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


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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

Chatham Borough Recycling Depot
90 Summit Avenue
Chatham,  NJ   07928
Tel: 973-635-5242  
Email: publicworks@chathamborough.org
WWW: www.chathamborough.org
Town: Chatham Borough
  • Hours: Sat. 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
  • Limitations: Open to Chatham Borough residents and small businesses only. No Brush and no solid waste (garbage)
  • Facility Type: Municipal Recycling Depot

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Acceptable Material - Recycling - Single Stream - Generic

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

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

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

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.

Plastic - Large Rigid (Recycling) Place in the container designated for Large Rigid Plastics, do not mix with single-stream recyclables.

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