Recycling Questions or Problems?
Call the Oakland D.P.W. at 201-337-8104
CURBSIDE
RECYCLING
Commingled Recyclables
Place in reusable containers at curbside by 6:00 am, rain or shine. Glass, Plastic,
Aluminum, Steel/Tin cans may be placed in the same container.
Commingled Container
Contents
Acceptable
Material:
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Aluminum Food
and Beverage Containers:
Aluminum soda and beer cans, cat food cans,
etc.
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Glass Food
and Beverage Containers:
Flint (clear)
Amber (brown)
Emerald (green)
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Ferrous Cans:
Soup, coffee cans, etc.
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P.E.T.
Plastic Containers with the Symbol #1
No Microwave Trays
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H.D.P.E.
Natural Plastic Containers with Symbol #2
Milk jugs and water jugs containers only
(narrow neck containers)
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H.D.P.E.
Pigmented Plastic Containers with Symbol #2
Detergent, shampoo, bleach bottles
(narrow neck containers)
Materials Not
Accepted
Mirrors, window
glass, auto glass, light bulbs, ceramics
Plastic containers
with Symbol #'s 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 (or no number at all), oil and
anti-freeze containers, paint cans, 5 gallon pails, tar pails
Plastic bags, brown
bags and paper products
Coat hangers,
laundry baskets, vacuum cleaner hoses, plumbing accessories, building
products, toys, dishes, cooking trays, pots, pans, toasters, general
household items, etc.
Corrugated Cardboard
Corrugated cardboard is a recyclable material. It is not eligible for
garbage collection.
It is not trash. Please flatten, stack, and tie in bundles and place it at curbside
with
other paper on paper recycling day.
Paper
| Eligible for Recycling |
Not Eligible for Recycling |
- Newspapers & Magazines
- Junk Mail
- Office Paper
(fax, computer, photocopy, and NCR)
- Corrugated Cardboard
- Books - paperbacks, telephone
books
real estate books, hard cover books
(with hard
covers removed)
- Wrapping Paper (non-metallic)
- School paper & construction paper
(no glitter, sparkles or metal, etc.)
- Brown grocery bags
(bundled or put in
one bag)
Paper should be tied in
bundles or placed in brown grocery bags. (Never use plastic bags
or cardboard boxes).
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- Dirty Newspaper
(used for painting, foods, etc.)
- Carbon Paper (black and blue)
- Blueprints
- Soiled chipboard, such as pizza boxes
- Tissues, napkins, paper towels
Include these in regular garbage.
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Curbside
Recycling Containers
New residents are invited to get a plastic container at no cost at the D.P.W.
office. It is not required that recyclables be collected in such a container; it is
a gift for those who would like to have it. Other residents may purchase such
containers for $7.00 each; or we provide free decals to those who use another type of
container and desire to have the same. For more information call 201-
337-8104.
GARBAGE &
TRASH DISPOSAL
- The Borough is divided into two garbage pickup routes; one route receives twice weekly
pickups on Mondays & Thursdays; the other receives twice weekly pickup on Tuesdays &
Fridays.
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- Garbage will not be collected on the following holidays:
New Year's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,
4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas
- Garbage should be placed at curbside in garbage cans or in tied, plastic bags.
Corrugated cardboard boxes are a recyclable paper material and not
eligible for garbage/trash collection. Nor should boxes be used as
trash containers.
- Garbage or recyclables should he placed at curbside no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the
evening before the day of scheduled collection. Materials should be placed at curbside
before going to bed the night before collection to avoid missing early morning pick-ups by
the hauler.
- Other trash/rubbish, such as household furniture, (no metal!) is picked
up on regular garbage days. Three large, bulky items are eligible for collection on any
one collection day.
- Building or other renovation materials, kitchen or bathroom fixtures, automobile parts
and tires are never eligible for collection. Residents must make private arrangements for
disposition of such items.
HOUSEHOLD
BATTERIES
Batteries - Household batteries are defined for simplicity as any type of a battery used for
personal purposes which will fit into a man's suit coat pocket. They should
never be included with trash/garbage. Rather, they should be accumulated by each household
in a convenient container and taken to a battery collection center maintained by the
Borough. Currently, such centers are located at the D.P.W. garage (outside), the Borough
Hall (inside and outside), the Borough Library, Shop-Rite and Oakland
Hardware.
