Recycling

• Mandatory Source Separation Recycling - Why do we source separate and recycle and why do we require it.
• List of Materials Mandated to be Source Separated and Recycled in Morris County 2007 (PDF).  Please download, print, pay attention to and distribute this document to anyone that lives or works in Morris County. Recycling of these materials is the law in Morris County.
• Curbside Recycling Program - Learn about the MCMUA's curbside recycling collection program.
• Recycling Consolidation Center - Learn about the MCMUA's Recycling Consolidation Center located in Dover for the acceptance and processing of primarily paper products.
• March 2007 Recycling Plan Update (submitted to NJDEP on April 11, 2007) to the Morris County Solid Waste Management Plan
• ABCs of Plastics Recycling - Learn which plastics to recycle (Bottles #1 and #2) and which plastics to throw out (mostly the rest).
• ABCs of Recycling for Schools -A quick 1-page listing of materials Morris County schools should and should not be recycling.
• Recycling and Trash Decals for Containers - Live or work in Morris County and need decals for your containers?  Go to this page and browse recycling and trash decals the MCMUA will send to you.  All you have to do is ask.
• Vendors that Sell Recycling Containers - Browse this listing of companies that sell recycling containers.
• For the Municipal Recycling Coordinator - A page dedicated to help and inform the Morris County municipal recycling coordinator
• A guide to recycling and solid waste disposal for businesses located in Morris County, NJ (PDF). Click, download, read, print and distribute this document for any business located in Morris County

The chart below illustrates that Morris County was achieving its ambitious recycling goals between 1995 and 1998 and that after 1998 the recycling rate for Morris County dipped below the county's goals. These goals are to recycle 50% of municipal solid waste (MSW) and to recycle 60% of all waste (total waste).  Please note that municipal solid waste (MSW) and its accompanying 50% goal generally excludes all construction, demolition, bulky waste and industrial waste disposal and recycling activities. The total waste recycling goal of 60% includes all these non-municipal solid waste disposal and recycling activities in addition to municipal solid waste disposal and recycling. 

The recent decline in recycling closely follows New Jersey's own statewide downward trend.  In an effort to turn this trend around Morris County adopted a significant update to the recycling element of its Solid Waste Management Plan in April 2007.  This Plan update details the programs to be implemented to reverse this trend and provides Morris County a pathway to once again achieve its recycling and solid waste management objectives.  Click here to read more about this April 2007 Recycling Plan Update.