When To Expect Recycling Pickups In Somerset County

SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ — The severe winter storm has caused Somerset County curbside recycling to become backed up.

Here is when you can expect your recycling to be picked up:

• Wednesday: Bernards Township, Franklin – Society Hill I & II, Whitehall Manor, Beacon Hill and surrounding areas
• Thursday: Bedminster, Bernardsville, Peapack-Gladstone, Far Hills and Bridgewater - Sunset Lake area
• Friday: Bridgewater
• Saturday: Watchung, Warren and Martinsville/Thomae Park
• Monday: North Plainfield and Green Brook

Although this is an estimated pickup schedule, it is possible crews could arrive a day earlier.

Residents are asked to put their recycling bins on the curbside 24 hours before just in case crews are able to arrive sooner than expected. Bins should be left by the curb until they are emptied.

North Plainfield and Green Brook residents should place their bins curbside on Friday evening as crews may arrive on Saturday.

Residents on streets that are not plowed or are impassable are asked to remove their bins from curbside and hold them for their next scheduled pickup.

The delays are linked to the snow which caused pickups for Monday and Tuesday to be suspended.

To help catch up, Somerset County Recycling crews will be working overtime and over the weekend to finish suspended routes and are expected to return to the normal schedule early next week.

"Winter Storm Orlena dropped a record amount of snow on Somerset County, and unfortunately the impassable roads and declared State of Emergency resulted in our suspension of recycling pickups," said Commissioner Melonie Marano, Public works liaison. "Our great recycling team is committed to doing more than a day’s work every day this week and into the weekend so we can catch up and get back on schedule mid-next week."

Residents in communities regularly scheduled for pickup the week of Feb. 8 should put their bins out as normally scheduled. Any changes to the schedule or delay due to uncleared streets or any additional winter storms will be announced.

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