Borough of Totowa

1 Attention Totowa Residents: New Recycling Guidelines Plastic bags will no longer be accepted with recycling. This includes any type of plastic bag: garbage bags, grocery bags, department store bags of any color or size. Plastic bags must be thrown out with your regular garbage. A container/barrel must be used to place your bottles, cans and plastics at the curb or if brought to the Recycling Center. DO NOT PLACE IN A PLASTIC BAG. Caps, lids, tops and straws are no longer recyclable and must be thrown out with your regular garbage. Place paper/cardboard in a cardboard box, paper bag or recycling bin it cannot be bound with tape, twine or rope. DO NOT PLACE IN A PLASTIC BAG. If these guidelines are not followed, your recycling will not be collected and you will be subjected to a fine!

2 The following items are prohibited from Commingled Recycling Collection: 55 Gallon Drums Aluminum Foil Antifreeze Containers Bubble Wrap Chemical Bottles Coat Hangers Coolers Disposable Coffee Cups Drain Pipes Electrical Cords Fast Food Trays Fiberglass Items Flower Pots Garden Hoses Hardcover Books Hazardous Waste Light Bulbs/String Lights Medical Waste Microwave Trays Paint Cans Packaging Peanuts Pesticide Containers Pizza Boxes Plastic Bags Plastic Film Plastic Flower/Plant Pots Plastic Food Trays Plastic Hoses Plastic Oil Containers Plastic Utensils Plumbing Fixtures Polystyrene Foam Pool Liners/Covers Pots and Pans PVC Pipe/Tubing Rubber Hoses Small Plastic Pools Styrofoam Tar Pails Tool Boxes Vacuum Hoses VCR Tapes/Video Tapes Vinyl Products Vinyl Siding

3 Water Hoses Wheels/Tires (of any size) Wood Wrapping Paper THESE NEW GUIDELINES MUST BE FOLLOWED FOR BOTH CURB-SIDE PICK-UP AND AT THE RECYCLING CENTER. Borough of Totowa Passaic County, New Jersey JOHN COIRO Mayor JOSEPH WASSEL, RMC Municipal Clerk MUNICIPAL COMPLEX 537 Totowa Road Totowa , NJ 07512 Ph 973-956-1000 ext 1009 Fax: 973-956-8414 2019 RECYCLING COLLECTION SCHEDULE ZONE 1 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN 9 & 23 13 & 27 13 & 27 10 & 24 8 & 22 12 & 26 JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 10 & 24 14 & 28 11 & 25 9 & 23 13 & 27 11 & 26 ZONE 2 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN 10 & 24 14 & 28 14 & 28 11 & 25 9 & 23 13 & 27 JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 11 & 25 15 & 29 12 & 26 10 & 24 14 & 29 12 & 27 ZONE 1 - RECYCLING STREET DIRECTORY Acorn Street Artillery Park Road Bogert Street Carr Place Catherine Street Cedar Court Celia Street Cherba Place Church Street Colonial Court Coolidge Avenue Craig Court Crescent Avenue Crestwood Court Crews Street DeNora Drive Dewey Avenue Duffus Avenue Dunkerly Street Floyd Drive Frances Street Furler Street Garfield Place Garretson Avenue Glen Terrace Grant Avenue Harding Avenue Hillside

4 Avenue Knollwood Road Knox Terrace Lackawanna Avenue Lynden Place Mair Avenue Maple Lane Margaret Street Masklee Court Meadow Drive Melissa Drive Minnisink Road Mitchell Avenue (1) Morris Canal Way Norwood Terrace Pamela Drive Peterson Road Redman Place Riverview Drive Roosevelt Avenue Rosalie Street Roseda Drive Roseland Avenue Rosengren Avenue (2) Rutherford Court St. James Place (3) Sandra Drive Shady Lane Shady Place Stanley Street Stewart Terrace Thistle Court Union Boulevard (4) Vita Road Vreeland Avenue Washington Place Weldon Court Wentick Street Willow Court Wilson Avenue Winifred Drive (1) Mitchell Ave. From Totowa Rd to Union Blvd. (2) Rosengren Ave From Totowa Rd to Union Blvd. (3) St. James Place From Totowa Rd to Union Blvd. (4) Union Blvd From Totowa Rd to the Passaic River.

