**RECYCLING CONTAINERS SHALL BE STRONG, METAL, PLASTIC OR FIBERGLASS, WITH HANDLES, HOLDING NO MORE THAN 32 GALLONS, WITH CLOSE FITTING METAL OR PLASTIC LIDS. CONTAINERS SHALL HAVE AN OPENING OF AT LEAST 20 INCHES**

The following items must be recycled:

Newspapers

Cardboard (cereal, spaghetti boxes, etc.)

Corrugated cardboard

Aluminum beverage cans

Tin food cans

Glass bottles and jars

Plastic containers (#1 & #2 only)

Magazines

Office paper

Junk mail

School paper

NCR paper

Colored newspaper inserts

Catalogs

Soft Cover books

Hard cover books (covers removed)

Non-metallic wrapping paper and cards

Scrap metal

Important reminders:

• Bottles and cans MUST be rinsed
• Remove all caps and corks
• Do not crush bottles or cans.   Plastic containers can be crushed.
• Do not place any recyclables at curbside in plastic bags or cardboard boxes
• Commingled glass, aluminum beverage cans, tin food cans and plastic must be placed in either metal or strong plastic containers or pails, preferably with handles so that contents can be easily dumped out.   Weight should not exceed thirty (30) pounds.
• Any recyclable materials that are not placed for collection in the above manner will not be collected.

HALEDON RECYCLING REGULATIONS

The following items are NOT RECYCLED:

Pizza boxes                           Plastic bags

Plastic flower pots               Clay flowerpots

Light bulbs                            Foil pie plates

Foil pans                                Fluorescent bulbs

Window glass                       Chinaware

Styrofoam                            Mirrors

Drinking glasses                   Aerosol cans

Paint Cans                            Ceramics

Alkyd gas cans                     Turpentine Cans

Heat resistant ovenware    Household Batteries

Cardboard boxes soiled with grease or food

Additional Recycling information

• Leaves and brush are collected curbside.   Call the Municipal Clerk’s office at 973-595-7766, ext. 103 for more information
• The Passaic County Office of Recycling & Natural Resources will conduct Hazardous Waste Collections. Call the Municipal Clerk for  collection  dates and locations.
• Call the Municipal Clerks office regarding computer and electronic collections.

Items accepted at the recycling center only

• SCRAP Metal – metal appliances such as toasters, frying pans, irons, metal pots and pans, hot water heaters, dryers, dishwashers, stoves, air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers
• Used motor oil, car batteries
• Tires (fee charged)
• Clothing – clothing bins are located at the Recycling Center

COMPUTERS, AND TELEVISIONS ARE ACCEPTED AT THE RECYCLING CENTER. There is a E Waste bin for Electronic Recycling.

CURBSIDE RECYCLING SCHEDULE

1^st Wednesday of the month

Newspapers, magazines, junk mail, office paper, and catalogs.   Place items in paper bags or tie and bundle.  DO NOT PLACE IN PLASTIC BAGS

2^nd Wednesday of the month

Cardboard and corrugated cardboard must be flattened and tied.  Cereal boxes, etc.

3^rd Wednesday of the month

Eastside of the Borough – residents who have a Monday and Thursday garbage collection:

Commingled glass bottles, glass jars and jugs, aluminum cans, tin food cans and plastic containers #1 and #2.

4^th Wednesday of the month

Westside of the Borough – residents who have a Tuesday and Friday garbage collection:

Commingled glass bottles, glass jars and jugs, aluminum cans, tin food cans and plastic containers #1 and #2.

• Residents are encouraged to use the Recycling Center for their recyclables

• Business are required to drop off their recyclables at the Recycling Center
• When dropping off any recyclables, you must sort them and place them in their appropriate recycling bins.