Bridgeton announces free bulk pickup week for residents

Bridgeton posted its citywide free bulk pickup notice on June 25, just as the weeklong curbside collection window was already nearing its end. The city calendar listed the pickup period as June 21 through June 27, while the event text described it as June 22 through June 26.

The program runs twice a year, during the last full week of June and the last full week of December. During that week, each household may place up to four bulk items at the curb, and no stickers are required. Eligible items include mattresses, furniture and rolled, tied carpet, as long as the carpet weighs 50 pounds or less, is no more than four feet long and no more than four lengths count as one bulky item.

The free pickup excludes tires, white goods, yard waste, hazardous waste, televisions and electronics of any type. Residents who need to dispose of televisions are directed to the City of Bridgeton Convenience Center at 101 Florida Avenue on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. The public works site is for residents only, with one trip allowed per household or vehicle and proof of residency required.

Outside the free-bulk week, Bridgeton’s sticker rules remain in place. Each residence is allowed one bulk item per week with a $5 pink sticker, and white goods still require the pink sticker and are collected during the last full week of the month. Bridgeton has weekly trash and recycling collection, while bulky waste ordinarily needs a pink sticker for pickup.

Bridgeton held a semi-annual citywide cleanup on April 18 at Gateway CAP Warming Center on 7 Washington Street.