Regional Compliance Hub: Electronics, Used Motor Oil & Recycling Guidance — Cherry Hill, NJ
Cherry Hill’s Chapter 19 requires source separation of designated recyclables and defines
“commercial solid waste” to include solid waste generated by multi-unit residential structures.
For persons and properties not served by the Township curbside program, §19-2.19 requires designated recyclables to be source-separated and
requires the generator—or the person or firm contractually responsible for the generator’s solid-waste collection—to arrange recycling collection.
Chapter 19 does not impose a daily trash or recycling pickup requirement.
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For qualifying resident-generated special materials, Cherry Hill operates a resident recycling drop-off at the
Cherry Hill Public Works Complex
at 1 Perina Boulevard. Current posted recycling drop-off hours are
Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and Saturday, 7:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Proper identification showing Cherry Hill Township residency is required.
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Statewide baseline: New Jersey’s Statewide Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act establishes the statewide legal framework for mandatory recycling. The Act directs counties to maintain district recycling plans that designate recyclable materials to be source-separated and requires municipalities to establish recycling programs and adopt ordinances requiring persons generating municipal solid waste to source-separate the recyclable materials designated for their municipality. [11]
Multifamily significance: The statewide framework reaches municipal-solid-waste generators generally and is implemented through county recycling plans and municipal recycling ordinances. For a Cherry Hill apartment community, the State Act should therefore be read together with the Camden County district recycling framework and Cherry Hill Chapter 19 when determining which materials must be separated and how collection must be arranged. [3][11]
Important limitation: N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11 et seq. does not itself create a universal daily trash or recycling pickup frequency, and it does not make resident-only municipal drop-off programs available for property-generated or commercial loads. Property managers should follow the applicable county plan, Cherry Hill ordinance, authorized-hauler requirements, and current facility rules.
N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11 et seq. — New Jersey Statewide Mandatory Source Separation & Recycling Act
Why This Is a Useful Resident Resource
Resident special-materials drop-off: Cherry Hill’s ordinance identifies
tires, motor oil, automotive batteries,
CFLs/fluorescent lamps, electronics, and plastic grocery/shopping bags as materials that
are not to be placed curbside and are to be brought to the Department of Public Works for recycling.
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Current resident drop-off examples: Township guidance confirms that passenger-car tires without rims
(subject to the published annual limit), motor oil, car batteries, CFLs/fluorescent lamps, rechargeable batteries,
cell phones, and certain electronics may be brought to the Public Works Complex.
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Electronics — resident-only limitation: Cherry Hill’s Recycling Center accepts listed e-waste categories
at the DPW complex, but the Township expressly states that this e-waste drop-off is for
Cherry Hill residents only — no businesses, with Township residency ID required.
Property management, commercial generators, and service vendors should not assume that property-generated or commercial loads
are eligible for this resident drop-off program.
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New Jersey electronics rule: State law prohibits knowingly disposing of a used
covered electronic device, or its components/subassemblies, as solid waste.
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Cardboard: Corrugated cardboard is a designated recyclable and Cherry Hill requires cardboard to be kept out of ordinary trash.
For apartment communities, cardboard should be routed through the property’s authorized recycling arrangement.
Residents should confirm current DPW acceptance and posted site rules before relying on the Public Works drop-off as an overflow option.
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- Facility: Cherry Hill Public Works Complex[1]
- Address: 1 Perina Boulevard, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003[1]
- Recycling drop-off hours: Mon–Fri 7:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; Sat 7:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.[1]
- Proof required: Township residency ID required to use the recycling drop-off site[1]
- E-waste restriction: Cherry Hill’s DPW e-waste drop-off is residents only — no businesses[4]
- Special materials: Tires, motor oil, automotive batteries, CFLs/fluorescent lamps, electronics → follow current DPW resident-drop-off rules[2][4]
- DPW phone: 856-424-4422[1]
Important Limits: DPW Is Not a Full Household Hazardous-Waste Facility
County HHW pathway: Cherry Hill Chapter 19 directs oil-based paints, varnishes, gasoline,
aerosols, antifreeze, combustibles, and similar household hazardous materials away from normal curbside waste
and to Camden County Household Special Waste / Household Hazardous Waste collection programs.
