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Awards
and Recognition
Click Here
For the Nov. 7, 2008 Recycling Awards Dinner:
MCMUA Provides Recycling and Trash Decals
 
If you are from Morris County and would like
decals for your recycling and/or trash containers, contact the MCMUA at
973-285-8394 or at info@mcmua.com.
The MCMUA has a variety of stickers in both English and Spanish for your
containers for either recyclables or trash.
Click here to see which decals are appropriate for you.
Clean Communities
Learn how the MCMUA can help you clean your community
Click
Here for information on the new Morris Habitat for Humanity
ReStore located on Iron Mountain Road in Mine Hill. Shop,
volunteer or donate materials for sale at the ReStore. The
ReStore keeps building materials, furniture and appliances out of
the landfill by accepting donations of these new and gently used
materials for sale at low prices. The proceeds fund
Morris Habitat for Humanity's home building projects.
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Quick
Links and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Household
Hazardous Waste Disposal / Used Consumer Electronics Recycling Days
- Sunday, November 2, 2008
(9:00am-2:00pm rain or shine)
Jefferson
Township D.P.W.
1033 Weldon Road
Lake Hopatcong, NJ
Click
here to read more information 2008's hazardous waste
disposal events.
 Transfer
Station Customers' Final Notice to Update Insurance
- The MCMUA must receive
updated insurance certificates by August 15, 2008 or you will be
denied access to the transfer stations.
- The MCMUA has been able to lessen
insurance requirements for smaller vehicles (less than 26,000
lbs.) but there are revisions to the additionally insured
endorsements for all customers that must be made and supplied to
the MCMUA. Failure to update your insurance accordingly and
provide proof to the MCMUA will result in you being denied
access to the MCMUA's transfer stations. It is your
responsibility to keep your insurance up-to-date and to provide
the necessary proof of coverage to the MCMUA..
This is your final warning, so please forward your
updated insurance certificates to the MCMUA. Click below to read
about
insurance requirements for the transfer stations and
insurance
requirements for the
compost
facilities.
 Safety
Note -
In July
2003, July 2008 and again in September 2008 fires occurred at
the MCMUA's Mount Olive transfer station. In each instance it
is suspected that a small quantity of pool chemical was
improperly disposed of in the regular trash and started the
fire. Never throw away pool chemicals, or other household
hazardous wastes, in the regular garbage. Click
here to read about pool chemical safety or
click here to read about
proper disposal of household hazardous wastes in Morris County.
 Composting
Seminar
Wed., October 22, 2008
Morris Hills High
School
Room 106, 7:00-9:00. $25 registration fee. From the history of
composting to determining which compost bin is right for you,
come and explore the world of recycling your organic scraps. We
will demystify microbes and myths, plus troubleshoot problem
piles. Please come with questions. Instructor: Kathleen V.
Salisbury, Horticulturalist and Director of Education, Greater
Newark Conservancy. This class is offered by the Morris Hills
School of Adult & Continuing Education and is not affiliated
with the MCMUA. For more information call the school
at 973-664-2296.
 Morris
County Increases Recycling Inspections at Transfer Stations - Click
here to read the July 5, 2007 letter sent to all MCMUA transfer station customers
regarding an increase in recycling inspections at the transfer stations. The inspections target the improper disposal
of designated recyclables with the trash. Click
here to read more about what materials are designated in Morris
County to be source separated (at the point of generation) and then
recycled. Click
here to download a PDF version of this mandated recyclable
materials list.
 Morris
County Recycling Plan Update is Certified by the NJDEP- Click
here to read Morris County's most recent recycling plan update
called Response to the January 2006 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Solid Waste Management and
Sludge Management State Plan Update - March 2007. This plan was
adopted by the Freeholders on April 11, 2007 and certified by NJDEP on October 10, 2007.
 Thermometer
Drop-Off is Now Year Round
A "Catch the Fever" Mercury Thermometer
Disposal Program once again hits Morris County! Instead of
running for six months a year, this program is now runs all year
long. To get rid of their mercury in an environmentally safe manner,
Morris County residents may bring their mercury fever thermometers
to participating pharmacies, municipal health departments, and other
municipal offices. Click here for details
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 The Story of
Drinking Water - Do you know how much freshwater is on the planet earth?
What are three forms of water? These and many other questions can be answered
by exploring "The Story of Water" an interactive program by the American Water
Works Association. This is not just for kids . . . everyone can learn about the
water we drink, just click here and enjoy the
learning, fun and games.
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Public Bids
Click here for information on proposals
that are being solicited through a fair and open process in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.1 et. seq.
Please read below to view the status of
the MCMUA's major programs and operations.
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Water System
Normal
Transfer Stations
Mt. Olive transfer station - Normal
Parsippany transfer station - Normal
Curbside Recycling
Collection
Normal
Recycling
Consolidation Center
Normal
Household
Hazardous Waste
Normal
Compost
Facilities
Updated
March
11, 2008
Daily
Hours of Compost Facilities:
- Regular facility hours are 7:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Facilities close at approx. 3:00 p.m. to allow a safe shutdown of equipment and
facility. No commercial contractors allowed to enter facilities between noon and
1:00 p.m., according to NJDEP permit. Violators may be banned from MUA
facilities.
Parsippany
Facility:
- Facility is accepting source-separated brush, leaves, grass and wood chips.
Wood mulch and unscreened compost is available. Screened compost may not be
available to landscapers until mid- or late May.
Mount
Olive
Facility:
- Facility is accepting source-separated brush, leaves, grass and wood
chips. Landscapers may purchase screened compost, and wood
mulch. Screened and unscreened compost will be available starting in the Spring.
Compost
facilities are CLOSED on the following holidays: Memorial
Day (5/26/08), 4th of July (7/4/08), Labor Day (9/1/08), Columbus Day
(10/13/08),
Thanksgiving (11/27/08), and Christmas (12/25/08)
Shade
Tree ticket office is open for tickets Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon.
Please plan in advance when purchasing tickets and try to use tickets
within a week of purchasing. Tickets are available on site in
Mount
Olive
at all times. All tickets expire at the end of the year in which they were
purchased. ABSOLUTELY NO exchanges, credits, swaps, or money back for unused
tickets.
For
current updates on disposal and/or product availability, phone 973-631-5109.
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News & Events |
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April
1, 2008 - $3.00/ton recycling tax is now added to MCMUA transfer
station tipping fees -
Click here to read about the tipping fee increase as well as the
recently adopted Recycling Enhancement Act.
MCMUA
Pays $290,000 to Municipalities for Material They Recycled in 2007 -
Nineteen
Morris County municipalities have received a approximately $290,000
for recyclable materials they sent to the MCMUA Recycling
Consolidation Center in Dover, combined with other materials markets
through the MCMUA in 2007. Click
here for more information.
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