1070 Route 202/31   •    908-782-8536   •     Fax: 908-782-1967

Seal of East Amwell Township

Recycling Committee

Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month
at 7:30 p.m.

Members:

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:

  1. 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
  1. 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

Recycling News


Special Collection Day for Electronics

FOR LARGER QUANTITIES OR COMMERCIAL DISPOSAL OF COMPUTERS CONTACT: Advanced Recovery, Inc. at (866) 794-8050
OTHER DISPOSAL OPTIONS FOR ELECTRONICS:
~ Goodwill Industries
~ Facilities
~ Best Buy
~ Staples
~ EPA

Refrigerator/Freezer Recycling Program

 

Agendas and Minutes