Union County’s Scrap Metal Recycling program will continue on Thursday, July 1st  and Saturday, July 17th. There are two (2) locations in Union County for residents to drop off their metal for recycling, one in Cranford and Rahway.  The location of the Cranford drop-off is the Emergency Services/ Traffic Enforcement facility located at 151 Kenilworth Boulevard.  The Rahway drop-off is located at the Rahway Service Yard located in Rahway River Park off of St. Georges Avenue.  The program is open from 9 am to 12 pm.  Residents can drop off old appliances, microwaves, air conditioners, and metal lawn furniture, to name a few.  

 

Union County is also continuing their Mobile Paper Shredding Events in July. The next event will be held on Thursday, July 8th at Rahway River Park which is located off St. Georges Avenue in Rahway. The event will run from 9 am to 1 pm or until the trucks get filled.  Residents can bring up to four bags of confidential documents per vehicle for shredding.  Please DO NOT bring material that is wet or has already been shredded.

 

The next Household Hazardous Waste Event will be held on Saturday, August 7th at the Union County Vo-Tech located at 1776 Raritan Avenue in Scotch Plains.  The event will be held from 9 am to 2 pm.  Items for drop off include unwanted pesticides & herbicides, pool chemicals, gasoline, oil-based paints and deck stain.  Latex Paint/Acrylic/Enamel (wall paint) is water-based and will NOT BE ACCEPTED.  It should be dried out and discarded in with your regular garbage.

 

Please visit http://ucnj.org/recycling for more information or directions.  

 

Please download the Recycle Coach app to get the latest information and reminders about county recycling events.