Boonton Township Recycling Schedule

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Single Stream All-In-One Recycling Flyer
The Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority "all -in-one," single-stream recycling collection program allows cans, bottles, cardboard and all other paper to be mixed together for recycling. All of these items can go into one recycling container.

Single Stream Unacceptable Items
Items not to put into the single-stream receptacle.

No Metals in the Single-Stream Recycling Receptacle 
Metal items not to put into the single-stream recycling receptacle.

How To Prepare Your Recyclables
The  Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority  "all-in-one" single-stream recycling collection program allows cans, bottles, cardboard, and all other paper to be mixed together for recycling. All of these items can go into one recycling container.

• PAPER   
  Recycle office paper, file folders, junk mail, envelopes, flyers, newspapers and inserts, magazines, catalogs, paperbacks and phone books, wrapping paper, paper bags, tissue and cookie boxes, paper towel cores, toilet tissue rolls, frozen food boxes, cartons and boxes used for milk, juice, soup, broth, etc., clean pizza boxes, 6 and 12 pack cartons from soda, clean paper ice cream containers. Corrugated cardboard must be flattened.

• PLASTIC   
  Plastic caps and lids larger than 3" in diameter are acceptable. The smallest acceptable plastic container is a 6 - 8 ounce yogurt cup. Containers must be empty.

  Look for the following symbol on the container. Recycle plastic containers (bottles or non-bottles) coded 1, 2 and 5.
      

  Do not recycle those coded 3, 4, 6 and  7.

• METALS
  Recycle aluminum and steel (tin) cans, loose metal jar lids, steel bottle caps, clean aluminum foil, pie plates and trays. Containers must be empty.

• GLASS
  Recycle glass bottles and jars with caps and lids removed. Recycle loose metal caps and lids. Bottles and jars must be empty.

• BATTERIES
  See  How To Recycle Batteries  - information from the Department of Transportation on the management of dry-cell batteries.

What Not To Recycle

• No liquids
• No garbage
• No VHS/VCR tapes
• No hardcover books
• No flower pots or trays
• No window panes, mirrors, glass vases, ceramics, or Pyrex dishware
• No stickers or address label sheets
• No plastics other those listed above
• No metals other those listed above
• No electronic waste (cell phones, computers)
• No paint, pesticides, oil & cleaners
• No plant material or food waste
• No wax paper
• No styrofoam or paper 'to go' containers
• No motor oil, anti-freeze containers
• No plastic bags other than for holding shredded paper

Residential Curbside Collection
There is a 50 pound weight limit on recycling containers. If necessary, use multiple recycling containers. Containers must have handles. Lids are strongly recommended.

If you have a problem with your collection, you must call Daria VanderGoot, the Municipal Recycling Coordinator, using the above reference contact information no later than 9:30AM the morning following your collection day.