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Join 4/14/26, 7PM MCMUA Board Meeting


Join via Webex or use the call in number: 408-418-9388 with Access code: 2349 453 2527.
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MCMUA compost is still cooking from a cold winter. We expect to start taking residential delivery orders around the 2nd week of April for delivery starting mid-May.

Facility Information

Morris County
Farm Site 
500 Route 46 West
Mount Olive,  NJ  
Tel: 973-219-3514  
Town: Mount Olive Township
  • Limitations: Must operate in accordance with exemption from NJDEP approval based on N.J.A.C. 7:26A-1.4(a) #18 for receipt of yard trimmings for composting and applied on site for farms or mined lands being restored: i. Yard trimmings removed from bags except that paper or biodegradable plastic bags need not be removed; ii. Yard trimmings to be placed in windrows within the week of receipt; iii. Composting windrows shall terminate no closer than 50 feet from any property line and 150 feet from the property line of any area of human use or occupancy, or if grass clippings are received, the composting windrows shall terminate a minimum of 500 feet from the property line of any area of human use or occupancy; iv. Yard trimmings received only when the operator is present; v. An adequate water supply and fire-fighting equipment shall be readily available; vi. Must incorporate a composting method that results in the aerobic biodegradation of the yard trimmings received; and vii. The on-site use of compost shall be subject to an approved plan;
  • Facility Type: Exempted Solid Waste Facility
  • Permit No.: Exempt
  • Block and Lot: Block 8300; Lot 3Q

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Acceptable Material - Recycling

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