Residential Recycling Information
| ITEM | WHERE | HOW |
| Aerosol cans (empty) | Curbside | commingled with cans & bottles |
| Aluminum cans (rinsed) | Curbside | commingled with bottles |
| Anti freeze | (Note 1) | DO NOT DUMP |
| Appliances | (Notes 2 and 4) | |
| Batteries (auto/boat) | Recycling yard | during regular yard hours |
| Batteries (home) | Recycling yard & any seller | |
| Books | Recycling yard | remove binders |
| Brush | (Note 7) | bundled & tied |
| Cardboard | Curbside | knocked down, flattened & tied collected on recycling days |
| Catalogs & flyers | Recycling yard | with mixed paper (note 6) |
| Computers & Electronics | Accepted by Highlands | See Computers & Electronics Recycling Flyer.pdf |
| Construction debris | Use own hauler | not accepted by Highlands |
| Food waste | In the trash | try composting |
| Fuel (gas, diesel, heating) | (Note 1) | DO NOT DUMP |
| Furniture (non metal) | Curbside | bulk pick-up day |
| Furniture (metal) | Curbside | as above or bring to yard |
| Glass containers | Curbside or yard | commingled with cans |
| Grass clippings | Not accepted | cut it and leave it (mulch) |
| Junk Mail | Recycling yard | with mixed paper |
| Leaves | (Note 7) | try composting or mulching |
| Magazines | Recycling yard | with mixed paper (note 6) |
| Motor oil | Recycling yard | or any garage or marina |
| Newsprint (any color) | Curbside | includes glossies & flyers |
| Office paper | Recycling yard | with mixed paper (note 6) |
| Paint cans | (oil or latex) | (note 3) |
| Pesticides | (Note 1) | try organic alternative |
| Plastic bags | With trash | some supermarkets |
| Plastic bottles | Curbside | with cans |
| Propane tanks | (Note 1) | DO NOT DUMP |
| Scrap metal | Recycling yard | |
| Telephone books | Recycling yard | with mixed paper (note 6) |
| Tin cans | Curbside | with cans and bottles |
| Tires | Not accepted | leave with seller |
| Tree stumps | Small - as yard debris | use own hauler |
| Yard debris | (Note 7) | |
DO
NOT PLACE PLASTIC OR PAPER BAGS IN ANY RECYCLING CONTAINERS!!! |
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Recycling Yard Hours
M-F 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Sat. 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Notes
- To contact the Monmouth County Hazardous Waste Disposal Call (732) 922-2234 (visit MCHWD website)
- Small ones in trash, large at curbside on your bulk day. Those designed to contain freon see note 4.
- If contents are less than 1" place in trash. If clean, place in cans & bottles. Oil based with more than 1" is considered hazardous waste, see note 1 Do not recycle or put in trash.
- Those items such as refrigerators, AC units, freezers, etc, designed to contain freon, must have a disposal sticker (obtainable for $20.00 from Borough hall) and can be either placed at the curb for bulk pick-up on your zone's scheduled Bulk pick days or brought to the recycling yard.
- The neck must be smaller than the base.
- Place in large red containers where provided (multi families).
- Yard debris - Leaves & misc debris - collected at curb (see your zone schedule)
Grass clippings - not collected.
Branches - bundled, not longer than 48" or 4' diameter
Stumps - small ones (only) at curb. Large ones by own hauler.
