MCMUA Solid Waste Facility Information

Morris County
Municipal Utilties Authority

Facility Information

Netcong Recycling Depot
Flanders Road
Netcong, NJ 07857
Tel: (973) 426-7854 Fax: (973) 347-3020
WWW: www.netcong.org
Town: Netcong Borough

Hours: Wed. 8:00 a.m. to Noon and Sat., 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Notes: As of August 2011 the Netcong recycling depot is accepting traditional recyclable materials mixed all together in one can to correspond with the way recyclables are now collected curbside.
Limitations: This facility is open to Netcong residents and small businesses only.
Facility Type: Municipal Recycling Depot

Acceptable Material - Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One

Aluminum Containers (Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Rinse and commingle with recyclables.

Aluminum Pie Plates, Trays and Foil (Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Rinse and commingle with recyclables. It must be clean to be acceptable.

Brown Paper Bags (Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Commingle with other recyclables.

Chipboard/Paperboard (Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Commingle with other recyclables. Flatten all boxes. Include beverage carrier, cereal, pasta and tissue boxes, paper towel rolls.

Corrugated Cardboard (Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Flatten and mix with other recyclables, no need to tie or bundle.

Glass Containers (Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Remove lids, rinse and commingle with recyclables. Metal lids may be placed in container separately.

Newspaper (Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Mix with other recyclables and do not tie or bundle.

Other Paper/Mag./JunkMail (Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Mix with other recyclables.

Plastic #1 (PETE) Bottles (Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Empty, rinse and commingle with recyclable mix. Do not place cap back on bottle.

Plastic #1 (PETE) Food/Bev. Containers (Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Empty, rinse and commingle with recyclable mix. Do not place cap/lid back on container.

Plastic #2 (HDPE) Bottles (Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Empty, rinse and commingle with recyclable mix. Do not place cap back on bottle.

Plastic #2 (HDPE) Food/Bev. Containers (Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Empty, rinse and commingle with recyclable mix. Do not place cap/lid back on container.

Plastic #5 (PP) Food/Bev. Containers (Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Empty, rinse and commingle with recyclable mix. Do not place cap/lid back on container.

Polyboard/Drink Boxes (Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Empty and commingle with recyclable mix.

Steel (Tin) Containers (Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Rinse, commingle with recyclables. Aerosol cans must be empty and plastic caps removed and discarded.

Telephone Books (Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Includes soft-cover books. Commingle with other recyclables, Do not include hard-cover books.

Acceptable Material - Recycling

Batteries (Dry Cell) (Recycling) Rechargeable batteries only as alkalines are safe to place in the regular garbage. Make sure battery are individually wrapped or the terminals are taped to prevent electrical shorting and fires.

E-Waste - Computers, TVs, etc. (Recycling) Accepted electronics include only the following: computers, laptops, televisions, monitors, desktop printers and fax machines. All other electronic waste should be disposed of in the garbage as it is not covered by the E-waste law and program.