Books, hardcover • If in good condition, Donation, else Special Instructions: In bad condition, remove pages from cover and put in Recycling - Mixed Paper. The cover goes into Refuse.

Books, paperback • If in good condition, Donation, else Recycling - Mixed Paper

Bottle Caps • Refuse

Bottles, glass or plastic (caps removed) • Recycling - Commingled

Box Spring • Bulky Waste

Boxes, unwaxed cardboard • Recycling - Mixed Paper with Special Instructions: Must be flattened and preferably tied with twine (not tape), with any non-paper packaging removed.

Boxes, waxed corrugated cardboard • Refuse

Branches • Yard Waste

Brillo Pads • Refuse

Bubble Wrap (tape removed) • Special Instructions below, or Refuse

Drop off at one of the following locations for recycling:

The UPS Store
41 Watchung Plaza
(973) 744-6611

Montclair Shipping Plus
551 Valley Road
(973) 746-5500

C - D

Cans, food and beverage (aluminum, tin, and bi-metal) • Recycling - Commingled

Cans, other (clean) • Scrap Metal

Car Seats • Refuse (Unsafe to reuse)

Cars • Donation

Carbon Monoxide Alarm/Detector • Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarms

Cardboard, boxboard or unwaxed • Recycling - Mixed Paper with Special Instructions: Must be flattened and preferably tied with twine (not tape), with any non-paper packaging removed

Cardboard, waxed • Refuse

Carpet, rolled or bundled • Bulky Waste (each roll = 1 bulky waste item)

Cartons, milk or OJ • Recycling - Commingled

Cassette, audio • Refuse

Cassette, video • Refuse

Cat Litter • Refuse

CD Cases (jewel cases) • Refuse

CDs/DVDs • If playable, Donation, else Computers & Electronics

CD/DVD players • If usable, Donation, else Computers & Electronics

Ceramics • If in good condition, Donation, else Refuse

Chairs • If usable, Donation, else Bulky Waste

Chemicals, crystallized (identified) • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Chemicals, crystallized (unidentified) • Special Instructions: Contact the Montclair Fire Department at (973) 744-1234 for instructions.

Chemistry Sets • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

China • If in good condition, Donation, else Refuse

Christmas Holiday Trees • Special Instructions: Christmas trees placed at the curb are picked up on a weekly basis throughout January. The stand, plastic bag cover, decorations and lights must be removed so that they can be composted. Wreaths are collected separately with refuse.

Cleaning Fluids • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Clothes Dryer • Appliances

Clothing • If in good condition, Donation, else Textiles

Coat Hangers, plastic • Refuse

Coat Hangers, wire • Scrap Metal or Special Instructions: Clean wire hangers can be brought back to your local dry cleaner.

Commode • Bulky Waste

Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs) • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), or Special Instructions: Spent CFLs are also accepted at any Home Depot, Lowes, or Ikea locations.

Computers • Computers & Electronics

Construction/Demolition Debris • Bulky Waste or Construction & Demolition Debris; Special Instructions:

For Bulky Waste: One (1) can only, weighing no more than 75 pounds
For larger quantities: see Construction & Demolition Debris

Cooking Oil (Vegetable Oil) • Special Instructions: Small amounts of cooled cooking oil or fat that cannot be safely reused should be put in a sealed container in Refuse. If you have more to dispose of, find a local collection service online.

Cork • Special Instructions: Recycle natural corks at locations listed at ReCORK recycling drop-off and retail locations; put plastic corks in Refuse. Recycling corks consereves cork forest.

Cosmetics • Refuse

Couch • If usable, Donation, else Bulky Waste

Degreasers • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Dehumidifiers • If usable, Donation, else Appliances (sticker required)

Detergent • Special Instructions: Give to a friend or neighbor or discard diluted liquid down the sink and recycled the rinsed container with Recycling - Commingled.

Dirt • Special Instructions: Residents must make their own arrangements for disposal (i.e., hire a landscaper)

Dishes • If in good condition, Donation, else Refuse

Dishwasher • If usable, Donation, else Appliances

Disinfectants • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Driveway Sealer • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Dryer • If usable, Donation, else Appliances

E - F

Electronic Equipment • Computers & Electronics

Envelopes, paper • Recycling - Mixed Paper (Envelopes with windows are included)

Explosives/Highly Reactive Materials • Special Instructions: Call 911 (will alert police and fire departments)

Eyeglasses • Special Instructions: Eyeglasses can be dropped off at Costco and Pearle Vision locations.

