Cleaning out your garage or home office? Rather than dump it in the garbage, take a trip to the Denville Recycling Center at 140 Morris Avenue in Denville, NJ. Run by the Denville Department of Public Works, you might be surprised by the variety of materials you can recycle. Take a look below for a list of accepted and not accepted items:
Brush, grass, and leaves recycling Locked paper shredding bins Electronics recycling Bicycle recycling Used oil recycling Oil filter and battery recycling Book donations Clothing dontations Scrap metal recycling
Accepted items
- Leaves, brush, and grass
- Plastics #1, #2, #5, glass, and metal cans (same as curbside pickup)
- Scrap metal
- Paper, boxes, and cardboard (same as curbside pickup)
- Paper to be shredded onsite
- Electronics
- Car tires removed from the rim (2 tires per month allowed)
- Bicycles
- Used motor oil & filters
- Batteries (rechargeable batteries, car batteries and hearing aid batteries)
- Book donations
- Clothing donations
- US Flag recycling
Prohibited items
- Asbestos
- Automobile fluids
- Biohazardous waste
- Button batteries
- Construction materials
- Driveway sealer/tar
- Gasoline
- Herbicides
- Insulation
- Kerosene
- Light bulbs (any type)
- Oil-based paints/stains
- Pesticides
- Pool chemicals
- Propane tanks
- Siding
- Smoke detectors
Consult the DPW recycling page for a complete and up-to-date list plus hours of operation.
Denville Recycling Center
140 Morris Ave, Denville, NJ 07834
Open to Denville Township residents
denvillenj.org/recycling.php
(973) 625-8334