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Introduction |
The Mercer County Improvement Authority operates a curbside recycling program for
residents and small businesses in the following municipalities: Ewing, Hamilton,
Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township, Lawrence, Pennington, Princeton Borough, Princeton
Township, Trenton, and West Windsor.
Recycling in East Windsor, Hightstown & Robbinswille is under the jurisdiction
of the municipality. For information on recycling in these towns, contact the
Public Works Department.
Residents of multi-family complexes, including condominiums and townhouses
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Recyclables are collected curbside every other week with the exception the
following holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving and Christmas Residents whose recycling day falls on a holiday,
will have their recyclables picked up on the Sunday following the holiday.
Schedules can be viewed here.
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Residents are also urged to consider certain guidelines regarding reduction of
solid and recyclable waste. Clicking here will bring you to a list of things
that can be done to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reject & React--The 5 R's.
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Remember. Quality is as important as quantity. It is better to leave something
out of a recycling bucket than to include an item that does not belong. A single
wrong item can often contaminate a whole load of recyclables. When in doubt,
leave it out!!
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| A list of curbside recyclables can be found here. |
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