Please note: Union County’s Recycling Events for March, April and May have been cancelled due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The impacted events are Mobile Paper Shredding Events, Household Hazardous Waste Programs, and Scrap Metal Recycling. Programs will open in June on a limited schedule – please review program website before proceeding to events. Thank you for your patience.
Scrap
Metal
Locations
Cranford
Rahway
Dates
First Thursdays
Third Saturdays
For everyone’s safety, residents must wear face coverings, keep their windows closed and stay in their vehicles at all times. Materials should be placed in vehicles trunk, cargo area or truck bed, easily accessible to staff, who will remove it from the vehicle.
Accepted Metals
*by law, you must remove the doors before setting refrigerators and freezers out for recycling we cannot accept units with doors still attached.
Brass
Dishwashers
Gutters
Microwaves
Refrigerators*
County Emergency Services Yard, 151 Kenilworth Boulevard, Cranford 07016
From GSP South Exit 138 Kenilworth, bearing left off exit ramp onto the Boulevard. Proceed through four (4) traffic lights. Emergency Services Building will be on your left before Nomahegan Park.
From U.S. 22 East Heading East on Route 22, turn right onto N. Michigan Ave. Turn right onto Kenilworth Blvd. Proceed 1.2 miles and Emergency Services Building will be on your left before Nomahegan Park.
Rahway River Park (St. Georges Avenue), Rahway 07065
From Roselle/Linden area: take St. Georges Avenue (Route 27) into Rahway. Entrance to the Park is on the right between Scott Ave. and W. Grand Ave. Follow signs once in the Park.
From Parkway South: Exit 135, bearing left off exit ramp onto traffic circle. Go under Parkway and take 2nd exit ramp off of circle onto Valley Road. Follow through one light and continue straight. Turn right into Rahway Park. Follow signs.