General
Recycling Information
What
do I have to recycle?
Business Recycling
Set-out Requirements
(Adobe PDF)
Buy Recycled Information
Municipal Program
Summary(Adobe PDF)
Markets Directory
for Recyclable Materials (Adobe PDF)
What am I required
to recycle?
Residents (including multifamily units) must recycle the following
materials:
• Aluminum cans
• Glass bottles and jars
• Steel cans
• Plastic milk, water, soda and laundry bottles
• Newspaper
• Mixed paper (magazines, office paper, junk mail)
• Corrugated cardboard
• Leaves
• Brush
• Motor oil
• Textiles
• Masonry/paving material (asphalt, block, brick, cinder, and concrete)
• Rechargeable batteries (Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal
Hydride (Ni-MH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion) and Small Sealed Lead
(Pb))
• Tires
• White goods (washers, dryers, ranges, refrigerators, air conditioners)
Residential Curbside Collection Programs
Each municipality
in Middlesex County has a curbside collection program for recyclables
available to residents. If you need further information on your town's
program, such as the schedule or set out requirements, you may contact
your municipal recycling coordinator and/or the Middlesex County Improvement
Authority (MCIA), depending upon the town in which you live.
MCIA participating
town residents can call 1-800-488-6242 or their local municipal recycling
coordinator.
Cranbury
Dunellen
Helmetta
Jamesburg
Middlesex
Milltown |
Monroe
New Brunswick
Old Bridge
Piscataway
Plainsboro
Sayreville |
South
Amboy
South River
Spotswood |
Non-MCIA participating town residents should call their local municipal
recycling coordinator.
Carteret
East Brunswick
Edison
Highland Park
Metuchen
North Brunswick
Perth Amboy
South Brunswick
South Plainfield
Woodbridge
Buying Recycled
Recycling is a three step process, otherwise known as the RECYCLING
LOOP:
• Separation of recyclables from garbage,
• Collection/sorting and processing of the recyclables, and
• The use of the recycled material to manufacture new products.
Only when new products made from recycled materials have been purchased
is recycling truly complete.
Some Examples
of Products that you can Purchase that are Made from Recycled Materials:
- chipboard (cereal
boxes)
- writing paper
- greeting cards
- cardboard storage
boxes
- cat litter and
animal bedding
- notepads/ notebooks
- toilet paper,
tissues, napkins
- playground cover-recycled
wood or tires
- door mats made
from tires
- garden hoses
made from tires
- newspaper
- plastic trash
bags
- plastic lumber
- carpet made from
soda bottles
- plastic, aluminum
or steel garbage cans
- plastic compost
bins
- clothing made
from plastic
- aluminum cans
- steel/tin cans
- re-refined motor
oil
- glass bottles
and jars
- composted potting
& top soil, mulch
 |
Check out
your local retail/grocery store. You'll find plenty of products
and packaging made from recycled materials!
This symbol indicates that the item was made with recycled materials. |
To find recycled products, access New Jersey's Recycled Products Directory
visit http://www.anjr.com/search/anjrsearch_fr.html
