Trash Collection Routes / Schedule Jan. 1 to May 1 and Sept. 18 to Dec. 31
Section #1 (North) Inlet to 23rd Street - Mondays
Section #2 (Middle) 23rd Street to 42nd Street - Tuesdays
Section #3 (South) 42nd Street to North Side of 80th - Wednesdays
Trash Collection Routes / Schedule May 1 to Sept. 16
Section #1 (North) Inlet to 23rd Street - Monday and Thursday
Section #2 (Middle) 23rd Street to 42nd Street - Tuesday and Friday
Section #3 (South) 42nd Street to North Side of 80th - Wednesday and Saturday
Complaints regarding missed collections should be directed to Waste Management, 800-472-7335
Recyclables are collected once per week throughout the year on the first trash collection day of the week. Stickers for recyclables and grass may be obtained at the Public Works Office at 15th Street & Dune Drive. The Borough does not supply trash/recycling containers.
Trash and Recyclables are to be placed curbside by 7AM. Trash and recycling will not be collected on these holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Years Day.
Brush and grass clippings will be picked up on Thursdays. Use of plastic bags for clippings is prohibited. White goods/metal will be picked up on Fridays.
Recycling is mandatory in New Jersey. Recycle (a) all newspaper, magazines, cardboard and office paper (gray - shoe, cereal or food boxes are not recycled) and place in paper bags or reusable containers and (b) all rinsed glass bottles and jars, aluminum and tin cans, and household plastic bottles and place in a container with a "recycling" sticker. Use of plastic bags for recycling is strictly prohibited, except for all shredded paper, which must be placed in clear plastic bags. There is a recycling collection area at 30th Street behind the Public Safety Building. In summer (Memorial Day to Labor Day) it is open 7 days a week, 7:30am to 3:00pm. In winter it is open Monday - Friday, 7:30am to 3:00pm except holidays.
Use of plastic bags for trash also is strictly prohibited unless inside a container with a secure lid. All trash and recycling cans must be permanently labeled wit the address of the owner in lettering not less than two inches in height.
No bulky items (household furnishings) will be collected with the trash. Borough bulk trash collections will be held May 5 - May 15 and Sept. 1 - 10. All items must be curbside by 7AM the last day of the collection. Construction materials are not collected at any time. Call the Public Works Department at 967 - 7697 if you have any questions.
Avalon, New Jersey is a "CLEAN COMMUNITIES" City