Acceptable Recyclable Materials

Download Acceptable Recyclable Materials List

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