Readington Township

Recycling Center
We will accept the following materials at the Recycling Center on a regular basis during the hours of operation listed below. The Recycling Center is only open to Readington Township residents, a valid recycling permit/sticker must be visible on the vehicle. Stickers are free of charge and available at the Public Works Facility/Recycling Depot. The Recycling Center is not open to commercial use. Please keep children and pets inside of vehicle.

Newspaper
Newspapers must be tied. Everything that comes in the Sunday edition is acceptable and may be bundled with newspaper. Do Not under any circumstances include any junk mail or magazines with the newspaper. Simply remember, if it came in the newspaper then recycle it with the newspaper, if it came in the mail then either throw it out in the trash or bring it to the recycling center as junk mail. Use only string or twine to bundle newspapers, no adhesive tape, rope, pantyhose, brown paper bags etc.

Magazines / Junk Mail
Magazines, Catalogs, Junk Mail, Envelopes, School paper (construction & composition paper, textbooks w/out hardcovers), Office paper (fax/copy paper, computer & ledger printouts), Real Estate books, NCR Paper, Non-metallic wrapping paper, Paperback Books. Not acceptable: Telephone books, Newsprint, Cardboard of any type, Brown paper bags, Brown or Kraft paper, Blueprints, Carbon paper, Bags of any kind, Plastic of any kind, Book binders (wire or plastic), or Hard Cover bound books.

Cardboard
Brown corrugated cardboard and brown paper bags only. Cardboard must be flattened, or “knocked down”. Not acceptable: "Flat" cardboard known as chipboard, boxboard, or pressboard such as beer/soda cartons, cereal, or gift boxes etc., no pizza boxes, no waxed or coated cardboard, no heavy duty brown bags with plastic liners, no wood, no plastic, no paper products, no styrofoam packaging materials.

Commingled
The following items may be recycled together. Please remember to empty and rinse all containers.

White Goods
Hot water heaters, Clothes washers, Clothes dryers, Dishwashers, Stoves or Ovens, Refrigerators, Freezers & Air conditioners may only be disposed of with a permit. Permits cost $5.00 each and are available at the Public Works Facility/Recycling Depot, Mon - Fri 7 am to 3 pm. One permit per appliance. Note: EPA regulations require that refrigerators, dehumidifiers, freezers, air conditioners or any appliance that contains any type of freon must be evacuated by a certified technician and tagged as such. Any of these items being brought in must be accompanied by information stating the servicing company, the technicians name, date serviced and serial numbers of said equipment. This information must be presented to the Township employee on duty and will be retained by the Township for their records. No units with cut lines or without the proper documentation will be accepted. Not acceptable: TV's, VCR's, and other household appliances that are mostly made of plastic.

Scrap Metal
Acceptable scrap metal includes both ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Items must be at least 90% metal to be accepted as scrap metal. Items such as miscellaneous steel, iron, and aluminum are acceptable. Non-metallic materials (i.e. plastics, etc.) that are easily removed must be removed from the scrap metal. Any fuel tanks must be removed, and all oils and fluids drained from engines, transmissions or differentials. etc. Not acceptable: pressurized gas cylinders or containers (typically propane gas for grills), aerosol cans, paint cans/buckets, wire, wire fencing, nails, screws, bed springs, vehicle exhaust system components, fuel tanks of any kind. Once items are dropped off they become the property of the Township, therefore no salvaging is permitted.

Tree Debris (By Permit Only)
Tree limbs/branches/sticks, Christmas trees, logs, shrubs and stumps may be disposed of with a permit . Permits are available at the Public Works Facility/Recycling Depot, Mon - Fri 7 am to 3 pm for a cost of $5.00 per car and $10.00 per pickup truck. One permit per vehicle load. Not acceptable: lumber, leaves, vines & thorny brush.

Lead Acid Batteries
Lead-acid batteries may be accepted provided the outside casing is intact and all cells are covered. No lead-acid battery will be accepted if battery acid is leaking from the battery. Batteries should be placed on the wooden pallet marked "Batteries", or as directed by the attendant.

Household Batteries
In order to remove potentially hazardous household batteries from the waste stream, carbon zinc, alkaline, mercury, silver, nickel-cadmium, & lithium batteries may be accepted provided the outside casing is intact. Batteries should be placed in the small blue containers located on the wooden pallet marked "Batteries", or as directed by the attendant.

Any questions with materials not explicitly covered in the above categories should be directed to the Recycling Center at the number listed below.

Recycling Center Hours of Operation
Phone: 534-1058
287 Mountain Road (behind the Municipal Building) Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889

Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 3:00 pm Saturdays 7:00 am - 2:00 pm

The following are Holidays that the Recycling Center will be Closed: