Hawthorne Recycling Program - Maureen Cook DPW Administrator & Recycling Coordinator And Hawthorne Green Team Member
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Hawthorne Recycling
Program
Maureen Cook
DPW Administrator &
Recycling Coordinator
And
Hawthorne Green Team
Member
Agenda • Recycling At Curbside • Recycling Center • Construction and Debris (C & D Waste) • Yard Waste • Unused Prescription Drugs & Medicines • Garbage Rules • Recycle Coach App • Hawthorne’s Collection Drives
2021 BOROUGH OF HAWTHORNE RECYCLING SCHEDULE
ZONE / ZONE / ZONE / ZONE / ZONE / ZONE / ZONE / ZONE / ZONE / ZONE / ZONE / ZONE /
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH
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OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
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Cans, Bottles, Plastic Cardboard and Paper
** THANKSGIVING DAY (NOV. 25) COLLECTION WILL BE ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26 ** CHRISTMAS EVE (DEC. 24) WILL BE PICKED UP AS SCHEDULED
Recycling at Curbside
Paper and Cardboard Boxes
RECYCLING IS COLLECTED EVERY WEEK at
*CURBSIDE
PAPER PRODUCTS: Newspaper, junk mail, office
paper, magazines, school papers, notebooks,
cereal boxes, pasta boxes, shoe boxes, soft cover
books, and any other paper MUST be in BROWN
PAPER BAGS, BUNDLED and/or TIED.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
Packing boxes, appliance boxes and the like MUST
BE FLATTENED/ TIED or FLATTENED & PLACED
INSIDE ANOTHER CARDBOARD BOX.
Cardboard must be CLEAN.
PAPER & CARDBOARDS SHOULD BE KEPT DRY.
Place in a Covered Recycling Bin especially if it’s
supposed to rain the night before.
Wet Paper/ Cardboard becomes Garbage and is
no longer recyclable.
RECYCLING PIZZA BOXES ?
No Oily Substance
NO PIZZA BOXES
w/Grease in Recycling
This is Garbage!
Recycling at Curbside
Bottles, Cans & Plastics
ALL Recyclable items MUST BE CLEAN & TOTALLY EMPTY
Tins, Glass, Aluminum & Plastic (#’s 1, 2 & 5) are collected at the curb in a
barrel or other hard container
Plastic shopping bags CANNOT be used for any recyclable material.
ALL PLASTIC CAPS from BOTTLES & CONTAINERS are thrown in the Garbage
Recycling Caps Project – 2019-2020 Each bag weighed about 70 – 85 lbs.
A RECYLING CAP PROJECT: MAY thru OCTOBER 2019
By: Mary Mahon & Maureen Cook
Recycling Center Hours of Operation • 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday – Saturday • Construction & Debris 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month • 9 a.m. -12 noon • There are cameras that take nice pictures and you will be fined if you drop off after hours.
Items Accepted at the
Recycling Center
APPLIANCES & ELECTRONICS - ACCEPTED
Stoves, refrigerators (must remove doors), dishwashers, washing machines, dryers, freezers,
microwaves, toaster ovens, dehumidifiers, lamps, leaf blowers (any large or small appliance or
electronic item).
METAL, MISCELLANEOUS SCRAP - ACCEPTED
Metal lawn furniture, metal cabinets, grills, metal swing sets, sheds, basketball poles, lawn
mowers, bicycles, tools, pots & pans, metal garbage cans, copper or metal pipes to Recycling
Center
CARPET, AREA RUGS & PADDING - ACCEPTED
All Rugs must be brought to the Recycling Center.
No wet carpet will be Accepted at the Center. Fee $5—$20 depending on the size of carpet.
➢ BOOKS
➢ Soft cover books may be put out paper recycling for curbside collection. - ACCEPTED
➢ Hard cover books are accepted at the Recycling Center. – ACCEPTEDItems Not Accepted at the
Recycling Center
House hold batteries – NOT ACCEPTED
These are not recycling & can be thrown in the garbage.
