Department of Public Works

Department of Public Works
James Sylvester Public Works Facility
33 Linden Avenue
Mount Ephraim, NJ
08059

Telephone: (856) 931-2529
Fax: (856) 931-4285
Hours of Operation: 6:30am - 2:30pm (Mon-Fri)

Director: Bruce Greenwald
Manager: Joe Ciano
Supervisor: Ken Jones
Asst. Supervisor: John Wenner

Download Information from DPW

Trash and Recycling Guide
Single Stream Recycling Information
Recycling Electronics
Vehicle Parking During a Snow Storm

MT. EPHRAIM TRASH AND RECYCLING GUIDE

MATERIAL	WHEN	WHAT/HOW
Glass, Cans, Plastics, Aluminum	Every Tuesday	Plastic–Only #1,# 2
Paper, Cardboard	Every Tuesday	Remove Styrofoam
Brush	Every Monday	Tied in 4ft Lengths
Scrap Metal/Iron	On your trash day	All metal objects
Concrete/Asphalt	1st & 3rd Mondays of Month	Neatly at Curb
Stumps/Logs	2nd & 4th Mondays of Month	Neatly at Curb
Leaves	Special Pickup/Nov-Dec	Rake to Curb
Grass	Mondays May-Sep	Trash cans – NO BAGS
Trash/Garbage	Wednesdays (Southside) Fridays (Northside)	No more than 5 cans or 10 bags

Please keep recyclable products off of the street, three (3) feet from trash and ten (10) feet from storm drains.
No trash or recyclables created by contractors will be collected by the Borough. (Concrete, Cut Trees, Construction Debris, Carpet)
No trash can should weigh more than 40 lbs.
2x4’s, wood and brush must be bundled and no longer than four (4) foot lengths.
Plywood and fence material should be no longer than two (2) feet x four (4) feet and bundled.
Please help keep all inlets clean of debris!
Regular trash pickup is every Wednesday/Friday (Please do not put trash out until 12 hrs. prior to trash day). Please keep all trash and debris 10 feet away from storm drains.

SPECIAL NOTES:
Please keep recyclables (metals, papers, yard waste) separate from regular household garbage.
All curbside pickup must be out prior to the first scheduled day in your zone.
The Borough will not pick up roof shingles created by a contractor or home owner.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS:
Camden County collects the following items- Empty Propane tanks, Asbestos shingles, Computers, Batteries, Paints, Pesticides, Fuels and Related Products – Drop off dates and locations will be available at the Borough Hall and the Borough Garage. The Borough will not accept or pick up any of these items.

LEAF COLLECTION:
Rake leaves to curb.
Keep leaves and brush at least ten (10) feet away from storm drains.
DO NOT place leaves in bags.
Notification will be placed on telephone poles one (1) week prior to pickup.

PET WASTE:
Per Ordinance No. 742:05, all pet owners and keepers are required to immediately and properly dispose of their pet’s solid waste deposited on any property, public or private, not owned or possessed by that person.