Monroe Township (Gloucester County), NJ Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)

Chapter 122 of the Monroe Township Code, Demolition Debris Recovery Plan, was adopted by the Township Council on 4-28-2009 as Ordinance O:15-2009. It covers a project for which a building permit or a demolition permit is required and for which a dumpster or rolloff container is placed on the premises. Section 122-2 requires a debris recovery plan to be filed with the Municipal Recycling Coordinator before any activity needing municipal approval begins.

The plan must list the types and estimated quantities of construction and demolition debris, how each material will be managed, and the name of each facility or service provider that will handle it. It must also detail how the applicant will ensure that a minimum of 50% of the materials generated will be separated and recycled.

The Recycling Coordinator reviews the plan. A complete plan is marked Approved and returned to the owner. An incomplete plan is rejected in writing with reasons, and the owner must fix it and resubmit to obtain the building or demolition permit. An owner who finds the 50% diversion infeasible can apply in writing for an adjustment, stating why and what percentage can be achieved; section 122-4 says increased costs will not be an acceptable justification.

After the work, and before the final inspection, the owner must submit a signed debris recovery report showing the quantity of each material diverted or disposed, plus receipts from every facility or service provider used. The Coordinator decides compliance in writing. An owner can appeal a failure determination in writing within 30 days, and a decision by the Public Works Department is final.

This page covers only Chapter 122. The chapter's General References point to Chapter 239 for refuse collection and recycling, and to Chapter 104, Article III, for disposal of construction debris.