Fans, window-sized or ceiling • Bulky Waste

Fences, metal • Scrap Metal

Fences, other (wood, plastic) • Bulky Waste

File Cabinets, metal • If usable, Donation, else Scrap Metal

File Cabinets, other • If usable, Donation, else Bulky Waste

Filters for Air Conditioners, Dehumidifiers, Water • Refuse

Fire Extinguisher • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Fireworks • Special Instructions: Contact the Montclair Fire Department at (973) 744-1234 for instructions.

Flag, American • Special Instructions: The United States Flag Code states: "The Flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning." If you have such a flag, put it in the special bin outside the Brookdale ShopRite, or contact the American Legion or VFW who will accept the flag and properly dispose of it.

Floor Wax • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Foil, aluminum • If cleaned of all food, Recycling - Commingled, else Refuse

Freezers • Appliances (sticker required)

Frozen Meal Boxes (clean) • Recycling - Mixed Paper

Fungicides • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Furniture • If in good condition, Donation, else Bulky Waste

G - I

Game consoles • Computers & Electronics

Garbage Cans, metal or rigid plastic • Bulky Waste

Gasoline • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Glass, bottles (tops removed) • Recycling - Commingled

Glass, drinking • Refuse

Glass, window panes • Plate Glass

Glassware, kitchenware, home decor • If in good condition, Donation, else Refuse

Grass Clippings • Composting or Leaves & Vegetative Yard Waste

Grease (cooking) • Special Instructions: Small amounts of cooled grease that cannot be safely reused should be put in a sealed container in Refuse. If you have more to dispose of, find a local collection sevice online.

Grill, charcoal or gas • Scrap Metal

Headboard • Bulky Waste

Helium tank, empty • Scrap Metal with Special Instructions: Before bringing the tank for disposal, unscrew the valve and remove the pressure gauges from the tank.

Herbicides • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Hole Punchers, metal • Scrap Metal

Hot Water Heater • Appliances

Ink Cartridges • Special Instructions: Bring to a local Staples store.

Insecticides • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Iron (light iron) • Scrap Metal

J - L

Jewelry • Donation

Juice Box (emptied, straw removed) • Recycling - Commingled

Junk Mail • Mixed Paper Recycling

Kerosene • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Kitchen Scraps, animal products (meat, fish, chicken, bones, grease, fat, dairy) • Refuse

Kitchen Scraps, vegetative (fruit and vegetable) • Composting or Refuse

Lamps, large (more than 4 feet) • If in good condition, Donation, else Bulky Waste

Lancets (medical) • Medical Waste

Latex Gloves • Refuse

Latex Paint • Refuse with Special Instructions: Paint cans containing small amounts of latex paint can be disposed of by first drying out the paint: open the lid and let the paint dry outdoors, away from children and pets. Two cans can be set out as Refuse if the paint is completely dried and lids removed. The lids can go in garbage bags, but paint cans must be placed on the ground next to the garbage. If the paint still has one inch or more of liquid paint it will not dry; add a paint hardener/drying product, available at hardware stores. Once the paint has completely hardened you may dispose of it as refuse. If the latex paint is usable and there is a significant quantity, try to use it up or try to donate it to a community organization.

Laundry Detergent Containers, plastic (empty) • If less than 1 gallon, Recycling - Commingled, else Refuse

Lawn Chairs • If in good condition, Donation, else Bulky Waste

Lawn Mower (oil and gas removed) • Scrap Metal (preferred), or Bulky Waste

Leaves • Composting or Leaves & Vegetative Yard Waste

Light Bulbs, CFL (compact fluorescent lights), LCD and LEDs • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), or Special Instructions: Spent CFLs, LCDs, and LEDs are also accepted at Home Depot, Lowes, or IKEA locations.

