WESTFIELD RECYCLING INFORMATION

INFORMATION ON WHAT AND HOW TO RECYCLE
Make sure all recyclables are at curbside by 6:00 a.m. on your recycling dates. If you live in an apartment or condominium contact your Building Superintendent or Manager to find out whether to set your recyclables at curbside or take them to a central storage area.

NEWSPAPERS: Tie with twine in bundles no more than 12” high. Do NOT use tape, wire or rubber bands to tie. NO mixed paper, paper bags, telephone books or cardboard.

MIXED PAPER: Mixed Paper must be tied with twine in bundles no more than 12” high. Acceptable materials include the following:
Magazines (Any type of binder, Glossy Catalogs, Coupon Inserts, Envelopes, Color News Inserts, Notebook Paper, Construction Paper, Real Estate Listings, Mixed Color Paper, Photocopy/FAX Mimeograph and Computer Paper, Telephone Books, Hardcover Books. In addition, chipboard, flattened cereal and gift boxes, multi-colored dry food boxes and paper bags may also be recycled but must be tied in a separate bundle or placed in brown paper bags.

CORRUGATED CARDBOARD: Must be clean, flattened and tied in bundles. NO paper bags, mixed paper, telephone books or newspapers.

OTHER REMINDERS: Paper must be tied with twine no higher than 12 inches. Newspaper and corrugated boxes cannot be combined with mixed paper. Materials placed in plastic bags will not be collected.

HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES: Place spent batteries, including “AA”, “AAA”, “C”, “D”, 9 volt, lantern and button cell batteries in a clear plastic bag that can be sealed or tied. Tuck the bag under the twine on your top bundle of recycled newspapers. If you do not have newspapers to recycle for a particular collection period, place the clear bag next to your other recyclables.

COMMINGLED MATERIALS: Glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles, aluminum and tin cans, metal clothes hangers, polyboard and aseptic cartons can be commingled in the same reusable receptacle.

GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS: Rinse well and remove caps and lids. Only bottles and jars will be collected. NO window glass, dishes, Pyrex, mirrors or crystal.

PLASTIC BOTTLES: Rinse well and remove caps and lids. Only plastic bottles that contain pourable liquids, such as milk, soda, juice or detergent will be accepted. NO squeeze bottles, packaging, plastic wrap or containers that held food or hazardous materials, such as motor oil or antifreeze. NOTE: acceptable materials will have a “PET”, PETE”, or “HDPE” mark or the number “1” or “2”, in a triangle imprinted on the bottom of the bottle.

ALUMINUM & TIN CANS/METAL CLOTHES HANGERS: Cans must be rinsed and metal clothes hangers must be tied together in bundles. Empty paint cans with the lids off, spray or aerosol cans, aluminum foil and aluminum pans are acceptable.

GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS: Rinse well. Milk, juice and other beverages, ice cream, frozen food packages, cake boxes and all cartons made from polyethylene coated white paperboard, with or without an aluminum foil layer are acceptable.

BULKY AND ATTIC WASTE: Bulky and attic waste can be disposed of at the following location: J&J Recycling Facility on Amboy Avenue in the City of Elizabeth. Phone (908) 351-2420 for information.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CALL YOUR RECYCLING COORDINATOR AT (908) 789-4100