Curbside Recycling Guidelines
YARD WASTE ORDINANCE: Yard waste must be placed in a brown biodegradable bag which may be obtained from the Department of Public Works. Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing uncontainerized yard waste at the curb or along the street is prohibited.
Brown recycling bags can be picked up at the Monroe Recycling Drop-Off Center Monday through Friday: 7:00 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.; Saturday: 8 - 11:30 a.m.
GLASS/PLASTIC/ALUMINUM/TIN (Comingled) : Glass - Remove the lid from jar/bottle and place in the regular trash then rinse off the bottles/jars (e.g., juice, soda, beer and liquor bottles and mayonnaise and spaghetti sauce jars) and place in recycling bucket.
Metal - Tin steel, aluminum and bimetal (e.g., soda, beer, canned pet food, soup and tuna cans.) Rinse the can and crush them to maximize capacity. We take the lids too.
Plastic - #1 PETE and #2 HDPE containers (e.g. milk and juice jugs, water bottles and laundry detergent, shampoo and soda bottles). Check bottom of the container to make sure the plastic is either #1 PETE or #2 HDPE. Remove and place caps in the trash and then rinse containers for recycling.
NEWSPAPER: Clean newsprint and newspaper inserts only.
MONROE'S RECYCLING DROP-OFF CENTER
Department of Public Works, located at 76 Gravel Hill-Spotswood Road, accepts newspapers, mixed paper, cardboard, glass bottles, aluminum/steel/tin cans, #1 PETE and #2 HDPE plastic containers, motor oil, antifreeze, auto batteries, scrap metal and broken or outdated consumer electronic items. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday: 7:00 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.; Saturday, 8 - 11:30 a.m. It is closed Sundays and holidays. Proof of residency is required.
Contact the Recycling Coordinator at 732-656-4575 or email
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