Borough of Haledon Recycling Regulations

 **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:

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

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

The following items are NOT RECYCLED:

Plastic bags

Clay flowerpots

Foil pie plates

Fluorescent bulbs

Chinaware

Mirrors

Aerosol cans

Ceramics

Turpentine Cans

Household Batteries

Pizza boxes 

Plastic flower pots

Light bulbs

Foil pans

Window glass

Styrofoam

Drinking glasses

Paint Cans

Alkyd gas cans

Heat resistant ovenware

Cardboard boxes soiled with grease or food

Important reminders:

  • Bottles and cans MUST be rinsed

  • Remove all caps and corks

  • Do not crush bottles or cans.   Plastic containers can be crushed.

  • 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. Recyclables can no longer be put into plastic bags of any kind.

  • Any recyclable materials that are not placed for collection in the above manner will not be collected.

Streets on the Eastside of the Borough
BEAM PLACE
BELMONT AVE
BERNARD AVE.
BURHANS AVE (Below Belmont Ave)
BUSCHMANN AVE.
CHURCH ST.
CIRCLE AVE
CONA COURT
COOK ST.
COOLIDGE PL
E. BARBOUR ST
GEYER ST
HALEDON AVE
HALSEY ST
HARRIS ST
HILLCREST ST
HODGES PL
HOXSEY PL
IDA ST
JOHN ST. (Below Belmont Ave.)
JOHN RYLE AVE
KOSSUTH ST
LEONHARD DR
LEWIS ST
MANGOLD ST
MOUNTAIN AVE.
NORTH 12TH ST
NORTH 13TH ST
NORTH 14TH ST
NORTH 15TH ST
NORTH 16TH ST
POST ST
RICHARD SCOTT CT
RICHARDSON AVE.
ROE ST
SHERWOOD AVE
STANSFIELD PL
VEREIN ST
W. CLINTON ST
WILLIE ST
WOODSIDE AVE
ZABRISKIE ST

Streets on the Westside of the Borough
ABERDEEN CT
AILSA AVE
ALBANESE RD
ALBION AVE
AL-LYN CT
AVENUE B
AVENUE C
BARBOUR ST
BURHANS AVE. (Between Belmont & W. Brdwy)
CEDAR CLIFF AVE
CENTRAL AVE
CLIFF CT
CYPRESS AVE
FORD RD
GRAND SUMMIT AVE
RANITE AVE
GROVE ST
HALEDON CT
HENRY ST
HOBART AVE
JASPAR ST
JOHN ST (Between Lee Ave & Belmont Ave)
KING ST
LEE AVE
LEGION PL
MANCHESTER AVE
MASON AVE
MORRISSEE AVE
MORRISSEE AVE EXT
NORWOOD ST
OXFORD CT
OXFORD ST
PATERSON AVE
POMPTON RD
PREAKNESS AVE
RYERSON AVE
SOUTHSIDE AVE
SUMMIT AVE
TILT ST
VALLEY VIEW RD
VAN DYKE AVE
WEST BROADWAY
WEST HALEDON AVE.

Haledon Municipal Complex
510 Belmont Avenue
Haledon, NJ 07508

 

Recycling Center is located behind Municipal Hall
510 Belmont Ave.

SUNDAY: CLOSED

MONDAY: CLOSED

TUESDAY: 7:30 AM - 3:30PM

WEDNESDAY: 9:30 AM - 6PM

THURSDAY: 7:30 AM - 3:30PM

FRIDAY: 7:30 AM - 3:30PM

SATURDAY: 7:30 AM - 4PM


RECYCLING CENTER HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

 2024

New Year’s Day ...............Jan. 1 CLOSED

Martin Luther King Day .Jan.15 CLOSED

President’s Day………....Feb. 19 CLOSED

Good Friday……March 29 CLOSED

Memorial Day…………....May 27 CLOSED

Independence Day( observed) July 4 CLOSED

Labor Day………………..Sept. 2 CLOSED

Columbus Day…………..Oct. 14 CLOSED

Election Day……………...Nov 5 CLOSED

Veterans’ Day ………….Nov. 11 CLOSED

Thanksgiving Day……...Nov. 28 CLOSED

Thanksgiving Friday……Nov. 29 CLOSED

Christmas Day…………..Dec. 25 CLOSED

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

 1st 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

 2nd Wednesday of the month

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

 3rd 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.

 4th 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.