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Municipal Operations - Recycling & Sanitation Director: Greg Schneider Location: Pumphouse Road Phone: (973) 263-7273 Recycling and Sanitation is responsible for the pick up and removal of all trash and recyclable material for the residents of Parsippany, such as, glass bottles, plastic bottles, aluminum and metal cans, newspapers, grass clippings, leaves, branches, yard waste and white goods. ALL CONTAINERS FOR GARBAGE, MIXED RECYCLABES AND YARD WASTE CANNOT BE ANY LARGER THAN 35 GALLONS AND MUST NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL WEIGHT LIMIT OF 60 LBS. Beginning, Saturday, March 1, 2008, the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills will provide Recycling Bins for the collection of USED CLOTHING and SHOES. All items must be in re-usable condition and placed in plastic bags. ( RAGS AND RIPPED/TORN CLOTHING WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.)
Important Recycling News and Information Please click here for some helpful recycling tips: Curbside Recycling Route 46 West: Proceed past intersection of Route 202. At the next traffic light ( Waterview Blvd.), take jug handle to right, cross over Route 46 and go straight. Follow the signs to the Recycling Center. Route 46 East: Make a right turn at the traffic light on Waterview Blvd.(after the Parsippany Police Station). Follow signs to the Recycling Center.
CURBSIDE RECYCLING DO’S AND DONT'S Always put out your recycling at the curb the night before your collection day. The Township recycling trucks start at 6 a.m. Corrugated cardboard Mixed Paper Comingled Vegetative & Yard Waste (Curbside pickup will start April 7, 2008 and will end December 5, 2008.) IMPORTANT: No logs or stumps will be picked up at curbside. ARE YOU PLANNING TO MOVE??? The Township will accept several extra bags of garbage at curbside on your second pickup, but you must contact a private hauler (located in the phone book under rubbish removal) to arrange for a container for the removal of all large items. The Sanitation Department is not obligated to pickup up the contents of a whole house at the curb. Residents will be subject to a summons if these instructions are not followed.
If you are a Morris County resident and have diabetes -- or another medical condition that makes you dependent upon injections -- PLEASE DO NOT THROW OUT YOUR USED SYRINGES! They are not accepted at either of the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority’s transfer stations, at the Morris County Recycling Consolidation Center or at the Parsippany-Troy Hills Recycling Center because of their potentially hazardous nature. Instead, you should take part in one of two Syringe Disposal Programs offered by local hospitals. For more information about a program in your area, please contact either of the following: St. Clare’s Hospital (Dover and Denville Campuses) – (973) 625-6779 Morristown Memorial Hospital (Morristown) – (973) 971-5271 Chilton Memorial Hospital (Pompton Plains) - (973) 831-5010 By participating in a Safe Syringe Disposal Program, you are not only protecting the environment and keeping your home safe, you are considering the health and well being of the sanitation workers.
Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority Any questions call: (973) 829-8006 ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS Pool Chemicals Darkroom Chemicals Aerosol Cans (not empty) Propane and Helium Cylinders (BBQ-sized or smaller) Small Quantities of Asbestos (Up to 100lbs., wetted, double bagged and sealed with duct tape; no siding) Driveway Sealant and Roofing Tar Fluorescent, HID Lamps and PCB-Ballasts Mercury-containing Devices (i.e. thermometers, thermostats, mercury switches, manometers) UNACCEPTABLE MATERIALS: Drums of Any Materials: Large quantities of waste should be transferred to 5-gallon pails prior to delivery. Latex Products: these are non-hazardous, waste based paints that should be dried out and disposed of in the garbage. To dry out, remove lid and add an absorbent material, such as cat litter or speedy dry, to speed the drying process. Once the material is hard and not liquid form it may be brought in to the recycling yard. Grout, Spackle and Joint Compound: Bring it in to the recycling center. Empty containers: Once a material has been used up, the empty container should be thrown into the garbage. Highly Reactive or Unstable materials: Items such as benzoyl peroxide, gunpowder, chlorine (wet or gaseous), dioxane, any of the "ethers" ethyl nitrate, any of the "nitro" compounds, phosphorous, picric acid, potassium perchlorate, pyridine, potassium and/or sodium metals, uranium/uranyl compounds, old chemistry sets, etc., call (973) 631-5109 for approval prior to the transporting any of these materials. Unknown Material: If unlabeled or unidentifiable, please call (973) 631-5109 for authorization to bring the material to the MCMUA’s HHW Disposal Program. Business Waste: HHW Cleanup days are specifically for Morris County Residents, and businesses are restricted. Commercial Waste is only accepted at the MCMUA’s Permanent HHW Facility located in western Morris County. In addition, commercial waste will be limited to a maximum monthly accumulation of 220 lbs. And assessed a handling fee. For more information about the commercial-generated waste, please call (973) 631-5109. Smoke Detectors: Return to manufacturer listed on back. Medical waste: Call the MCMUA at (973) 631-5109 for more information. Tires: Check with your town or call the MCMUA at (973) 829-8585
IMPORTANT RECYCLING NEWS AND INFORMATION RECYCLING CENTER - open to Parsippany residents only Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Saturdays - 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM The Recycling Yard WILL BE CLOSED on the following days: Saturday Feb 16, 2008, Monday Feb 18, 2008 - Presidents Day
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