspaper, corrugated paper, junk mail, aluminum, metal, bimetal, glass and plastics. No contractors, landscapers, tree services or dump trailers are permitted there. The Director of Public Works writes the regulations on manner, days, times and fees for collection, and the Township Council adopts them by resolution under § 114-28.