Millville compost facility pauses brush drop-offs due to capacity limits

Millville homeowners with brush, limbs or other yard debris should hold off on the compost facility for now. The city said Wednesday that the site has reached its allowable capacity and cannot accept any brush until further notice while a company comes in to grind the pile for safety reasons.

The pause affects a routine disposal option for Millville residents at 999 Cedar Street, where the compost facility normally operates Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 7:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Under normal rules, the site accepts leaves, brush and grass clippings, and Millville residents can also pick up wood chips and leaf mulch.

The city did not give a timetable for when brush drop-offs will resume, leaving residents to wait for another update once the grinding work is finished. That makes the closure more than a minor inconvenience for anyone trimming shrubs, clearing storm debris or trying to finish yard cleanup before material piles up in driveways and along property lines.

Contractors face limits of their own. Millville’s curbside waste brochure says bulk yard waste must go to an approved disposal facility, and the city’s compost site accepts wood chips from contractors only when they are doing cleanup work for city residents. For landscapers and cleanup crews working in town, the shutdown could slow jobs and complicate disposal plans until the facility reopens.

Residents seeking more information can contact Recycling Coordinator Christopher Finch at 856-825-7000, extension 7612. ACUA’s Millville collection schedules also list the compost facility as a regular yard-waste drop-off site on the same Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday schedule now on hold for brush. For now, the city’s message is straightforward: do not bring brush to 999 Cedar Street until Millville gives the all-clear.