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Camden County events: The County publishes a current seasonal HHW collection schedule.
Events are for Camden County residents and require compliance with the event’s current eligibility,
quantity, packaging, and residency rules. Apartment management and commercial/property-generated waste should not
be routed through resident HHW events without confirming eligibility.
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Water-based latex paint: Cherry Hill states that latex paint is non-hazardous and may be placed in regular trash
after it has been completely dried. The Township specifically describes using kitty litter or sand to absorb the paint,
then disposing of the fully dried material in regular trash under its published procedure.
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Chapter 19 Multifamily Position: Source Separation + Private Collection Responsibility
Statewide legal foundation: Cherry Hill’s source-separation requirements operate within New Jersey’s
Statewide Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11 et seq. The State framework requires
county recycling plans to designate recyclable materials and requires municipalities to implement recycling programs and source-separation
ordinances. Cherry Hill Chapter 19 supplies the local requirements that owners, managers, residents, and other generators should apply at the property level.
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Mandatory source separation: Cherry Hill requires recyclable materials to be separated from solid waste.
Chapter 19 defines commercial solid waste to include waste generated by
multi-unit residential structures.
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Properties outside the curbside program: Under §19-2.19, persons not treated as Township residents and not served by
the Township curbside collection program must source-separate designated recyclables and arrange for recycling collection.
Designated materials include high-grade paper, corrugated cardboard, glass bottles, aluminum and metal cans,
plus other materials designated by the Township or State.
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Who arranges collection: The ordinance places that responsibility on the recyclable generator or on the person or firm
contractually obligated to that generator to arrange solid-waste collection. Permitted arrangements can include a private-hauler contract,
direct delivery to a recycling facility, or other authorized recycling arrangements.
The ordinance does not require “daily” trash or recycling collection.
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Enforcement / reporting: §19-2.19 states that the commercial/institutional/industrial source-separation subsection is
enforced by Camden County officials. Chapter 19 more generally authorizes Cherry Hill Public Works/Solid Waste & Recycling
and Property Maintenance personnel to educate, warn, notify, or issue a summons for Chapter 19 violations.
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Bulk Trash: Property-Specific Procedures Matter
Do not assume Township residential bulk service applies to an apartment community.
Cherry Hill’s curbside bulk provisions are written around Township-served residential users, while multi-unit residential waste
is separately defined as commercial solid waste for Chapter 19 purposes.
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Property-manager practice: Residents should not leave sofas, mattresses, furniture, move-out debris, or other bulky items
beside dumpsters or at unauthorized curb locations. Management should maintain a written bulk-item procedure tied to the property’s
authorized hauler, approved bulk area, or other lawful disposal arrangement.
Private disposal: Before directing a resident or vendor to any third-party landfill, transfer station, or disposal facility,
confirm the facility’s current accepted materials, vehicle restrictions, fees, residency/commercial eligibility, and operating hours.
National Doorstep does not represent resident self-haul as a substitute for the property’s required waste-service arrangement.
Glass & Cardboard: Required Recyclables — Confirm the Property Collection Method
Glass bottles: Cherry Hill includes glass bottles in the designated recyclable stream for applicable source-separation requirements.
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Corrugated cardboard: Cardboard is recyclable and must be separated from ordinary trash under the applicable Chapter 19 provisions.
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Apartment collection method: Do not assume the Township’s residential single-stream cart preparation rules automatically apply to a
privately serviced apartment property. Management should follow the property’s authorized recycling-hauler requirements for containers,
flattening/preparation, contamination, collection frequency, and accepted materials.
How National Doorstep Supports Property Operations
National Doorstep supports property compliance efforts by helping management establish consistent resident set-out procedures,
recycling education, contamination controls, service documentation, and organized on-property collection routines.
Upstream service scope: National Doorstep’s standard valet trash and doorstep recycling service operates
on private property and upstream from curbside/commercial hauling. Porters move eligible resident-setout material
from apartment doors to the property’s designated on-site trash or recycling containers under ownership or authorized-management approval.
