First Saturday Recycling Drop-off Day

The following are accepted:

• antifreeze
• microwave ovens
• scrap metal
• tires - up to eight passenger tires – with or without rims
• used motor oil & filters
• usual curbside materials
  (newspapers; magazines; junk mail and other paper; corrugated cardboard; phone books; glass bottles; aluminum, steel and bi-metal cans), including chipboard items and plastic bottles and containers, marked #1 through #7.  (Chipboard includes gift, shoe, shirt and all retail boxes, as well as cereal, cookie, pasta, cake and cracker boxes, without the plastic liners.) Also poster board, greeting cards, backing from writing pads, and empty, dried-out steel paint cans are accepted.)

FOOD DONATIONS:

Residents wishing to help the needy during these difficult economic times can bring canned goods and non-perishable food donations to ‘First Saturday of the Month’ drop-off events or they can put out canned goods in a plastic bag on their usual recycling pickup dates. Items are delivered to the Food Bank Network of Somerset County.  Perishable items and foods in glass containers are not accepted.

ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED:

• NO refrigerators, air-conditioners or dehumidifiers.
• NO textiles - Recycle your used textiles at any local charity donation bin.
• NO hazardous waste - Visit our page on hazardous waste
• NO electronics - Visit our page on recycling electronics