USED
AUTO PRODUCTS
Never discard such materials in storm sewers, woods, fields, rivers or streams. Please
dispose of them in this way:
| A) Motor Oil: |
Take to a gas station where they change oil. Put your oil in an easy to
pour container such as a milk jug. Never take it or leave it after hours; always go
during business hours. Never mix oil with any other substance such as water, gas, or
anti-freeze. There may be a minimal charge for this service. |
| B) Auto Batteries: |
Take to a gas station |
| C) Tires: |
Most tire dealers will take your used tires, but they will rightfully
charge you several dollars/tire for this service since this is their cost for disposal of
the tire. |
WHITE
GOODS & OTHER METALS
These metals have a separate curbside pickup on the 1st Thursday of every month.
White goods is a condensed phrase to include all the traditional household appliances
such as washers, dryers, refrigerators, stoves, hot water heaters, etc. (Other metals
might include shelving, tools, air conditioners, some toys, some furniture, etc.).
Because of the freon gas in them a special truck is needed to pick up
refrigerators and air conditioners. Please call the D.P.W. Office
at 201-337-8104 whenever you plan on placing either of these items at curbside
for collection.
YARD
WASTE
Yard waste is collected every
Monday and Tuesday on the opposite day of your garbage collections.
The service begins the first week in April
and extends through the second week in December. Yard waste should be placed at curb in
open reusable containers or in biodegradable
paper bags. All kinds and colors of plastic bags are prohibited.
Any vegetative waste in plastic bags will be left on the curb.
Leaves and grass may be placed
together in the same container. Sticks, twigs and brush should be
placed in a separate container. Brush or branches too large or awkward
for a container must be bundled and tied. Tree branches may not exceed 4
inches in diameter or 4 feet in length. Bundles of brush or branches may not exceed 50
pounds. Christmas trees are collected at curbside on a random basis
during the entire month of January. They are recycled by chipping.
RECYCLING,
GARBAGE, and LITTER ORDINANCES
- It is unlawful to place refuse, rubbish, or recyclables at curbside earlier than 6:00 PM
prior to the day of collection.
- As required by ordinance, all garbage cans, trash and recycling receptacles must be
removed from curbside no later than 9:00 PM on the day of collection.
- Open or overflowing garbage disposal bins or cans are illegal.
- It is unlawful to discard any household or commercial solid waste along any street or
road in the Borough.
- It is unlawful to discard litter on any public or private property, other than in a
litter receptacle.
- The sweeping or depositing of accumulated litter, or other forms of waste, into any
gutter, street, catch basin, or any other public place is not permitted.
- Sidewalks and curbs abutting any building must be kept free of obstruction by the owner,
occupant or person in charge of the structure.
- Violation of any Borough litter laws may result in fines ranging from $250 to $1,000
and/or imprisonment for up to 90 days, and/or community service for a specified number of
hours.
- Any person, firm, or corporation violating any recycling laws shall be liable for
penalties ranging from $75 to $200 as well as the possible imposition of 10 hours of
community service.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Contact Bergen County Hazardous Waste
Disposal Hotline at 201-807-5825 for dates and locations.
For additional information
on hazardous waste disposal visit the links below;
 Association
of New Jersey Household Hazardous Waste Coordinators
Bergen
County Utilities Authority
TIRE AMNESTY
DAYS
The Bergen County Utilities
Authority is making it easy to recycle your old tires. There are 3
collection sites for Bergen County residents to drop off
up to 4 tires per person. It’s free…you only
have to show proof of Bergen County residency.
Sites
are open from 9 a.m. to
2 p.m. rain or shine.
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Bergen
County Utilities Authority, foot of Empire Blvd., Moonachie
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Bergen
County Law & Public Safety Institute,
281 Campgaw Rd., Mahwah
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Bergen
County Community Services Bldg 327 E. Ridgewood Ave., Paramus
For more information and a list of sites call
201-807-8683.
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