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Recycling & Garbage Collection
Message from the Mayor:
At the September 15 Council meeting, a five-year garbage/recycling bid was approved and adopted. Blue Diamond was the only bidder, and we were pleased with the bid, which we felt came in better than expected. We truly expected the cost to go through the roof. All will stay the same except, due to the escalating cost of recycling, beginning January 1st, we will have to go back to dual-stream recycling, which means separating cardboard and plastics once again and each will be picked up on alternating weeks. The survey results received on the garbage/recycling contract were used to help guide the Township in preparing and deciding which bid option to choose. The results indicated the overwhelming consensus was that our residents were very pleased with our garbage/recycling program. The Municipality is not required to collect garbage; if each homeowner was to contract independently, the cost would be significantly higher. The average cost increase will be approximately $27.96 for 2021 based on an average assessed home of $320,919.00.
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Garbage and Recycling RAVE Alerts
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Garbage Collection
Collected twice per week. Access a more detailed schedule and view a list of acceptable and not acceptable items.
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Holiday Schedule
Our Trash/Recycling Hauler only observes the following six holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Pick-up Schedule by Area
Find out what day your recycling and trash collection will be picked up by area.
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Recycling
Access recycling pick-up schedules and view a list of acceptable and unacceptable items to recycle.
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Recycle Coach App
We off this free app to our residents as a great resource for keeping track of collection days and sorting items.
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Habitat for Humanity
Find out what you can recycle and dispose of at Habitat.
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Erica Vinales
ClerkPhone: 973-208-3639
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Recycling & Garbage Collection
Physical Address
4 Sparta Mountain Road
Oak Ridge, NJ 07438
Phone: 973-208-3639
Hours
Monday through Thursday
9 am to 4:30 pm
Friday
8 am to 3:30 pm