First Saturday And E-Waste Recycling Drop-Off Events Set For April 4 In Somerset County

SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ — Somerset County residents are invited to dispose of unwanted recyclables and electronic waste at two drop-off events on Saturday, April 4, in Bridgewater and Hillsborough.

The county said 477 residents attended the March events.

First Saturday Drop-Off

The First Saturday Drop-off will run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Somerset County Recycling Center, 40 Polhemus Lane, Bridgewater.

Proof of Somerset County residency is required for both events. Accepted documents include a valid driver's license, lease, tax bill, or utility bill. Businesses and commercial vehicles are not permitted, and pre-registration is not required.

Residents must stay inside their vehicles while staff unload recyclable materials. Accepted items include up to eight tires with or without rims, scrap metal, used motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, and usual curbside materials, including plastic bottles and food containers marked #1 through #7.

The county also said chipboard items accepted at the site include gift, shoe, shirt and other retail boxes, along with cereal, cookie, pasta, cake and cracker boxes without plastic liners, poster board, backing from writing pads, and empty dried-out steel paint cans. Textiles will not be accepted at the First Saturday drop-off, and residents are asked to continue recycling used textiles at local charity donation bins.

Electronic Waste Drop-Off

The Electronic Waste Drop-off event will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the South County Public Works Garage, 410 Roycefield Road, Hillsborough.

Residents should expect to remain in their vehicles unless staff instructs otherwise. Accepted items include computers, monitors, televisions, printers, scanners, cameras, DVD players, e-book readers, VCRs, phones, circuit boards, modems, cables, wiring, power supplies and controllers.

Batteries will not be accepted at the electronic waste event. According to the county, residents can recycle household hazardous waste, including lithium and rechargeable batteries, at scheduled Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off events.

For more information about the recycling event, residents can call the Somerset County Recycling Center at 732-469-3363 or visit www.somersetcountynj.gov/recycle. For electronic waste questions, the county said residents can contact the Somerset County Division of Solid Waste Management at 908-231-7109 or email solidwaste@somersetcountynj.gov.