LATEX PAINT CANS
If there is still paint in the can, mix kitty litter into the paint to the consistency of oatmeal.
Dump that mixture into a double plastic bag and put it in your regular garbage. Bring the
empty paint can down to Recycling Center
FLUORESCENT TUBES (LIGHTS - LONG TUBE)
Compact fluorescent bulbs are NOT accepted at the Recycling Center - check your home
improvement store for disposal.Are they Recyclable Items ?
Item Bring to Center? Put at curb?
Appliances Yes Appointment only
Anti-Freeze Yes No
Car Batteries Yes No
Cans Yes Yes
(aluminum, bi-metal, tin)
Cardboard/boxes Yes Yes
Electronics Yes Appointment only
Fluorescent tubes lights No No
(long in size)
Glass Yes Yes
(clear, green & brown)
Metal Yes Appointment only
Motor Oil Yes (.50 per gallon) No
Oil Filters Yes NoAre they Recyclable Items ? (continued)
Item Bring to Center? Put at Curb?
Pallets Yes ($5 each) No
Plastic Bottles Yes (# 1, 2, & 5) Yes (# 1, 2, & 5)
Propane Tanks Yes ($5 each) No
Rugs, Carpet & Padding Yes ($5/$20) No
Shopping Plastic Bags No No
Shredded Paper Yes Yes
Textiles (clothing bins) Yes No
Tires (w/rim) Yes (car $3/w/rim $5/$6 truck) No
TVs Yes Appointment only
Yard Waste- No Grass Yes Seasonally
(branches/limbs/leaves/weeds) (April- October)
DVDs, CDs, Video Tapes Dispose at the GREENDISK boxes located at the Municipal
Building & Public LibraryCONSTRUCTION & DEBRIS DUMPSTER (“C&D”)
2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, from 9 am until 12 noon
C & D Location: at the RECYCLING CENTER on Ryerson Way
Permit Forms are available at the Recycling Center, Borough Website, and at Borough Hall. Please
fill out before hand.
(Fee = $35 (up to 2 car loads) and/or $50 if more)
Checks Only payable to the "Borough of Hawthorne"
NO Cash - Pay at the dumpster site.
You may dispose of any of the following at the dumpster:
CONSTRUCTION WOOD, SCRAP WOOD, WOOD PLAY GYMS, WOOD FENCING
Bathroom / Ceiling Tiles / Wood Flooring
No Recycling or hazardous Waste
NO - ASPHALT / NO - BRICKS
CONCRETE ONLY - $20 Fee (limit 2,000 lb.) can be brought to the Recycling Center during the week as
well as on Saturdays.Yard Waste, Leaves and Branches can be
brought to the Recycling Center
Vegetative waste collection, at the With the exception of Christmas tree
curb, begins in April and ends in recycling in January, there is no vegetative
October (once a week pick up on waste collection in January, February, and
your yard waste day) March.
In November and December—Leaf
collection (bagged or in barrels at
curb) on your yard waste day.
Leaf bags are available April—Oct.
at Recycling Center 3 / $1.00
For Leaf pick up on the street by
the town in November & December
– see the 2021 Leaf Schedule (see
pg. 17 Borough 2021 calendar).Recycling Tonnage Reported
Each year a letter is mailed out to all businesses to have them provide us with how much
they recycled. Along with the haulers you see picking up throughout the town.
The Data and Numbers (tons) are collected in a report form and submitted to the DEP at
the state level.
Each year we are awarded a certain amount of state grant money which is to be used within the
town, specifically for the Recycling Program.
Some things we have bought in the past few years: Equipment, repaired - existing equipment.
recycling barrels, the recycling yearly calendar
This year we will be getting a gate for around the Recycling Center
Lids for a few of our recycling containers (for cardboard especially)
Additional blue recycling barrelsUnused Prescription Drugs & Medicines
“Project Drop Box”
The Hawthorne Police Department has a Safe & Secured Drop Box for any
unused & expired medications.
