IBC totes in Burlington County, NJ: river towns and farms
Burlington County runs from the river towns of Palmyra to Florence on Route 130 to warehouses near the Turnpike, with farms and blueberry country in the east. It is a lighter county for empties and a steady one for water totes.
01What sits here
The river towns line Route 130 on the Delaware: Palmyra, Riverside, Burlington, Florence. Logistics and food distribution sit at the Turnpike interchanges, with light manufacturing in between. Farms and blueberry country take up the east of the county.
| ZIP codes | Industries here | Agency to ask about empties |
|---|---|---|
| 08016, 08054, 08057, 08075, 08077, 08052, 08505, 08518, 08010, 08065, 08060 | logistics, food distribution, light manufacturing, farming | New Jersey DEP (NJDEP) |
02Who has empties, who needs totes
The county is mostly a buyer. Farms and nurseries ask for water totes, and the distribution parks put out small lots of clean empties. A seller across the river in Lower Bucks County reaches Burlington by the Burlington-Bristol Bridge, and a seller in Northeast Philadelphia by the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge.
03Roads, rules and the move
The New Jersey Turnpike, I-295, US 130 and US 206 cross the county. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is the agency to ask about empty containers. A tote crossing from Bucks County changes state and agency. The Burlington, Florence and Riverside district has its own page.
04Districts in this county
| District | ZIP codes | Industries |
|---|---|---|
| Burlington, Florence and Riverside | 08016, 08518, 08075, 08505, 08010 | logistics, food distribution, light manufacturing |
05Weather, season and timing
Beyond the river towns, Burlington County stretches into the Pine Barrens, where sandy soil drinks water fast and growers lean on stored irrigation. Cranberry and blueberry operations, nurseries and horse farms all keep tanks, and a clean tote is a convenient one. Sellers on the river side of the county should expect buyers to travel inland by truck on county roads that narrow quickly beyond the Turnpike.
06A ticket from here
- Put one of the ZIP codes from the first table on the ticket.
- Farms: say the count and the use. Distribution parks: say the lot and the last contents.
07River towns to pinelands
Burlington County runs from the Delaware at Burlington City, Florence and Riverside inland to farms around Mount Holly and the edge of the Pine Barrens. The New Jersey Turnpike and I-295 cross its western side, and the Burlington-Bristol Bridge reaches Bucks County.
08Who buys and who sells here
Cranberry and blueberry growers, horse farms and nurseries in the pinelands keep irrigation tanks, and roadside produce stands near Mount Holly buy one or two totes at a time. Warehouses near the Turnpike interchanges at Florence supply the rinsed lots, usually in pallets.
09Roads and landmarks
Mount Holly, Medford, Moorestown and Bordentown sit along NJ 38, NJ 70 and US 206, with the Rancocas Creek and the Delaware shaping the lowlands. A driver should expect two-lane roads, jug handles, tractors and roadside stands in harvest weeks, and should book a delivery window early because pinelands detours lengthen trips.
?Questions on this page
Is Burlington County a buyer or a seller?
Mostly a buyer of water totes, with small seller lots from distribution parks.
Which bridges link it to Pennsylvania?
The Burlington-Bristol, Tacony-Palmyra and Delaware River Turnpike bridges.