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Recycling

Recycling is a serious issue. After all, it is the law. As such, we make every effort to encourage proper recycling throughout our community, to optimize our environmental quality of life, and help stabilize operation costs. As residents of Plainfield, working together and following the proper protocols and guidelines, we can reassure you that our techniques of recycling will work for our City, Plainfield.

Paper

These items include

  • cardboard boxes
  • newspaper
  • magazines
  • junk mail
  • writing/copy paper

How to properly dispose of PAPER recyclables:

  • Cardboard should be broken down/flattened, tied into bundles...
  • Newspapers should be tied into bundles...
  • Other paper/junk mail should be stacked and placed in a brown paper bag...

All paper items should be placed at the curb on Wednesday, your assigned recycling collection day.

Co-mingled recyclables

These items include

  • aluminum cans (i.e. soda cans)
  • glass containers (i.e. jars)
  • plastic containers (i.e. milk jugs, water and/or juice bottles)
  • cardboard food and beverage containers ( i.e. orange juice, chicken broth, juice boxes, egg beaters)

How to properly dispose of CO-MINGLED recyclables:

Bottles, cans and other containers are to be rinsed thoroughly.

All co-mingled materials should be placed into your BLUE recycling cart - loose, not in bags, and rolled to the curb for pick-up on Wednesday, your assigned recycling collection day.

Download our Recycling Services for more information

Download our Recycling Rules for more information

Always remember...

NEVER PUT ANY RECYCLABLES IN THE BLACK CART.

  • CO-MINGLED RECYCLABLES must go in your BLUE CART.
  • PAPER RECYCLABLES are placed at the CURB.
  • DON'T put paper recyclables in the BLUE CART.

 

Download our Do's and Don'ts brochure for more information

Recycle your E-Waste at PERC

Drop-Off dates at PERC are quarterly on the 5th Wednesday of the month.  See collection calendar for more details.

E-Waste Includes:  Televisions, Computers, CPU’s, Servers, Monitors, Terminals, and  CRT’s., Printers, Fax Machines, Copiers, Laptop’s , Telephones, Cellular  Phones, Keyboards, Circuit Boards, Audio Visual Equipment, and  Camcorders.

* If you are ever unsure if you should recycle a particular item, don't worry... call us at (908) 226-2518, and we'll be happy to help you find an answer.