Recycling Rules in South Jersey by County

Yes: rinsed plastic and glass bottles, jars and jugs; rinsed aluminum and steel cans; clean paper and cardboard. Plastics only if they are #1 or #2 bottles and jars. No: plastic bags of any kind, plastic wrap, Styrofoam, other plastics, shredded paper, aerosol cans and paper towels.

Yes: uncoated paper, newspapers, clean corrugated cardboard, glass containers, aluminum, and #1 and #2 plastics. No: other plastics, plastic bags, window or car glass, diapers, and dirty cardboard or greasy pizza boxes.

From the county program's 2025 to 2026 brochure. Yes: metal cans, plastic bottles and food containers marked 1, 2 or 5, glass bottles and jars, paper and cardboard, and clean, empty pizza boxes (a little grease is fine). No: paint or aerosol cans, Styrofoam, lids, ceramics or glassware, paper plates, towels, tissues or napkins, foil or glitter wrapping paper, frozen food containers, and plastic bags, film or wrap. Bagged recycling is not collected.

The authority says bagged material is the number one problem it finds in curbside bins: keep items loose in the container, never in bags. Your town's collection schedule is on the authority's site.

Saturday, November 14, 2026, 8 AM to 1 PM. For Atlantic County residents; bring proof of residency. No commercial material, and no commercial vehicles.

Yes: clear, green and brown glass bottles and jars; aluminum and steel food and drink cans; plastic food and drink bottles, jars, jugs and containers; newspaper, office paper, junk mail, brown paper bags, magazines, paperback books and cardboard; clean pizza boxes; dry food boxes with liners removed. No: Styrofoam, egg cartons, wax-coated cardboard, shredded paper, window glass, beverage cups, paint cans, light bulbs, plastic bags, and anything with chemical or hazardous products.