Light Bulbs, incandescent or halogen • Refuse

Lighter Fluid • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Linoleum, rolled • Bulky Waste (each roll = 1 bulky waste item)

Logs/Stumps • Not recyclable as Leaves & Vegetative Yard Waste

Loveseat • If in good condition, Donation, else Bulky Waste

M - O

Magazines • Recycling - Mixed Paper

Mattress • Bulky Waste

Medications • Medical Waste

Mercury and products containing mercury (thermometers, thermostats, fluorescent bulbs) • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Metal (clean metal) • Scrap Metal

Metal Pipes (up to 10 feet in length) • Scrap Metal (preferred), or Bulky Waste

Metal Screens • Bulky Waste with Special Instructions: If loose: one piece = one item. If tied in a bundle of three (3): one bundle = one item

Microwaves • If usable, Donation, else Computers & Electronics

Mirrors • If usable, Donation, else Refuse

Motor Oil • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) or Special Instructions: Drop off motor oil at the following facility:

Montclair MotorWerks
(973) 744-9839
40 Claremont Ave, Montclair, Mon - Fri 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sat 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
$2 per gallon charge

Motorcycles • Donation

Nail Polish Remover • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Needles, hypodermic • Medical Waste

Newspapers • Recycling - Mixed Paper

Notebooks, spiral • Special Instructions: Remove pages and put in Recycling - Mixed Paper, put spiral in Refuse

Notepad Backing, cardboard • Recycling - Mixed Paper

Notepad Paper • Recycling - Mixed Paper

Office Paper • Recycling - Mixed Paper

Oil, cooking • Special Instructions: Small amounts of cooled grease that cannot be safely reused should be put in a sealed container in Refuse. If you have more to dispose of, find a local collection service online.

P - R

Packing Material • Refuse, or Special Instructions: Drop off at one of the following locations for recycling; they accept clean and intact packing peanuts and bubble wrap (tape removed).

The UPS Store
41 Watchung Plaza
(973) 744-6611

Montclair Shipping Plus
551 Valley Road
(973) 746-5500
They also accept Styrofoam pieces with no tape

Packing Peanuts • Refuse, or Special Instructions: Drop off at one of the following locations for recycling:

The UPS Store
41 Watchung Plaza
(973) 744-6611

Montclair Shipping Plus
551 Valley Road
(973) 746-5500

Padded Envelopes • Refuse

Paint Cans, empty • Refuse, placed on ground with lid removed and placed in the garbage bag.

Paint Thinners • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Paint, latex • Refuse with Special Instructions: Paint cans containing small amounts of latex paint can be disposed of by first drying out the paint: open the lid and let the paint dry outdoors, away from children and pets. Two cans can be set out as Refuse if the paint is completely dried and lids removed. The lids can go in garbage bags, but paint cans must be placed on the ground next to the garbage. If the paint still has one inch or more of liquid paint it will not dry; add a paint hardener/drying product, available at hardware stores. Once the paint has completely hardened you may dispose of it as refuse. If the latex paint is usable and there is a significant quantity, try to use it up or try to donate it to a community organization.

Paint, oil based • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Paints, aerosol spray • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Paper Bags • Recycling - Mixed Paper

Paper Receipts • Recycling - Mixed Paper

Perfume • Refuse

Pesticides • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Pet Waste • Refuse with Special Instructions: Due to health concerns, dog and cat waste should not be composted. Dog walkers should dispose of their pet waste in their household refuse, not in a public container in the commercial districts, and not in the refuse or recycling containers of another household.

Photography/Darkroom Chemicals • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Pizza Boxes • Refuse

Plastic Bags • Recycle at a supermarket, or Refuse

Plastic Bottles (top removed) • Recycling - Commingled

Plastic Cutlery • Refuse

Plastic Wrap • Refuse

Plate Glass • Plate Glass

Pool Chemicals/Cleaners • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Pool, baby swimming pool • Bulky Waste

Porcelain Sink • Bulky Waste

Pots and Pans • If usable, Donation, else Refuse

Prescription Medications • Medical Waste

Pressure Treated Wood • Construction and Demolition Debris

Printers • Computers & Electronics

Propane Tank • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

PVC Pipes (up to 10 feet in length) • Bulky Waste

Radios/Stereos • If usable, Donation, else Computers & Electronics

Refrigerator • Appliances (sticker required)

