Updated: June 18, 2021 at 12:39PM
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:
Friday, June 18th - Chesterfield, Bordentown Twp. and Medford Twp.*
*Medford Twp. collections will begin on Friday and continue through Sunday.
Monday, June 21st - Medford Lakes, Shamong and Moorestown*
*Moorestown collections will begin on Monday and continue through Tuesday.
Tuesday, June 22nd - Delran*, Riverside* and Willingboro*
*Collections will begin on Tuesday and continue through Wednesday.
Wednesday, June 23rd - Bordentown City, Beverly, Edgewater Park and Delanco*
*Delanco collections will begin on Wednesday and continue through Thursday.
Makeup dates for additional towns will be posted daily.
If your town is not listed, your makeup day has not been scheduled. Makeup dates for additional towns will be posted daily.
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, please 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 inconveniences this may cause.