Recycling




		Recyclables are collected curbside on Mondays. If a holidays falls on a Monday, recyclables will be collected on the next day (Tuesday). Click here to see the trash and recycling holidays.

ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS

UNACCEPTABLE MATERIALS

Mixed paper:
Junk mail
Telephone books
Catalogs
White Paper
Magazines

Newspapers/Mixed paper shall be bundled (tied or bagged in paper bags) and placed at curbside.

Corrogated Cardboard:
Tied in bundles measuring less than two feet by two feet and placed at curbside.

Commingled recyclables:
Aluminum beverage cans
Steel/tin cans
Clear, brown, and green glass
Plastics #1 and #2

Clean bottles and jars; remove lids and caps and place them in general trash; labels may be left on glass. Combine commingled recyclables in a Township recycle bucket or in a trash can with a Township recycle sticker.

Tissues, paper towels, and napkins
Food wrappers
Wax or plastic coated boxes
Tyvek plastic envelopes
Metallic wrapping paper
Light bulbs
Plate glass/window glass
Mirrors
Drinking glasses
Crystal
Ceramics
Aerosol and paint cans
Ovenware
Plastic tubs
Oil cans or bottles

Motor oil containers must be disposed of with household hazardous waste.

Recycle stickers are free and may be obtained from the Township. If you have moved into a new construction, you may obtain recycle buckets at no cost at the Township Administration Building. These containers must remain with the property. If a recycling bucket is lost or destroyed, a new twenty-gallon recycling container may be purchased for $9.00. The Township suggests that you put your street name and house number on each container.


	For questions concerning recycling, you may call the recycling hotline at: 1-800-346-4242.


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