Updated: June 28, 2021 at 9:44AM
A national truck driver shortage is impacting trash and recycling collectors, including the County’s recycling contractor, the Occupational Training Center (OTC).
The OTC is working aggressively to solve this problem, but recycling pickup will be delayed for the next several weeks.
Makeup days have been confirmed for the following towns:
Monday, June 28th - Lumberton, Southampton and Mt. Laurel*
*Mt. Laurel collections will begin on Monday and continue through Tuesday.
Tuesday, June 29th - Hainesport
Wednesday, June 30th - Cinnaminson, Maple Shade, Palmyra and Riverton
Thursday, July 1st - Pemberton Twp. and Tabernacle
Makeup dates for additional towns will be posted daily.
If your town is not listed, your makeup day has not been scheduled.
All municipalities do have a recycling drop-off that we encourage residents to utilize during this time. Please check your municipality’s webpage for current hours and location.
For questions, contact the recycling hotline at 609-267-6889 or email recycling@otcbc.org
We appreciate your patience and continued support during this time and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.