National Doorstep does not replace or interfere with the property’s authorized downstream hauler and does not represent ordinary doorstep service
as transportation of household hazardous waste, e-waste, motor oil, regulated hazardous waste, or other special materials to DPW, County events, or disposal facilities.
Resident-only drop-off distinction: Cherry Hill’s resident DPW and County HHW resources are educational routing options for eligible residents;
they are not a substitute for a multifamily property’s required private trash/recycling arrangement or a commercial waste-management program.
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Request a Waste & Recycling Program Review for your Cherry Hill Property
Cherry Hill Chapter 19 authorizes education, warnings, notices, or summonses for applicable violations. Where no more specific penalty applies, Chapter 19 incorporates the Township’s general penalty provision, which permits—upon conviction— a fine of up to $2,000, imprisonment up to 90 days, community service up to 90 days, or a combination at the Municipal Court judge’s discretion. This amount should not be presented as an automatic fine for every recycling or apartment violation. [10]
EEAT / Primary Sources: [1] Cherry Hill Township — Public Works (address, current recycling drop-off hours, residency ID, contact) | [2] Cherry Hill Code Ch. 19 — definitions, mandatory separation, special materials, cardboard, hazardous-material routing | [3] Cherry Hill Code §19-2.19 — mandatory commercial/institutional/industrial source separation and recycling-collection responsibility | [4] Cherry Hill Township — Current Recycling/Trash Guidelines (automotive items, lamps, e-waste, residents-only rule) | [5] New Jersey Legislature — P.L.2008, c.130 / C.13:1E-99.109 covered-electronic-device disposal prohibition | [6] NJDEP — Electronic Waste Management | [7] Camden County — 2026 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events | [8] Cherry Hill Township — Water-Based Latex Paint Disposal | [9] Camden County — Recycling & Environmental Affairs | [10] Cherry Hill Code §19-2.20 — enforcement and general penalty framework | [11] NJDEP — New Jersey Statewide Mandatory Source Separation & Recycling Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11 et seq. (P.L.1987, c.102)
Cherry Hill property managers, asset managers, and on-site teams: support recycling compliance while providing a convenient valet trash & recycling amenity. Cherry Hill Township Code Chapter 19 establishes mandatory source-separation requirements. New Jersey's Statewide Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11 et seq. (P.L.1987, c.102) establishes the statewide recycling framework, while New Jersey recycling rules require generators to keep materials designated by the applicable municipal ordinance separated from solid waste.
National Doorstep supports property compliance efforts through resident procedures, doorstep collection routines, recycling education, contamination controls, Proof of Pickup® service documentation, and on-property movement of eligible resident-setout material to property-designated collection containers. The property and its authorized downstream waste/recycling providers remain responsible for the applicable municipal, county, State, hauling, disposal, and reporting requirements.
Important Cherry Hill classification: Chapter 19 defines a “residential user” as a person associated with a single-family home or multifamily dwelling of two units or fewer using Township collection, while “commercial solid waste” expressly includes waste generated by multi-unit residential structures. Section 19-2.19 applies to persons who are not “residents” and are not served by the Township curbside program, requiring source separation and an arrangement for recycling collection of designated recyclables.
- Protect NOI & Asset Value: Maintain reliable recycling service, sufficient capacity, clean collection areas, resident education, and operational records to reduce preventable contamination, overflow, and enforcement exposure.
- Resident-First Convenience: Doorstep collection reduces resident trips to centralized containers while preserving the property's downstream trash/recycling system.
- Code-Smart Operations: Match resident instructions and on-site collection procedures to Cherry Hill Chapter 19, the property's actual service arrangement, and current New Jersey recycling rules.
- Compliance Support: National Doorstep can support hauler coordination, resident education, service documentation, and corrective-action reporting; it does not certify legal compliance or replace ownership/management responsibilities.
New Jersey Statewide Mandatory Source Separation & Recycling Act
Statewide legal foundation: New Jersey's N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11 et seq. — Statewide Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act (P.L.1987, c.102) establishes the State's mandatory source-separation and recycling framework. The Act requires county recycling planning and municipal recycling programs built around recyclable materials designated for source separation.
