Recycling in Kearny, 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.
  • Not accepted: alkaline batteries, washers, dryers, refrigerators and air conditioners. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Alkaline batteries go in the regular trash; rechargeable and car batteries must be recycled at HHW events. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tires are collected at HHW days; remove the rim first. Checked October 26, 2026.
• HCIA: Electronic Waste Recycling (opens in new tab) · Hudson County Improvement Authority
  • Hudson County residents and small businesses can recycle electronics for free; e-waste is accepted at all HCIA HHW events. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Town of Kearny: Garbage Collection (opens in new tab) · Town of Kearny
  • Bulky waste includes furniture, mattresses, carpeting and small amounts of home-repair debris; two bulk items per scheduled garbage pickup, plus a monthly clean-out day. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • All mattresses or box springs put out for collection must be wrapped in plastic. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Large appliances such as refrigerators, stoves and washers and other metal items are collected by appointment only; call the Kearny DPW. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
• Town of Kearny: Recycling (opens in new tab) · Town of Kearny
  • Computers, laptops, monitors, portable computers and televisions may not go in household garbage; call DPW at (201) 998-3700 to schedule a pickup. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
• Town of Kearny: Public Works (opens in new tab) · Town of Kearny
  • From January 1, 2027 metals, appliances and electronics are by scheduled DPW pickup (201-998-3700); tire drop-off stays available the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
• P.L.2008, c.130: Amendments to the Electronic Waste Management Act (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature
  • The Electronic Waste Management Act bars charging consumers any fee or cost for the collection, transportation or recycling of covered electronic devices. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • An authorized recycler may charge schools and local government units reasonable costs for collecting, transporting or recycling covered electronic devices. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • DEP must keep a website and toll-free number listing where consumers can bring covered electronic devices for recycling. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
• P.L.2016, c.87: Amendments to the Electronic Waste Management Act (approved January 9, 2017) (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature
  • Covered electronic devices are desktop or personal computers, computer monitors, portable computers, desktop printers, desktop fax machines and televisions sold to a consumer. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • A television is a stand-alone display system (CRT or other display) for receiving broadcast video, with a viewable area greater than 4 inches diagonally. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Portable computers, including laptops, with a video display greater than 4 inches are covered. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Manufacturer recycling programs must accept all types and brands of used covered electronic devices, including orphan devices. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • DEP must ensure there are enough electronics collection opportunities in each county, convenient to consumers to the extent practicable. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • DEP must ensure collection sites do not place unreasonable limits on the number of covered devices a consumer may drop off. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • A consumer is a person, State entity, school district or local government unit that bought a covered device at retail; business concerns are not consumers. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Handheld devices used for commercial mobile data or mobile radio service (cell phones) are not covered electronic devices. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Electronics inside a microwave oven are excluded from covered electronic devices, so microwaves are not part of the e-waste program. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
• P.L.2007, c.347: Electronic Waste Management Act (as enacted) (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature
  • Each county recycling plan had to designate collection sites for used televisions, and may designate sites for other covered electronic devices. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
• N.J.S.A. 13:1E-201 Retailers to accept used lead acid battery (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature (Office of Legislative Services)
  • Every lead acid battery retailer (and wholesaler) must accept a used lead acid battery from the public during business hours when offered in exchange with the sale of a new one. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).
• N.J.S.A. 13:1E-199 Definitions (lead acid batteries) (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature (Office of Legislative Services)
  • Lead acid batteries here are storage batteries designed for motor vehicles, aviation equipment or marine vessels. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).
• N.J.S.A. 13:1E-204 Retailer to display notice that lead acid batteries may be recycled (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature (Office of Legislative Services)
  • Retailers must post a notice: lead acid batteries can be recycled there, discarding an automotive or marine lead acid battery is illegal, and state law requires them to accept one with a new battery purchase. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).

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