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  Morris County
  Municipal Utilties Authority

2024-->2025 Holiday Recycling Schedule

  • Yes, Recycling pickup Christmas Eve, Tues., 12/24
  • No recycling pickup Christmas Day, Wed., 12/25
  • Chester Boro makeup recycling on Thur., 12/26
  • No recycling pickup New Year's Day, Wed., 1/1/25

Transfer Station Info (Tip Fee $111.25/ton)

  • Mt. Olive Mon-Fri 7:30am-3pm; Sat 7:30am-11am
  • Parsippany Mon-Fri 7am-3pm; Sat 7:30am-11am
  • Closed Thanksgiving, Open Fri. 11/29
  • Closed Sundays and Major Holidays
  • No Rental Trucks
  • Payment by Account, Check, Credit Card. No Cash
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Chatham Borough
Curbside Recycling

The MCMUA provides curbside recycling collection service for Chatham Borough residents every Friday. This collection is new beginning in January 2014.

Material Accepted For Curbside Recycling Collection by the MCMUA and Preparation Instructions

Starting on January 3, 2014, the MCMUA will collect single-stream mixed recyclables for Chatham Borough. This means that aluminum, glass bottles and jars, steel cans and plastic containers can be mixed with recyclable paper including newspaper, corrugated cardboard, junk mail, office paper, magazines, cartons, etc., for curbside collection. Additionally, none of the newspaper or cardboard needs to be bundled or tied. There is a 50-pound weight limit on the recycling container put out at curbside for collection by the MCMUA.

Chatham Borough also operates a municipal recycling depot where certain recyclables can be dropped off for recycling. Click here to read about the Chatham Borough municipal recycling depot.

Aluminum Containers
(Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Rinse thoroughly (no residue allowed) 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 carriers, cereal, pasta and facial tissue boxes, paper towel rolls.
Corrugated Cardboard
(Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Flatten and mix with other recyclables, and do not bundle or tie.
Glass Containers
(Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Remove lids, rinse the glass and commingle with recyclables. Put metal lids into container; do not put metal lids back onto glass bottles and jars.
Newspaper
(Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Mix with other recyclables, and do not tie or bundle.
Plastic #1 (PETE) Bottles
(Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Empty, rinse and commingle with recyclable mix. Do not put caps/lids back onto bottles. Put caps/lids into the garbage.
Plastic #1 (PETE) Food/Bev. Containers
(Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Empty, rinse and commingle with recyclable mix. Do not put caps/lids back onto containers. Put caps/lids into the garbage.
Plastic #2 (HDPE) Bottles
(Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Empty, rinse and commingle with recyclable mix. Do not put caps/lids back onto bottles. Put caps/lids into the garbage.
Plastic #2 (HDPE) Food/Bev. Containers
(Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Empty, rinse and commingle with recyclable mix. Do not put caps/lids back onto containers. Put caps/lids into the garbage.
Plastic #5 (PP) Food/Bev. Containers
(Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Empty, rinse and commingle with recyclable mix. Do not put caps/lids back onto containers. Put caps/lids into the garbage.
Steel (Tin) Containers
(Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Empty, rinse and commingle with recyclables. Aerosol cans must be empty. Remove plastic cap/lids, and put them into the garbage.
Telephone Books
(Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One) Also include paperback or softcover books. Do not include hardcover books.

 
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