Recycling in Passaic, NJ

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• 2026 Passaic County Solid Waste & Recycling Programs (county flyer posted by the Borough of Ringwood) (opens in new tab) · Passaic County Office of Solid Waste & Recycling Programs (via Borough of Ringwood)
  • Computer & electronics collections are scheduled Friday, October 23 (10 a.m.–3 p.m.) and Saturday, October 24 (8 a.m.–1 p.m.) at Buehler’s Cultural Center, North Haledon. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Earlier 2026 computer & electronics collections were held January 31 in Hawthorne and April 10–11 at the Bloomingdale Senior Center. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • 2026 county tire collections: Sunday, March 29 in Haledon and Sunday, October 4 at West Milford Recycling Center. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Passaic: DPW (Public Works) (opens in new tab) · City of Passaic
  • Bulk pickup is with the regular garbage schedule; two items per pickup: mattresses, home furniture, box springs; cloth furniture, mattresses and box springs must be wrapped in plastic. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Cloth furniture, including mattresses and box springs, must be fully wrapped in plastic. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • White goods (used appliances, scrap metal): air conditioners, dishwashers, grills, refrigerators, stoves, washing machines; call Public Works at 973-365-5654 to schedule pickup. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Call to schedule tire pickup; four tires without rims per household per year free of charge; more than four cost $3 per tire, paid at Public Works first. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Covered electronic devices: televisions and small electronics (toasters, microwaves, radios, speakers, monitors) are picked up on street cleaning day. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Cardboard, newspapers and magazines must be flat and tied; no plastic bags. 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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