Paint Recycling in Jersey City, NJ

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• HCIA: Household Hazardous Waste Items (opens in new tab) · Hudson County Improvement Authority
  • HCIA hosts HHW collection days in the spring and fall, free to Hudson County residents; businesses are not permitted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted items include tires, oil-based paints, rechargeable and car batteries, latex paint and approved electronic waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Latex paint is accepted at HHW collection; it can also be dried in the can and put in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Jersey City DPW Division of Sanitation: Household Waste Collection (PDF) (opens in new tab) · City of Jersey City Department of Public Works
  • Tires can be dropped off weekdays 8–3 at the JCDPW Main Office; no charge for the first 4 tires, then $3.00 per car tire and $10.00 per truck tire, plus $1.00 per rim; proof of residency required; fees subject to change. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Oil-based paint must be dropped off at the JCDPW Main Office weekdays 8–3 with proof of residency; rinsed latex paint cans can go out with regular garbage. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Latex paint cans, once rinsed out with covers off, can go to the curb with regular garbage. Checked October 26, 2026.
• P.L.2007, c.347: Electronic Waste Management Act (as enacted) (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature
  • Under the Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act (P.L.1987, c.102, as amended), each county adopts a district recycling plan to implement the State Recycling Plan goals. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Each county plan designates the materials every municipality must source separate: leaves plus at least three other recyclable materials. The statute does not name a fixed statewide list beyond leaves. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Municipalities adopt recycling ordinances under the county plan and may limit collection of designated recyclables to set hours. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Statutory targets: recycle at least 50% of the municipal solid waste stream and 60% of the total solid waste stream (by 1995). Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
• N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.60 Dry Cell Battery Management Act: findings, declarations (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature (Office of Legislative Services)
  • The Dry Cell Battery Management Act requires counties to include used dry cell battery collection in their existing household hazardous waste collection programs. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).
• PaintCare: PaintCare States (opens in new tab) · PaintCare Inc.
  • PaintCare says it operates in twelve states and DC (California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington); New Jersey is not one of them. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
• NJ Senate Bill S666 (2026 session): Architectural Paint Stewardship Act (introduced text) (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature
  • New Jersey has a pending paint stewardship bill, S666 (Architectural Paint Stewardship Act), pre-filed for the 2026 session; it is a bill, not law. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).

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