Property-manager significance: For a Cherry Hill multifamily property, the State Act is the statewide foundation; the Camden County district recycling framework and Cherry Hill Chapter 19 provide the county/local implementation details that determine the property's operating requirements, designated recyclable materials, collection arrangement, and related procedures.
Important limitation: Do not read the State Act as creating a universal daily trash or recycling pickup frequency, or as replacing Cherry Hill's property-specific collection rules. Owners and managers should apply the State Act together with the applicable county plan, municipal ordinance, NJDEP rules, and the property's authorized downstream collection arrangement.
At a Glance: Cherry Hill Township vs. Camden County & New Jersey
Cherry Hill Township — Chapter 19
- Township curbside users: §19-2.6 requires persons using Township collection to separate designated recyclables from solid waste.
- Typical larger apartment communities: The ordinance's “resident” definition is limited to single-family and multifamily dwellings of two units or fewer; multi-unit residential waste is included in “commercial solid waste.”
- §19-2.19: Persons who are not residents and are not served by Township curbside must source-separate and arrange recycling collection of designated materials.
- Who arranges collection: The generator or the person/firm contractually obligated to the generator to arrange its solid-waste collection.
- Permitted arrangements: The ordinance allows multiple methods, including private-hauler collection, contracts with other persons, direct delivery, drop-off, or direct marketing where lawful.
- Enforcement: §19-2.19 states that subsection is enforced by Camden County officials; Chapter 19 also authorizes Cherry Hill Public Works/Recycling and Property Maintenance personnel to educate, warn, notify, or issue summonses for Chapter 19 violations.
Camden County & New Jersey
- Statewide Recycling Act: N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11 et seq. (P.L.1987, c.102) establishes New Jersey's mandatory source-separation and recycling framework and requires county recycling planning and municipal recycling-program implementation.
- Municipal implementation: N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.16 requires municipalities to establish and implement municipal recycling programs, including source-separation requirements for recyclable materials designated through the applicable recycling framework.
- County role: Camden County Recycling & Environmental Affairs coordinates recycling and solid-waste management programs and works with municipal recycling coordinators.
- State generator rule: N.J.A.C. 7:26A-10.2 requires generators to keep materials designated by the applicable municipal recycling ordinance separate from solid waste and set them out for collection as provided by the ordinance.
- Multifamily reporting: N.J.A.C. 7:26A-10.3 expressly includes multifamily housing owners or their agents in recycling-tonnage reporting when directed by the municipal recycling ordinance.
- Municipal variation: Camden County's current directory lists 36 municipalities. Property managers should verify the exact municipality because local collection programs, private-hauler arrangements, bulk rules, and development/site requirements vary.
- County material guidance: Camden County's current single-stream guidance includes clean paper/cardboard, glass bottles/jars, aluminum/steel cans, and specified plastic bottles/jars, while warning that municipal specifications can differ.
