Recycling

Recycling Programs for All County Residents

2026 dates posted

Upcoming Recycling Events

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Curbside Plastic Recycling

The Union County Board of County Commissioners and the Bureau of Recycling and Planning would like to remind residents to check the numbers on their plastic products before disposing of them. Plastics labeled with the numbers #1, #2, and #5 only can be recycled curbside. Plastics marked with #5 are only accepted for curbside recycling in Berkeley Heights, Clark, Fanwood, Garwood, Linden, New Providence, Plainfield, and Summit. Plastics with the numbers #3, #4, #6, and #7 should not be placed in curbside recycling bins.

The following plastics can be recycled in your curbside bin:

# 1 – PET or PETE (Polyethylene terephthalate)

Soda bottles, water bottles, salad dressing, mouthwash

# 2 – HDPE (High-density polyethylene)

Milk containers, shampoo bottles, detergent bottles, juice bottles

# 5 – PP (Polypropylene)

Yogurt containers, sour cream containers, margarine/butter containers, prescription bottles

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