5 ZONE 2 - RECYCLING STREET DIRECTORY Anderson Avenue Barnert Avenue Battle Ridge Trail Boyle Avenue Brookman Lane Bullens Avenue Cambridge Avenue Cannon Hill Trail Carroll Place Centennial Court Chamberlain Avenue Charles Street Claremont Avenue Columbus Avenue Commander s Lane Congressional Lane Constitution Lane Continental Circle Crosby Avenue Cumberland Avenue Dey Hill Trail Elizabeth Place Elm Street Fellner Place Franklin Place General s Lane Gordon Avenue Greene Avenue Hamilton Trail Haven Avenue Heritage Court Hickory Hill Boulevard Highview Avenue Hobart Place Hudson Avenue Huizenga Lane ** Huntington Terrace Hydeway Drive ** Independence Trail Jefferson Place Kilian Place Lafayette Circle Lewis Place Liberty Ridge Trail Lincoln Avenue Lind Road Lookout Point Trail Mitchell Avenue (5) Mountainview Court Mountainwood Court Murphy Court Patriots Trail Preakness Avenue Raphael Road Rosengren Avenue (6) St.

6 James Place (7) Scrivens Street Shepherds Lane Stanford Court Stirling Terrace Sutton Avenue Totowa Road Tracy Avenue Union Boulevard (8) Willard Avenue William Place Yorktown Lane Young Avenue (5) Mitchell Avenue - From Totowa Road to Raphael Road. (6) Rosengren Ave - From Totowa Road to Greene Avenue. (7) St. James Place - From Totowa Road to Raphael Road. (8) Union Boulevard - From Totowa Road to Shepherds Lane ** Must be brought to Totowa Road. If a holiday falls on your recycling collection day, your recycling will be collected on the day after the holiday. The holidays affected by this change shall be: New Year s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. PLEASE RECYCLE RIGHT! If you don t follow these guidelines, your recyclables will turn into trash and increase your tax dollars.

7 Please read these guidelines to get familiar with our recycling guidelines for curbside pick-up and Recycling Center drop-off. CURBSIDE PICK-UP All Commingled Recyclables (placed together in one container) and all paper items (placed together in their own separate container) will continue to be picked up at the curb on your regular recycling day. RECYCLING DROP OFF CENTER Department of Public Works 136 Furler Street, Totowa , NJ 07512 Telephone Number 973-956-1000, Ext. 1071 Recycling Telephone 973-956-1000, Ext. 1009 Hours of Operation Monday thru Friday 7:00 - 3:30 Extended Hours Saturday 8:00 - 1:00 Wednesday 4:00 - 8:00 AT THE RECYCLING CENTER: If you bring your recyclables to the Recycling Center, it is requested that you do the following: Continue to separate your aluminum cans and deposit them in their own separate container.

8 All other commingled recyclables can still be placed in the commingled compactor. Cardboard shall still be separated and placed in the cardboard compactor. All other mixed paper/newspaper shall be placed in the mixed newspaper container. If you bring your recyclables in a plastic bag, please empty the contents into the appropriate container/compactor. Plastic bags are not accepted and will contaminate the load causing your taxes to increase. REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE COMMINGLED (Bottles/Cans) (These items should all be placed together) Plastic bottles (no lids) Steel and Tin cans Glass bottles and jars (no lids) Aluminum cans Aluminum containers Juice and milk containers/cartons Yogurt/Cake containers Plastics #1, #2 and #5 PAPER/NEWSPAPER (These items should all be placed together) Corrugated cardboard Newspaper/Magazines Junk Mail Telephone books Paperback books Chipboard Office/School paper Brown paper bags COMPUTERS, ELECTRONICS, APPLIANCES and METAL HOUSEHOLD ITEMS Computers, electronics, appliances and metal household items WILL NOT be picked up with your regular garbage.

9 They must be brought to the Recycling Center and placed in the appropriate container or called in to arrange for a curbside pick up. CURBSIDE PICK-UP For a curbside pick-up, please stop by the Borough Clerk s office to arrange for a pick up and pay the following fees in advance: $ Refrigerators, air conditioners and any other item containing Freon $ Hot water heaters, stoves, dishwashers and all other appliances $ Electronics, televisions, microwaves and any item with a plug $ Grills, metal cabinets, exercise equipment and any other metal item RECYCLING CENTER ELECTRONICS - There will be a container at the Recycling Center to deposit all old electronics, such as: computers, monitors, televisions, CD & DVD players, stereo equipment, copiers, printers, faxes, radios, telephones, typewriters, etc.

10 , or basically anything with a plug. No fee required. METAL ITEMS - There will be a container at the Recycling Center to deposit all metal items. Items include: grills, metal cabinets, exercise equipment, bed frames, and basketball hoops. No fee required. APPLIANCES You may drop off your appliances at the Recycling Center but must still pay the fees for the following: $ Refrigerators, air conditioners and any other item containing Freon $ Hot water heaters, stoves, dishwashers and all other appliances ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED AT THE RECYCLING DROP-OFF CENTER: GRASS & BRUSH. (A pickup schedule will be sent in the spring of 2019). HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE. (Passaic County will announce their collection days/locations for 2019 at a later date). CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION DEBRIS.