Cherry Hill Multifamily Recycling Snapshot
| Issue | Current Regulatory Position | Property Manager Action | Official Source |
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| Property Classification | Cherry Hill's “residential user” definition covers single-family homes and multifamily dwellings of two units or fewer using Township collection. “Commercial solid waste” includes waste from multi-unit residential structures. | For a typical 3+ unit apartment community, confirm whether the property is outside Township curbside collection and therefore operating under the §19-2.19 source-separation/collection-arrangement track. | Cherry Hill Chapter 19 |
| Source Separation | §19-2.19 requires covered persons to source-separate designated recyclables, including high-grade paper, corrugated cardboard, glass bottles, aluminum/metal cans, and other designated materials. | Maintain resident instructions and collection procedures that keep designated recyclables separate from ordinary trash. | §19-2.19 |
| Collection Responsibility | The collection arrangement is the responsibility of the generator or the person/firm contractually obligated to the generator to arrange its solid-waste collection. | Document who contractually controls trash/recycling collection and maintain the current recycling arrangement. Do not automatically assign the statutory duty to the on-site manager if another party is contractually responsible. | §19-2.19(c) |
| Recycling Method | Cherry Hill allows several recycling arrangements; a private hauler is not the only method listed in the ordinance. | Use the property's lawful approved method and retain contracts, tickets, receipts, or other records showing how designated recyclables are collected or delivered. | §19-2.19(c) |
| Statewide Recycling Act | N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11 et seq. (P.L.1987, c.102) establishes New Jersey's mandatory statewide source-separation and recycling framework. County recycling plans designate recyclable materials and municipalities implement local recycling programs and source-separation requirements. | Treat the State Act as the statewide legal baseline, then verify the Camden County recycling framework, Cherry Hill Chapter 19, NJDEP rules, and the property's actual collection arrangement before issuing resident or staff procedures. | N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11 et seq. |
| State Generator Standard | N.J.A.C. 7:26A-10.2 requires generators to separate, store, and set out materials in accordance with the municipal recycling ordinance. | Use the Cherry Hill ordinance and property-specific collection arrangement as the operating baseline; do not rely only on generic County recycling flyers. | NJDEP N.J.A.C. 7:26A |
| Multifamily Reporting | N.J.A.C. 7:26A-10.3 includes multifamily housing owners or their agents in recycling-tonnage reporting when directed by the municipal recycling ordinance. | Confirm current reporting instructions with the municipal/county recycling coordinator and obtain annual tonnage information from the recycling provider when required. | NJDEP §7:26A-10.3 |
Cherry Hill & New Jersey Enforcement / Penalty Snapshot
- Cherry Hill Chapter 19: When no more specific penalty applies, §19-2.20 incorporates Chapter 1 §1-5. Upon conviction, the Municipal Court may impose a fine up to $2,000, imprisonment up to 90 days, community service up to 90 days, or a combination. The Code expressly states that the maximum is not intended to be the appropriate penalty for every violation.
- Separate-day treatment: Cherry Hill §1-5.5 states that, except as otherwise provided, each day a violation continues constitutes a separate violation. Do not present this as an automatic $2,000-per-day assessment; the actual charge and penalty depend on the violation, enforcement action, and court determination.
- NJDEP generator penalty table: The current N.J.A.C. 7:26A enforcement table lists a $3,000 civil administrative base penalty for failure of a generator to separate, store, and set out waste in accordance with the municipal recycling ordinance under §7:26A-10.2. It is classified as a minor violation with a 30-day grace period in that table.
- Not an automatic fine: A base penalty, maximum penalty, grace period, and actual assessed penalty are different concepts. Avoid marketing either the $2,000 municipal maximum or the $3,000 State base amount as a guaranteed or automatic apartment fine.
- Documentation: Keep contracts, recycling-tonnage records where applicable, service logs, container-area photos, resident education, contamination reports, and corrective-action records.
Cherry Hill Chapter 19 | Cherry Hill Chapter 1 — General Penalty | NJDEP Recycling Rules — N.J.A.C. 7:26A
Camden County Municipalities — Property Manager Verification Matrix
Camden County's current official municipality directory lists 36 municipalities. New Jersey's recycling framework is implemented through municipal recycling ordinances and local collection arrangements, so a property manager should not assume Cherry Hill's Chapter 19 language applies elsewhere in the County. For every property, verify the exact municipality, the local recycling ordinance, municipal-versus-private collection status, designated recyclables, recycling coordinator/reporting requirements, container/enclosure approvals, and resident eligibility for bulk or special-waste programs.
