Recycle Coach App Puts Manchester Pick-up Info At Your Fingertips

MANCHESTER, NJ — If you have trouble keeping track of when recycling will be picked up, particularly around the holiday, Manchester Township public works says there's now an app for that.

The Recycle Coach app is free and it allows residents to enter their address and receive information about pick-up times for recyclables and about what products can and can’t be recycled.

For instance, the app will tell those whose recycling day normally would have fallen on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, that their recycling will be picked up Saturday, June 2.

The app also offers access to articles, podcasts and quizzes all related to becoming a better recycler, according to the app developer, Waste 360.

“We’re constantly looking for ways to make our residents’ lives easier, and Recycle Coach does just that," Manchester Township Public Works Director Al Yodakis said. The app puts the information right at users' fingertips "on the smart devices we all use every day. Recycle Coach will make it easier to keep our community clean while helping the environment by increasing recycling rates.”

Getting the Recycle Coach app up and running takes only a couple of minutes: search for “Recycle Coach” in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, download and install, then search for your home address. An interactive calendar will be displayed, showing pick up dates and other important information regarding waste management.

If you don't have a smartphone, the Recycle Coach features also may be accessed through a web browser at www.recyclecoach.com.

Through the Recycle Coach app or website, users can find out when to put out recyclables for pick-up and ask questions about what is recyclable. A What Goes Where database within the app will be especially helpful for knowing where to recycle a variety of materials.

“We’re very excited the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection shares our vision of an online community where residents and levels of government come together to generate better recycling outcomes,” said Recycle Coach President Creighton Hooper in a DEP news release. “Recycle Coach makes it easier for residents to get the personalized information they need, while local governments enjoy operational efficiencies and lower communication costs.”

The app was purchased last year by the state of New Jersey and just recently introduced throughout the state.

As of 2015, New Jersey had recycled 43 percent of its municipal residential waste, which is well above the national average of 34 percent, and within reach of the state’s longstanding goal of a 50 percent recycling rate.

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