Recycling & Garbage

SCMUA Recycling Center 2013 Events
34 South Route 94, Lafayette, NJ 07848
Information: (973) 579-6998 or www.scmua.org
Hours of Operation:  Monday - Saturday 7:00AM - 2:00PM

Programs are available to Sussex County residents, busineses, school districts, municipalities, & county agencies.

Recycling Center
*Commingled Containers (glass, plastic & aluminum)
*Chipboard (food, cereal & tissue boxes & other gray paperboard)
*Paperback books*Cardboard          *Office Paper & Junk Mail        *Newsprint         
*Motor Oil/Antifreeze              *Clothing          *American Flags
*Household Batteries - New sorting requirements - see website

Household Hazardous Waste Days
June 1 & November 2, 2013 from 7:00AM - 2:00PM
Limits:  100 lbs of dry household hazardous waste materials, 25 fluorescent bulbs, &/or 10 gallons of liquid waste per vehicle for free. Scale charge for larger quantities.

Electronic Waste Days
March 16, May 4, July 20, & October 5, 2013 from 7:00AM - 2:00PM
The SCMUA conducts these special events to regulate the disposal of electronics, or “E-Waste” that contain cathode ray tubes (CRT’s), lead, mercury, nickel, cadmium and other hazardous materials, and remove from the waste stream pollutants and toxins that would otherwise find their way into landfill and the leachate generated.
 
ON THE EVENT DATES YOU MAY BRING UP TO 5 (FIVE) ELECTRONIC ITEMS
FREE OF CHARGE PER VEHICLE ON THE ABOVE  DATES ONLY.

[SEE RATE SCHEDULE (ID13) FOR LARGER QUANTITIES]
(Click for Rate Schedule)

Document Destruction
Third Friday of the Month
Hours 9AM - 12PM
Documents professionally shredded by Vendor.  Cost is $6.00 per paper grocery bag. No limit.

Monthly Medical Waste Collection

HOME GENERATORS MAY DROP OFF REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE (RMW) AT THE SCMUA FACILITY

FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH FROM 10 AM - 12 PM
The drop off area is located at the entrance parking lot on the left upon entering the facility.

Cost of containers and disposal

5 qt. sharps container……………….$5.00
cost of disposal…………………...…$5.00

Vegetation Waste
Sussex County residents can hand load Regular Mulch & Compost for free!

The Vegetative Waste Composting Facility consists of a dedicated section of the Solid Waste Facility. Leaves, grass clippings and brush can be dropped off by residents, municipal collection crews and commercial haulers. The leaves and grass clippings are stock piled and then formed into extended piles referred to as windrows. A mechanical windrow turning machine then passes over the piles, where the machine remixes and aerates the leaves and grass. Composting of the leaves is accomplished in about 5 to 6 months. Trees and brush may also be brought to the vegetative waste facility where a tub grinder is used to chip small diameter trees and brush into a mulch type product available to area residents and businesses. 

Check the rate schedule link for current rates.

Managing Household Batteries in Sussex County             
Effective January 1, 2010
The U.S.Department of Transportation has enacted new regulations effective January 1, 2010 mandating special preparation for recycling or disposal of certain rechargeable and other hazardous battery types, to prevent any short-circuiting during transport, which has resulted in numerous fires. Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49CFR Parts 171-180) require that exposed terminals are to be protected with non-conductive caps, tape, or placed in individual plastic bags. In addition, Alkaline (single use) batteries now fall below federal and state hazardous waste standards and are considered disposable.
To comply with USDOT regulations, the SCMUA Solid Waste Facility in Lafayette will continue to provide Household Battery collection at both the Recycling Center and Household Hazardous Waste Events, using new sorting procedures.

Residents and businesses will be required to separate batteries into three (3) categories:

• ALKALINE (single use) batteries
  (AAA, AA, C, D, 6V, 9V, 1.5V)
• RECHARGEABLE batteries
  (Ni-Cd, Ni-MH, Li-ion, Ni-Zn, Small Sealed Lead (Pb) less than 11 lbs)
• BUTTON CELL & LITHIUM batteries

All Rechargeable, Button Cell & Lithium batteries will be required to have the terminals covered, either by taping them, or placing them in separate plastic bags (1 battery per bag). Alkaline batteries do not need to have the terminals covered.