| Municipality | Relevant Property Manager Information | Official Municipal Resource |
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| Audubon | Municipality-specific collection rules apply. Confirm multifamily/private-hauler status, designated recyclables, bulk procedures, and any local recycling-coordinator reporting before changing service. | Official municipal website |
| Audubon Park | Confirm the Borough's current trash/recycling service eligibility for multifamily property, private-hauler responsibilities, and local source-separation instructions. | Official municipal website |
| Barrington | Confirm Borough collection eligibility, recycling preparation rules, multifamily/private-hauler arrangements, and property-specific bulk or special-waste procedures. | Official municipal website |
| Bellmawr | Confirm whether the apartment property is municipally served or privately served and verify local recycling, bulk, enclosure, and special-waste requirements. | Official municipal website |
| Berlin Borough | Confirm the Borough's municipal recycling ordinance, multifamily collection arrangement, designated materials, and current recycling-coordinator requirements. | Official municipal website |
| Berlin Township | Confirm Township service eligibility and whether the property must maintain private trash/recycling service; verify local bulk, special-waste, and recycling requirements. | Official municipal website |
| Brooklawn | Confirm local municipal collection eligibility, multifamily/private-hauler status, recycling preparation, bulk, and property-maintenance requirements. | Official municipal website |
| Camden | For City properties, confirm the current municipal recycling ordinance, private/municipal collection arrangement, container/enclosure requirements, and enforcement contacts before issuing resident instructions. | Official municipal website |
| Cherry Hill | Chapter 19 is the principal local rule reviewed here. Typical 3+ unit apartment communities fall outside the ordinance's “resident” definition, while multi-unit residential waste is included in “commercial solid waste.” Apply §19-2.19 where the property is not served by the Township curbside program. | Official municipal website |
| Chesilhurst | Confirm local recycling ordinance, collection eligibility, designated recyclables, multifamily/private-hauler arrangement, and current municipal recycling-coordinator procedures. | Official municipal website |
| Clementon | Confirm Borough collection eligibility, multifamily/private-hauler responsibility, recycling rules, and current bulk/special-waste procedures. | Official municipal website |
| Collingswood | Confirm Borough trash/recycling service eligibility for the specific apartment property, multifamily container arrangement, bulk rules, and any local property-maintenance requirements. | Official municipal website |
| Gibbsboro | Confirm local service eligibility, private-hauler requirements where applicable, designated recyclables, bulk procedures, and recycling-coordinator reporting. | Official municipal website |
| Gloucester City | Confirm City trash/recycling service eligibility, multifamily/private-hauler configuration, recycling ordinance requirements, and property-specific container/bulk procedures. | Official municipal website |
| Gloucester Township | Current Township guidance specifically addresses multifamily recycling carts: multifamily properties needing an additional 96-gallon recycling cart are directed to the Township's recycling service. Confirm whether the property's overall trash/recycling configuration is municipal or private and keep Township-issued carts for recycling only. | Official municipal website |
| Haddon Heights | Confirm Borough collection eligibility, recycling requirements, private-hauler status for multifamily, and local bulk/special-waste procedures. | Official municipal website |
| Haddon Township | Confirm Township trash/recycling service eligibility for the property, multifamily/private-hauler arrangement, designated recyclables, and local container or bulk requirements. | Official municipal website |
| Haddonfield | Haddonfield Public Works handles municipal refuse and recycling functions. Multifamily managers should confirm whether their property is municipally served or privately served and verify the property's approved collection arrangement. | Official municipal website |
| Hi-Nella | Confirm Borough service eligibility, source-separation rules, private-hauler responsibilities for multifamily, and current municipal recycling-coordinator contact. | Official municipal website |
| Laurel Springs | Confirm local municipal collection eligibility, multifamily/private-hauler arrangement, designated recyclables, and current bulk or special-waste procedures. | Official municipal website |
| Lawnside | Confirm Borough collection eligibility, recycling ordinance requirements, multifamily/private-hauler status, and local property-maintenance/bulk procedures. | Official municipal website |
| Lindenwold | Confirm Borough service eligibility, multifamily/private-hauler arrangement, designated recyclables, container-area requirements, and current bulk/special-waste guidance. | Official municipal website |
