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NO• Juice boxes or pouches• Plastic bags• Food trays• Cups
Remember: Always use the barrel issued by Ridgewood Recycling for curbside pickup of cans & bottles.
Empty • Rinse • Keep items loose (do not bag)
Remember: Papers can be mixed at the curbside only. Papers must still be separated at the Recycling Center. Never use the recycling barrel for paper & cardboard.
Glass
Metal
Plastic
The RECYCLING Barrel
• Bottles, jars, & jugs• Small dairy tubs/lidsRecycle by item shape. The recycling symbol doesn’t necessarily indicate recyclability.
NO plastic food trays of any kind
• Bottles & jars
• Beverage & food cans • Clean foil & metal trays
Commingled Cans & Bottles
NO• Plastic bags• Styrofoam• Hard covered books
Paper & Cardboard• Cardboard boxes & paper bags• Mail, envelopes, office & writing paper• Newsprint• Magazines & catalogs
Paper & CardboardTie or neatly stack cardboard • Place next to barrel
Put paper in Village crate, paper bag, or cardboard box
Please Help Us to improve the quality of our recyclable material. We only accept the types of items pictured. If you aren’t sure, please call us.
What do I do with?ITEM DISPOSAL LOCATION Clothing/Textiles Recycling Center
Concrete Recycling Center Quantity limit: One 32 gallon barrel of material. (No contractors, no asphalt, no colored concrete, no red brick, no ceramics)
E-Waste Recycling Center
Fluorescent bulbs Bergen County’s Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Disposal Days
Hard covered books Remove and discard the covers. Package the innards of the books with papers for recycling.
Household batteries Throw alkaline batteries away. Give rechargeable and button cell batteries to the Recycling Center attendant. Place each battery into a separate baggie, or tape the terminal ends with non-conductive tape.
Inkjet & laser cartridges Recycling Center Attendant
Motor oil & antifreeze Bergen County’s HHW Disposal Days
Plastic bags Whole Foods Market or Stop & Shop
Styrofoam peanuts The UPS Store, 50 E. Ridgewood Avenue. (Clean peanuts in boxes or bags only.)
Bergen County’s Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Days
Hotline 201.807.5825
Dates in 2018: 3/10, 4/15, 5/12, 6/24, 7/21, 9/8, 10/14, 11/17
Can we help?Yard Waste ............................................................. 201.670.5585Recycling ............................................................... 201.670.3373Recycling Program Aide .................................201.670.5500 x266 [email protected] Assistance for Residents with Disabilities ... 201.670.3373
Lids, wheels, barrels, and crates are available at the Recycling Center.
On Curbside Bulk Days
Remember: Remove refrigerator doors Drain oils and fluids No large truck or heavy machinery tires Poles and pipes should not be longer than 4 feet
Recycle Appliances, Automobile Batteries, Metal Objects & Tires
Accepted at the Recycling Center • Curbside pickup available from April 16-October 19 • Place items in a barrel or biodegradable lawn/leaf bag
Vegetative Waste Pickup
Place grass clippings and brush in a barrel (no larger than 32 gallons or heavier than 80 pounds), or in a paper biodegradable lawn/leaf bag. Branches (up to 3 feet in length and 2 inches in diameter – no logs) should be bun-dled and tied. All items must be placed at the curb. No plastic bags or Village recycling barrels will be picked up.
NO• Plastic bags• Recycling barrels
What about leaves? From October 22 to December 21, leaves are to be placed directly in the street in accordance with the schedule for your respective area. A schedule and instructions will be sent to your home in October. Branches/brush will not be collected curbside during leaf collection season, but may be brought to the Recycling Center during normal working hours.
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Recycling • Yard WasteYour Guide to all things GREEN!
Collection Schedules Enclosed
MANDATED BY STATE LAW AND VILLAGE ORDINANCES NO. 2284, 2510, 2968, 2995
Recycling Area 8Yard Waste Area D
Recycling Pickup SchedulesFollow the schedules below for curbside pickup.
Please put your recycling curbside after 5:00 PM the day before pickup or before 6:00 AM on pickup day. After collections, remove empty barrels and crates from the curb by midnight.
During leaf season, do not place barrels in the street.
CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENT SHRED DAYFree to all Ridgewood residents
Saturday, April 7, 2018 (rain or shine)9:00 AM - 12:30 PM or until truck is full
Graydon PoolWatch your documents on camera as they are
securely shredded for recycling!PLEASE NO binders, NO plastics, NO overnight shipping
envelopes, NO photos, NO carbon paper, NO non–paper items
Bottles & Cans • Newsprint • Corrugated • Mixed Papers Jan
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Appliances • Tires • Metals • Automobile Batteries Jan
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Vegetative Waste Apr
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Dear Ridgewood Recycler,Happy Anniversary! Yes, 2017 marked the 30th Anniversary of Mandatory Recycling in New Jersey. In 1987, the “Garden State” became a recycling trailblazer when Governor Kean signed the “New Jersey Statewide Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act”. But did you know that Ridgewood’s recycling story began long before that?
From the early 1970s to 1988, Ridgewood maintained a drop off center for the voluntary collection of recyclables. In July 1988, the “Recycling Act” went into effect and participation in recycling at the drop off center became mandatory. Curbside collections entered the scene in the 1970s as well, but until 1991, were limited to metals and newspaper/junk mail. On January 2, 1991, a comprehensive curb-side collection program was instituted which included the collection of cans and bottles, cardboard, newsprint, mixed papers, and metals. In the years following, we have continued to add items to our program and to make cautious, but forward-thinking decisions in our offerings. To what end?
In the past 30 years Ridgewood has:• Saved over $12 million in avoided landfill fees• Earned over $5 million from the sale of recyclable materials• Kept over 140,000 tons of material out of the landfill• Earned over $2.6 million in recycling grant funds• Received awards at the county, state, and national level
Thank you for being there as enthusiastic supporters of our journey and part of Ridgewood’s recycling family. May you have a wonderful 2018!
Ridgewood Recycling Center 205 East Glen AvenueMonday - Saturday 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM NO GARBAGE ACCEPTED
We accept almost everything mentioned in this brochure, except for the items that contain other handling instructions. To dispose of yard waste at the recycling center, residents must have proof of residency. Plastic bags of vegetative waste may be brought to the Recycling Center, but must be slit open and emptied into the truck by residents. Receptacles will be provided for disposal of empty plastic bags. Garbage is never accepted at the recycling center. Thank you, and we look forward to welcoming you soon!
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What you need to know about recycling and garbage collection
?
Unsure How to Dispose
of a Particular Item?
Call 201-440-4860
Aerosol Cans Empty & rinse
Plastic Containers #1, #2 or #5 includes beverage,
cleaning, and laundry containers
Aluminum Cans & Foil Empty & rinse/Discard food waste
Tin & Steel Cans Empty & rinse
Glass Bottle & Jars Empty & rinse
“White Goods” are picked up at the curb on Wednesday mornings.
“White Goods” consist of air conditioners, BBQs, computers, dishwashers, dryers, fans, FAX machines, freezers, hot water heaters metal items, monitors, printers, refrigerators, stoves, tires, TVs and washing machines.
Call 201-440-4860 by Tuesday to schedule a pick-up
Trash is picked up once a month North of Mt Vernon-1
st Thursday
Mt. Vernon & South-1st
Friday
Trash includes bags of clothing, furniture, mattresses and toys
NO HAZARDOUS waste materials will be picked up at the curb.
Appliances, computers & tires will not be picked up on trash day.
Cardboard Flatten boxes –place at curb
Newspapers- NO PLASTIC BAGS! Place in a brown paper bag, loosely in
a container or tied with string.
Magazines -NO PLASTIC BAGS! Place in a brown paper bag, loosely in
a container or tied with string.
Books Remove covers, tie in bundles.
OPEN Monday-Saturday 9 am-12 noon Drop off appliances, batteries, bottles & cans, cardboard, cooking oil, electronics, furniture, lightbulbs, magazines, motor oil, newspapers, paint cans, EMPTY propane tanks, styrofoam, and yard waste.
Proof of residency required NO Commercial or Rental vehicles
permitted
General household garbage Household garbage is picked up at the
curb twice a week.
Place garbage cans at the curb after 5pm the night before scheduled collection.
Garbage cans must be removed the evening of collection.
Trash cans should be 32 gallons or less and no more than 50 lbs.
Yard waste is picked up once a week Mt. Vernon & South-Mondays
North of Mt Vernon-Tuesdays
Place in cans or paper bags
NO PLASTIC BAGS!
Leaves may be raked into the street during October, November & December.
Place on the sweeper side of the street on the appropriate day
Items in good condition & working order may be brought to the recycling center, where other residents can make use of them.
Keep in mind that storage is limited- we cannot accept upholstered furniture/mattresses/clothing.
ALL items accepted at the discretion of the
Recycling Attendant.