The drop box is located in the Municipal Building by the Police Dept. Dispatch
Center.
Accepted in the drop box are the following:
solid pharmaceuticals, such as pills, capsules, patches, inhalers & pet
medication. No syringes or liquids.
Residents can drop off these kinds of items anytime: 7 days a week/ 24
hours a dayGarbage rules, regulations and hints
GARBAGE IS COLLECTED ONCE A WEEK
Find your Zone on the first 2 pages of the 2021 calendar to know which day your
Garbage is collected.
All garbage must be in garbage cans at the curb.
Up to six (6) cans of garbage per household unit at the curb
Garbage must be at curb before 7 a.m. or the night before after 5 p.m.
Do not place recyclables in garbage.
Garbage can must have handles.
Garbage barrel can't weigh more than 50 pounds/50 gallons.
Please put your house # on your can.
Drill holes in the bottom of your plastic barrels for any rain water to escapeRecycle Coach App
The Borough of Hawthorne Recycle
Coach™ app helps you quickly find
what you need to know about waste &
recycling, including your personalized
collection schedule.
Simply personalize the information
to where you live for your
personalized pick-up and event
schedule, including garbage, recycling,
and household hazardous waste.Hawthorne Recycling
Collection Events
Location: Held at the Municipal Building
Parking Lot
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 noon
** For Hawthorne Residents Only **
❖ Shred Day – Saturday April 17th, 2021
• 3 bankers boxes / 3 bags of paper (files, mail, etc.)
❖ Polystrene FOAM – Saturday April 24th 2021Polystrene Foam Collection
Our last “FOAM” event
was on Saturday, Jan. 9th 2021
Over 175 bags, plus large pieces of the foam were collected
Over 125 cars came through to drop offPolystrene White Packaging Foam Collection
PACKAGING POLYSTRENE FOAM ONLY. NO Peanuts.
No Cups or Food Containers.
Just Clean POLYSTRENE FOAM .
SATURDAY, APRIL 24TH, 2021
(Rain Date: Saturday May 1st, 2021)
9:00AM – 12:00 PM
Hawthorne Residents Only
(Proof of Residency (ID) will be required)
Please note: We CANNOT take any POLYSTRENE FOAM that has touched
food or liquids.
We CANNOT take plastic bags, so bring your POLYSTRENE FOAM
over in a reusable bag that you can bring back home with you, please.
** Register for NIXEL at www.nixle.com and get instant text messages
with important town events & information.Passaic County information:
Household Hazardous Waste
Computer & Electronics Recycling
Shredding
Tire Recycling
Used Bicycles & Sewing Machines
Medical Drop Off
Compost Bins & Rain Barrel Sales
Visit www.passaiccountynj.org or call for additional information
Passaic County Recycling Hotline at 973-881-4506.
Flyers & information can be located in Borough Hall and town
website.BEST WAYS OF
COMMUNICATION
❖ Borough’s website: www.hawthornenj.org
❖ Nixle website: www.nixle.com
❖ Recycling Coach App
❖ Borough’s FaceBook group
❖ Borough’s Recycling Calendar
❖ TV Channels: FIOS & Cablevision
❖ DPW Office: 973-427-5330Best Ways to Communicate to Residents
Register to receive important updates on emergencies and local events via text message
and/or email by registering for one or more Hawthorne Nixle groups.
Registration for both email and text messages for all Hawthorne groups can be accomplished
either at the Borough’s website, www.hawthornenj.org, or the nixle website,
www.nixle.com, also Borough’s FaceBook group.
At the Nixle website you may also sign up to receive messages from other agencies in the
area, and elect how you receive different types of messages according to their level of
urgency.
Registration to receive text messages only can be accomplished by texting the appropriate
“keyword” for a particular group to 888777 from your cell phone. Messages can also be
retrieved at www.nixle.comKeep Hawthorne Clean & Green and
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