| Magnolia | Confirm municipal trash/recycling eligibility, multifamily/private-hauler status, designated materials, and local bulk or special-waste procedures. | Official municipal website |
| Merchantville | Confirm Borough service eligibility, recycling ordinance requirements, multifamily/private-hauler arrangement, and current bulk/special-waste procedures. | Official municipal website |
| Mount Ephraim | Confirm Borough trash/recycling eligibility, multifamily/private-hauler status, source-separation requirements, and local bulk/special-waste procedures. | Official municipal website |
| Oaklyn | Confirm Borough collection eligibility, multifamily/private-hauler arrangement, recycling preparation, and local bulk/special-waste procedures. | Official municipal website |
| Pennsauken | Township guidance states residential trash and recyclables are collected weekly on the same day. Apartment managers should confirm whether that household service applies to the specific property or whether a private/commercial arrangement controls; also coordinate with Housing/Property Maintenance when site conditions are involved. | Official municipal website |
| Pine Hill | Confirm Borough collection eligibility, multifamily/private-hauler arrangement, recycling ordinance requirements, and current bulk/special-waste procedures. | Official municipal website |
| Runnemede | Confirm Borough collection eligibility, multifamily/private-hauler status, source-separation requirements, and local bulk/special-waste procedures. | Official municipal website |
| Somerdale | Confirm Borough service eligibility, multifamily/private-hauler arrangement, recycling requirements, and current bulk/special-waste procedures. | Official municipal website |
| Stratford | Confirm Borough collection eligibility, local recycling ordinance, multifamily/private-hauler arrangement, and current bulk/special-waste procedures. | Official municipal website |
| Tavistock | Confirm municipality-specific collection/recycling arrangements and any property-specific service obligations before implementing multifamily procedures. | Official municipal website |
| Voorhees | Voorhees publishes current trash/recycling guidance and maintains Code Enforcement. For multifamily properties, verify whether collection is municipal or privately contracted and confirm approved dumpster/recycling enclosure and site-plan conditions before changing equipment or frequency. | Official municipal website |
| Waterford | Confirm Township collection eligibility, multifamily/private-hauler responsibilities, designated recyclables, and local bulk/special-waste procedures. | Official municipal website |
| Winslow | Winslow operates a Township trash/recycling program and has issued multifamily/townhouse-specific placement guidance in prior program materials. Verify the current service configuration and property-specific instructions before relying on household automated-cart rules. | Official municipal website |
| Woodlynne | Confirm Borough collection eligibility, local recycling requirements, multifamily/private-hauler status, and current bulk/special-waste procedures. | Official municipal website |
Countywide Property Manager Baseline
Do not treat the County recycling flyer as the property's entire compliance rule. Camden County expressly notes that municipal specifications can differ. Apartment managers should use the applicable municipal recycling ordinance and their actual collection arrangement as the primary operating instructions.
Current common County single-stream guidance: clean paper and cardboard, glass bottles/jars, aluminum and steel cans, and specified #1/#2 plastic bottles/jars are among the common accepted materials; plastic bags are not accepted in curbside single-stream recycling. Always follow the municipality/provider's current preparation rules.
Camden County — Recycling Made Easy | Camden County — Current Municipalities Directory
Cherry Hill / Camden County Multifamily Recycling Checklist
| Task | Property Manager Action | Why It Matters | Helpful Official Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☑ Confirm Municipality | Verify the exact Camden County municipality before applying Cherry Hill or another town's recycling rules. | Camden County has 36 current municipalities and municipal ordinances/service programs differ. | County Municipality Directory |
| ☑ Apply Statewide + Local Recycling Law | Use N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11 et seq. as the statewide recycling-law foundation, then confirm the Camden County recycling framework, the applicable municipal ordinance, and the property's collection arrangement. | New Jersey's system is implemented through county recycling planning and municipal recycling programs; the State Act does not make every municipality's property-level procedures identical. | NJ Statewide Recycling Act |
| ☑ Confirm Cherry Hill Classification | For Cherry Hill, determine whether the property is a Township “residential user” or a larger multifamily property outside that definition and not served by Township curbside. | The applicable Chapter 19 operating track changes with the ordinance definitions and service arrangement. | Cherry Hill Chapter 19 |
| ☑ Identify Responsible Collection Party | Document whether ownership, management, or another party is contractually obligated to arrange the property's solid-waste/recycling collection. | §19-2.19(c) places the recycling-arrangement responsibility on the generator or the party contractually obligated to arrange solid-waste collection. | §19-2.19(c) |
