MCMUA Solid Waste Facility Information

Morris County
Municipal Utilties Authority

Facility Information

Boonton Town Recycling Depot
Plane Street DPW Garage
Boonton, NJ 07005
Tel: 973-402-9460 Fax: (973) 263-4725
Email: dpw@boonton.org
WWW: www.boonton.org
Town: Boonton Town

Hours: Monday-Friday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, from mid-June to Labor Day. Saturday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. Wednesdays 8:00 am to 3:00 pm all year.
Limitations: Open to Town of Boonton residents 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.

Mixed Office Paper (Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Mix with other recyclables.

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)

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

Anti-freeze (Recycling)

Batteries (Dry Cell) (Recycling)

Batteries (Lead Acid/Automotive Type) (Recycling)

Christmas Trees (Recycling) Accepted only seasonally.

E-Waste - Computers, TVs, etc. (Recycling)

A drop-off receptacle for the disposal of home electronics is now available at the Recycling Center. 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. Absolutely no curbside collection.

Metal Appliances (Recycling) Accepted at recycling center. To be picked up at curbside by DPW, a $10 sticker required. Sold at Town Hall. Transportation is available.