Toms River, NJ Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Materials listed
- 19 categories
- Applies to
- all occupants, residential & commercial
- Penalty
- $100-$1,000 per day
- Enforced by
- Code Enforcement, DPW, County Health
Summary
Toms River Township requires every resident, tenant and business to separate designated recyclables, aluminum, glass, paper, cardboard, batteries and more, from regular solid waste before collection.
It shall be mandatory for all persons who are owners, tenants, or occupants of residential and nonresidential premises, which shall include but not be limited to retail and other commercial locations, as well as government, schools and other institutional locations within the municipality of the Township of Toms River, to separate designated recyclable materials from all solid waste. Designated recyclable materials shall be deposited separate and apart from other solid waste generated by the owners, tenants, or occupants of such premises and shall be placed separately at the curb in a manner and on such days and times as may be hereinafter established by regulations promulgated by the Township of Toms River. [Amended 6-9-2009 by Ord. No. 4205-09]
C. Single-stream recycling collection. [Added 6-9-2009 by Ord. No. 4205-09; amended 5-25-2010 by Ord. No. 4265-10]
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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4954830; v33 updated 2026-04-22; through 04-22-2026).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 442 makes recycling mandatory, not optional, for everyone in Toms River Township: homeowners, tenants, landlords, and commercial, institutional and government occupants alike. Section 442-12 lists 19 categories of designated recyclables, including aluminum cans, glass containers, corrugated cardboard, mixed paper, batteries, tires and white goods, that must be separated from the regular trash stream and set out at the curb on the schedule the Township establishes. Nonresidential properties not served by municipal collection must report recycled volumes to the Township.
Violations & Fines
Failing to separate recyclables from trash is a code violation punishable by a $100-$1,000 fine per offense under §442-18, with each day of noncompliance a separate violation; fines go to the Municipal Recycling Trust Fund.
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