Remote Controls • Computers & Electronics

Rugs, rolled or bundled • If usable, Donation, else Bulky Waste (each roll = 1 bulky waste item)

S - T

Sharps (syringes, hypodermic needles, and lancets) • Medical Waste

Shipping Boxes, cardboard • Recycling - Mixed Paper

Shoes • If usable, Donation, else Refuse

Shrubs • Leaves & Vegetative Yard Waste

Sink, cast iron • Bulky Waste

Smoke Alarm/Detector • Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarms

Snow blower (oil and gas removed) • Bulky Waste

Soaps • If usable, Donation, else Refuse

Sofa • If usable, Donation, else Bulky Waste

Sponges • Refuse

Sports Equipment • If usable, Donation, else Refuse

Spot Remover • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Spray Paints, aerosol • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Staplers, staples (metal) • Scrap Metal

Steering Fluid • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Stereos/Radios • If usable, Donation, else Computers & Electronics

Sticky Notes • Recycling - Mixed Paper

Stones • Special Instructions: Residents must make their own arrangements for disposal (i.e., hire a landscaper)

Styrofoam • Special Instructions: Bring your Styrofoam any day between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. to the Clifton Recycling Center at 900 Clifton Avenue in the back on Linzenbold Avenue. No residence ID is required and there is no charge. Clifton has Styrofoam densifying equipment and sells what they condense. By processing Styrofoam from other communities, they pay off the equipment cost.

Clifton accepts: clean protective Styrofoam used in shipping: large, white, hard molded pieces and foam sheets, e.g., material used to protect furniture & e-commerce deliveries, foam coolers. Check for the number 6 recycling symbol and remove any tape, paper, cardboard from the Styrofoam

Clifton will not accept these:

Styrofoam egg cartons, cups and food trays / plates (even if clean/unused)
Styrofoam packing peanuts
Colored Styrofoam
Insulation foam panels
Flexible or film foam

Styrofoam (flat sections with tape removed), packing peanuts • Refuse, or Special Instructions: Drop off at the following location for recycling

Montclair Shipping Plus
551 Valley Road
(973) 746-5500

Swimming pool (baby pool) • Bulky Waste

Syringes • Medical Waste

Tables • If usable, Donation, else Bulky Waste

Telephone Books • Recycling - Mixed Paper

Televisions • If usable, Donation, else Computers & Electronics

Thermostats • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Tires • Special Instructions: Car and truck tires (up to 1100 series) are accepted for recycling in Montclair and can be dropped off at the Public Works Yard at 219 North Fullerton Avenue on Saturday between 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. There is a fee of $2.00 per tire without the rim or $5.00 per tire with the rim, which must be paid before drop-off by first visiting the Department of Community Services/Public Works office at 219 North Fullerton Avenue. The office is only open on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Toaster • Scrap Metal

Toilet • Bulky Waste

Toilet Cleaner • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Tools • If usable, Donation, else Refuse

Toys • If in good condition, Donation, else Refuse

Treated Wood • Construction and Demolition Debris

Tree Stump • Not recyclable as Leave & Vegetative Yard Waste

Trucks • Donation

U - Z

Umbrella, beach or patio • If usable, Donation, else Bulky Waste

UV Lamps (black light) • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Vacuum Cleaner • If usable, Donation, else Bulky Waste

Varnish • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Vehicles, Used • Donation

VHS Tapes • Computers & Electronics

Washer Fluid • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Washing Machines • Appliances

Weeds • Leaves & Vegetative Yard Waste

Window Frames, metal (glass removed) • Scrap Metal, or Bulky Waste with Special Instructions: If loose, one piece = one item. If tied in a bundle of three (3), one bundle = one item

Windows • Plate Glass

Wood Preservative and Oil-Based Stains • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Woody Waste (from trees) • Yard Waste

Wrapping Paper, metallic • Refuse

Wrapping Paper, non-metallic • Mixed Paper Recycling

Wreaths • Refuse

X-Rays • Special Instructions: Look online for local recyclers who will want this because the images contain silver, or remove personal information on the film and put it in the trash.

Yard Waste (leaves and grass) • Leaves & Vegetative Waste

Zinc batteries • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Zip disks/Zip drives • Computers & Electronics