| ☑ Verify Recycling Arrangement | Maintain a lawful recycling pathway for designated materials. A private hauler is common for apartments but is not the only arrangement listed in Cherry Hill's ordinance. | Avoid overstating one collection model as the only legally permitted method. | Cherry Hill §19-2.19 |
| ☑ Right-Size Capacity | As an operational best practice, size trash and recycling capacity/frequency to actual occupancy and generation, including move-in/out peaks. | Reduces overflow and contamination. Treat this as operational risk management unless a specific municipal/site-plan provision imposes a particular capacity rule. | County Recycling Guidance |
| ☑ Resident Education | Provide property-specific move-in and recurring instructions for designated recyclables, contamination, cardboard, bulk items, e-waste, batteries, and prohibited materials. | Resident instructions should match the property's actual municipal/provider rules, not a generic County flyer alone. | Camden County Recycling |
| ☑ Obtain Tonnage Records | Ask the recycling provider for annual tonnage documentation and confirm whether the municipality directs multifamily owners/agents to report tonnage. | N.J.A.C. 7:26A-10.3 expressly addresses multifamily housing owners or their agents when reporting is directed by the municipal ordinance. | NJDEP §7:26A-10.3 |
| ☑ Inspect Container Areas | Inspect trash/recycling areas for overflow, leakage, blocked access, contamination, uncovered outdoor dumpsters, and unauthorized bulk. | Cherry Hill §19-4 separately regulates outdoor refuse containers exposed to stormwater; other municipalities may have comparable property-maintenance/site rules. | Cherry Hill Chapter 19 |
| ☑ Maintain Documentation | Keep contracts, service schedules, tonnage records where applicable, resident notices, photos, contamination records, complaints, and corrective-action documentation. | Supports operational diligence and provides a factual record if a municipality, County, hauler, resident, or owner questions the program. | Camden County Environmental Affairs |
National Doorstep's Role: Upstream From Off-Site Hauling
National Doorstep's valet trash and doorstep recycling service operates on private property and upstream from curbside/commercial hauling. Porters move eligible resident-setout material from apartment doors to the property's designated on-site collection containers under ownership or authorized-management approval.
National Doorstep does not replace or interfere with the property's authorized downstream trash/recycling provider and does not represent ordinary doorstep service as off-site municipal solid-waste, e-waste, hazardous-waste, or household-hazardous-waste transportation.
National Doorstep can support management with resident procedures, recycling education, contamination reduction, Proof of Pickup® documentation, service records, and corrective-action reporting. Property authorization does not override applicable fire, sanitation, housing, egress, zoning, site-plan, environmental, or other AHJ requirements.
Managing apartments in Cherry Hill or elsewhere in Camden County? National Doorstep can review the property's resident set-out procedures, recycling communication, container workflow, service documentation, and coordination points with the existing downstream hauler.
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This page provides general operational and educational information for multifamily owners and property managers. It is not legal advice, a regulatory determination, permit approval, or certification that a particular property is compliant.
Requirements can vary by municipality, property classification, curbside eligibility, approved site plan, collection contract, waste stream, container configuration, recycling coordinator instructions, and current municipal/County/State rules. Owners and authorized managers should verify current requirements with the applicable municipality, Camden County Recycling & Environmental Affairs, NJDEP, the property's authorized waste/recycling provider, and qualified legal or environmental professionals where appropriate.
Authoritative Ordinance & Property Manager Resources
- Cherry Hill Township Code — Chapter 19 Solid Waste and Recycling Management
- Cherry Hill Township Code — Chapter 1 General Penalty
- Cherry Hill Township — Current Trash & Recycling Guidelines
- Cherry Hill Township — Public Works
- Camden County — Recycling & Environmental Affairs
- Camden County — Recycling Made Easy
- Camden County — Current Municipalities Directory
- New Jersey Statewide Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act — N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11 et seq. (P.L.1987, c.102)
- NJDEP — N.J.A.C. 7:26A Recycling Rules
- NJDEP — Division of Sustainable Waste Management Rules
- Gloucester Township — Public Works / Multifamily Recycling Cart Guidance
- Pennsauken Township — Trash / Recycling / Yard Waste
- Voorhees Township — Code Enforcement
- Haddonfield — Public Works / Refuse & Recycling Contact
- Winslow Township — Official Website
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