Joyce Corboy, Coordinator
Jeff Bradstreet
Maurice Dessel
Erica Johanson
Will Harrison
Sande Katz
Ed Sailer
Pam McGovern
Tim Mathews - Liaison from the Township Committee
Mike Petrus, Environmental Comm. Liaison
East Amwell Recycling Depot
First Saturday 8 AM to 11 AM
January 1, 2011 ushered in the most far reaching portion of the State “Electronics Waste Management Act”; a ban on the disposal as solid waste of all computers, monitors, laptops, portable computers and televisions. Click here for the New Electronics Waste Management Act
Acceptable Materials 2011:
- Paper: [Cross-tying OK, but not required]
- Newspaper
- Junk Mail, Magazines and office paper
- Corrugated Cardboard
- Chip Board [Gray or brown inside]. This includes food/cereal boxes and towel cores.
- Shredded paper (can be loose or in TRANSPARENT plastic bags)
- Paper Bags without plastic liners
- Books with hard covers removed
- Containers – Other than paper: [Please Rinse Containers]
- Plastic Containers #1 through #7 (Caps Removed) – All colors including trays and kitty litter buckets
- Plastic lids with numbered triangle #1 through #7
- Steel lids from cans, bottles & jars (removed)
- Glass Bottles and Jars, Food-related – All Colors
- Aluminum and steel cans
3. Other Materials:
- Certain Plastic Bags & Labels for the School (See display at Depot)
Not Acceptable:
- Plastic or Wax coated paper or drink boxes
- Paper Cans w/ steel ends
- Plastic Bags [Shop Rite will take these]
- Packaging Peanuts or other Styrofoam packaging. [Take peanuts to UPS store.]
- Paper contaminated with food residue. (e.g. Pizza box bottoms)
- Paper Bags with plastic liners
- Motor Oil Bottles
- Hazardous Chemical Containers
- Window glass, Mirrors, Drinking Glasses, Vases, etc.
- Foil & Aluminum Trays
- Tissue paper
- Batteries: Disposable batteries may go into regular trash. Home Depot or Lowes will take rechargeable batteries or take to County Hazardous Waste Day.
- Plastic Furniture (even if numbered) & Flower Pots w/o number triangles
