Acceptable Recyclable Materials

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All Recyclables must be in the official buckets and at the curb by 7:00 AM.
* Recyclables should not be placed in plastic bags.
If collection day falls on a holiday (Christmas, New Years Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving) collection will be the following Saturday.

ACCEPTED MATERIALS:

  • Mixed Paper, Office Paper & Window Envelopes 
  • Corrugated Cardboard  (flatten boxes and/or cut into manageable bundles)
  • Telephone Books & “Soft” Cover Books
  • Hard Cover Books (Hard cover must be removed)
  • Glass Food & Beverage Jars/Bottles (all colors)
  • Aluminum & Metal Beverage Containers
  • Pet Food Cans
  • Milk Jugs & Plastic Beverage Bottles 
  • Detergent & Shampoo Containers
  • Juice Boxes & Juice/Beverage Cartons
  • Plastics with #1 or #2 Symbols  

MATERIALS NOT ACCEPTED:

  • PLASTIC BAGS 
  • PIZZA BOXES
  • Light Bulbs
  • Aluminum Foil/Baking Pans
  • Drinking Glasses, Dishes & Broken Window Glass
  • Ceramics & Pottery
  • Aerosol Cans
  • Motor Oil & Anti-Freeze Containers
  • Clothes Hangers
  • Bandage Tins & Cookie Tins
  • Carbon & Waxed Paper
  • Tissue Paper, Napkins, Paper Plates & Paper Towels
  • Styrofoam
  • Plastics with #3 - #7 Symbols

For a resource guide to recycling uncommon objects for the residents of Mercer County, New Jersey please follow the link below:

http://www.mercercounty.org/home/showdocument?id=16224