The Union County Board of Commissioners would like to remind you of several free recycling events coming up in April.   

Union County’s 2024 Paper Shredding Events will continue in April with the one event for the month.  This event will take place on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.   The event will take place at Black Brook Park, which is located at 349 North 19th Street in Kenilworth.  The hours of operation will be from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.  The event will end early should the trucks fill before 1:00 pm.  This event is drive-up only.  Ample signage will be posted to direct residents to the site.

The first Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) event of 2024 will take place on Saturday, April 6th.  It will take place at the Union County Vo-Tech, which is located at 1776 Raritan Road in Scotch Plains.  The event will be held from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.  Some items for drop off include old pesticides & herbicides, pool chemicals, gasoline, oil, oil-based paints and deck stain.  Latex Paint/Acrylic/Enamel (wall paint) is water-based and is NOT ACCEPTED.  It should be dried out and discarded in with your regular garbage.  Tires that have been generated by residents will also be accepted that this event.  Residents are limited to bringing eight tires per household (these include car tires, bike tires, and other small equipment tires- not truck tires).  This event is drive-up only.  It will take place in the West Hall/ Police Academy parking lot.

The first two scrap metal events of the 2024 season will also be held in April.  They will be held on Thursday, April 4th and Saturday, April 20th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.  There will be two drop-off locations operating on each day.  These two sites are the County Emergency Services Yard, which is located at 151 Kenilworth Boulevard in Cranford and in Rahway River Park off of St. Georges Avenue in Rahway.   Some items for drop-off include air conditioners, refrigerators, metal cabinets, and metal gutters, amongst others.   

There will be ample signage at all of the events to direct residents to the proper drop-off location. 

Please visit www.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.