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Department
of Public Works
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MATERIAL
THAT MUST BE RECYCLED
RECYCLABLES MUST BE PLACED CURBSIDE BY 6:00AM ON YOUR SCHEDULED
RECYCLING DAY
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CORRUGATED
CARDBOARD |
Layered
cardboard with center that is shaped into ridges, folds or grooves
(waxy or glossy boxes are NOT acceptable) |
Flatten
and tie with string in bundles no more than 24" h x 24"
w x 24" l (LARGER BUNDLES WILL NOT BE COLLECTED) |
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NEWSPAPERS |
Newspring
(including the advertisements found in newspapers) |
Tie
newspapers with string in bundles no more than 12 inches high |
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MIXED
PAPER |
Mail,
magazines, office and colored paper; regular and window envelopes;
receipts; glossy inserts; telephone books; chipboard and paperback
books; greeting cards; brown craft paper bags; and non-metallic
wrapping paper |
Place
in rectangular container provided (NO NEWSPAPER ALLOWED; REMOVE
ALL HARD COVERS FROM BOOKS) |
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GLASS
BOTTLES & JARS |
Clear,
green and brown bottles and jars |
Remove
caps and throw in trash, rinse bottles and jars and place in round,
20-gallon container* |
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ALUMINUM,
STEEL & TIN CANS |
Beverage
and food cans |
Rinse
cans and place in round, 20-gallon container* |
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PLASTIC
CONTAINERS |
Beverage
and laundry containers with #1 PETE and #2 HDPE symbols (located
on the bottom or side of the container) |
Remove
caps and throw in trash, rinse plastic containers and place in round,
20-gallon container. |
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COMMINGLED
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*Containers
up to 32-gallons will be accepted. Containers larger than 32-gallons
or heavier than 50 lbs will be tagged and REJECTED. |
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TEXTILES |
Clean
and dry clothing or fabric more than one square foot |
Clean
and place in textile bag (available at the NEW BRUNSWICK DIVISION
OF RECYCLING; 732-745-5059) |
Items
that will NOT be recycled under this program are toys, oven ware,
ceramic and polystyrene cups and plates, pots and pans, baking pans,
drinking glasses, mirrors, automobile windshields, light bulbs, window
glass, wax coated boxes, pizza boxes, 6-pack beverage holders, flower
pots, plastic bags, comforters, pillows, rugs and all other miscellaneous
plastics. All these items should be placed in household trash.
PLEASE
NOTE: DO NOT MIX RECYCLABLES WITH TRASH OR PLACE TRASH IN YOUR RECYCLING
CONTAINERS. DO NOT USE BUNDLING DIMENSIONS OR CONTAINERS LARGER THAN
MENTIONED ABOVE. DO NOT PLACE NEWSPAPER IN RECTANGULAR CONTAINER.
NEWSPAPER MUST BE BUNDLED, TIED (SEE DIRECTIONS ABOVE) AND PLACED
NEXT TO RECYCLING CONTAINERS. ALL ITEMS INCORRECTLY PLACED AT CURBSIDE
WILL BE TAGGED AND REMAIN UNCOLLECTED.
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