
Mendham Township Solid Waste Information
P.O. Box 520
Brookside, NJ 07926
Tel: (973) 543-4555 Fax: (973) 543-6630
WWW: www.mendhamtownship.org
Contacts From Mendham Township
- Jayson Gabloff, Clean Communities Coordinator and Chief Financial Officer
Mendham Township
P.O. Box 520
Brookside, NJ 07926
Tel: (973) 543-4555 x215 Fax: (973) 543-6630
Email: townadministrator@mendhamtownship.org
WWW: www.mendhamtownship.org
 
- Kirby Johnston, Recycling Coordinator
Mendham Township
PO Box 520
Brookside, NJ 07926
Tel: 973-543-4555 x 211 Fax: 973-543-6630
WWW: www.mendhamtownship.org
 
Solid Waste Services In Mendham Township
Curbside Garbage Collection
- Program Description: The town provides for residential garbage collection. The municipality does not pay for the tipping fees. It is a per container by weight system. Contact the Town for additional details.
- Schedule: Garbage collection is once per week. Contact the town for more information.
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Service Provider: RTS (Recycling Track Systems for Mendham Twp), ,
Tel: 1-833-663-6787 or 973-543-4555 x 213 Email: MendhamTwp@rts.com
Material Accepted

Type 10 Municipal Solid Waste
(Disposal)
Curbside Recycling Collection
- Program Description: For the Township of Mendham, the MCMUA collects dual-stream recyclables. This means that containers including aluminum, glass bottles and jars, steel cans and plastic containers can be mixed together yet kept and collected separte from recyclable paper which includes newspaper, corrugated cardboard, junk mail, office paper, magazines, cartons, etc., Additionally, none of the newspaper or cardboard needs to be bundled or tied. There is still a 50-pound weight limit on the recycling container put out at curbside for collection by the MCMUA and please use a lid to keep materials dry and to prevent litter..
- Schedule: Starting in 2021 the MCMUA collects dual-stream recycling from the Township of Mendham. One Monday mixed papers will be collected follwed by collection of mixed containers the following Monday.
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Service Provider: Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority, 214A Center Grove Road,
Randolph, NJ 07869
Tel: 973-659-3490 Fax: 973-537-6495
Email: info@mcmua.com
WWW: www.mcmua.com
Material Accepted

Aluminum Containers
(Recycling - Commingled Bottles and Cans) Rinse thoroughly (no residue allowed) and commingle with other containers.
Aluminum Pie Plates, Trays and Foil
(Recycling - Commingled Bottles and Cans) Rinse thoroughly (no residue allowed) and commingle with other containers.
Glass Containers
(Recycling - Commingled Bottles and Cans) Remove lids, rinse the glass and commingle with with other recyclable containers. Put metal lids into container; do not put metal lids back onto glass bottles and jars.
Plastic #1 (PETE) Bottles
(Recycling - Commingled Bottles and Cans) Empty, rinse and commingle with recyclable container mix. Do not put caps/lids back onto bottles. Put caps/lids into the garbage.
Plastic #1 (PETE) Food/Bev. Containers
(Recycling - Commingled Bottles and Cans) Empty, rinse and commingle with recyclable container mix. Do not put caps/lids back onto bottles. Put caps/lids into the garbage.
Plastic #2 (HDPE) Bottles
(Recycling - Commingled Bottles and Cans) Empty, rinse and commingle with recyclable container mix. Do not put caps/lids back onto bottles. Put caps/lids into the garbage.
Plastic #2 (HDPE) Food/Bev. Containers
(Recycling - Commingled Bottles and Cans) Empty, rinse and commingle with recyclable container mix. Do not put caps/lids back onto bottles. Put caps/lids into the garbage.
Plastic #5 (PP) Food/Bev. Containers
(Recycling - Commingled Bottles and Cans) Empty, rinse and commingle with recyclable container mix. Do not put caps/lids back onto bottles. Put caps/lids into the garbage.
Polyboard/Drink Boxes
(Recycling - Commingled Bottles and Cans) Empty, rinse and commingle with recyclable container mix.
Steel (Tin) Containers
(Recycling - Commingled Bottles and Cans) Empty, rinse and commingle with recyclable container mix. Aerosol cans must be empty. Remove plastic cap/lids, and put them into the garbage.
Brown Paper Bags
(Recycling - Commingled Paper) Recycle with other paper materials
Chipboard/Paperboard
(Recycling - Commingled Paper) Recycle with other papers materials. Flatten all boxes. Include beverage carriers, cereal, pasta and facial tissue boxes, paper towel rolls. Do not recycle plastic coated cardboard. If it is really tough to tear the cardboard, it is not recyclable.
Corrugated Cardboard
(Recycling - Commingled Paper) Flatten and mix with other paper recyclables and do not bundle or tie. You can flatten and place many boxes in one corrugated box and set it out for collection next to your container. Do no place loose boxes at the curb..
Mixed Office Paper
(Recycling - Commingled Paper) Mix with other recyclables.
Newspaper
(Recycling - Commingled Paper) Recycle with other paper materials, and do not tie or bundle.
Other Paper/Mag./JunkMail
(Recycling - Commingled Paper) Recycle with other paper materials
Telephone Books
(Recycling - Commingled Paper) Also include paperback or softcover books. Do not include hardcover books..
Curbside Yard Waste Collection
- Program Description: Curbside collection of vegetative waste.
- Schedule: This collection is only available seasonally. Brush collection once each Spring and Fall.
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Service Provider: Mendham Township, P.O. Box 520,
Brookside, NJ 07926
Tel: 973-543-4555 Fax: 973-543-6630
WWW: www.mendhamtownship.org
Material Accepted

Brush/Tree Parts
(Recycling) Brush collection once each Spring and Fall.
Christmas Trees
(Recycling) Early January only. For 2012 tree must be at the curb by1/9/2012. Remove all decorations and no tree bags or stands.
Curbside Bulky Waste Collection
- Program Description: Curbside bulky waste collection.
- Schedule: Collected weekly. Check with the town for more information.
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Service Provider: RTS (Recycling Track Systems for Mendham Twp), ,
Tel: 1-833-663-6787 or 973-543-4555 x 213 Email: MendhamTwp@rts.com
Material Accepted

Metal Appliances
(Recycling)
Type 13 Bulky Solid Waste
(Disposal)
Documents
Click below to view original documents regarding Mendham Township. If inconsistencies are discovered between
these documents and the information provided below, one should initially assume Mendham Township document is correct as it was produced directly by the town.
Please contact Mendham Township to verify any issues you are uncertain about and please forward any corrections to the MCMUA at info@mcmua.com.
- Municipal Recycling Ordinance - Mendham Township Municipal Recycling Ordinance - Document Type - Municipal Recycling Ordinance (PDF)