2022 Curbside Recycling Schedule & Guidelines
Place the Totes curbside the NIGHT BEFORE your scheduled pick up, with the wheels facing your house and a gap between the Totes.
| Tuesdays | Tuesdays | Tuesdays | Tuesdays |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4, 18 | April 12, 26 | July 5, 19 | October 11, 25 |
| February 1, 15 | May 10, 24 | August 2, 16, 30 | November 8, 22 |
| March 1, 15, 29 | June 7, 21 | September 13, 27 | December 6, 20 |
Somerset County Recycling and Solid Waste Management provides these mandatory Recycling Services as Dual Stream service with Rolling Totes. For questions please call 732-469-3363 or see https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/government/public-works/recycling for more information.
Somerset County Recycling Trucks only pick up materials in Recycling Totes
Additional Recycling may be dropped off at 40 Polhemus Lane in Bridgewater:
- Monday - Friday 7:30-9:30am
- First Saturdays of each month 8:00am-2:00pm (delayed to Second Saturday for Holiday weekends)
Residents can inexpensively purchase additional Recycling Totes from Somerset County.
For either cardboard/paper (Green Tote) or mixed glass/plastic/metal can (Yellow Tote).
- Call 732-469-3363 to confirm availability of SIZE and COLOR being requested
- Make check out to “Somerset County Treasurer”
- Mail check to Somerset County Recycling 40 Polhemus Lane Bridgewater 08807
Note: SIZE and COLOR noted on Memo line. Include Phone # & Street Address. - Totes will be dropped off once checks have cleared.
| Size | Cost |
| 65 Gallon | $42.70 |
| 45 Gallon | $43.10 |
When in doubt, leave it out. Please Don't Wish Cycle and cause contamination.
- Please Do Not place trash, plastic bags, bulk debris, wood, grass, unclean materials, paint cans, hazardous chemicals, or any other materials that would not be considered recycling like styrofoam, flower pots or kitty litter pails into Rolling Totes.
- Guide for Dual Stream Recycling in Somerset County
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING INFORMATION
- Electronic Waste Recycling, Somerset County - weekdays (by appointment) & 1st Saturdays of the Month
- Electronic Waste Recycling - Weekdays in Randolph at Green Vision
- Electronic Waste Recycling - Weekdays in Somerset at New Tech
- Operations Secure Shred (Free in Somerset County)
- Household Hazardous Waste - Safe Disposal Events
- First Saturday of the Month Drop Off Opportunities (including Scrap Metal and Aluminum Plates and oversize Cardboard)
- NJ Clean Energy Incentives & Pickup for old Refrigerators, Freezers, Room Air Conditioners & Dehumidifiers
- Lightbulbs - Safe Disposal & Handling
- Batteries: Safe Disposal & Handling
- Plastic Bag Recycling Guidelines