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Aerosol cans (paint or household cleaner) • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Aerosol cans (personal use) • Refuse

Air Conditioner • Household Appliances (sticker required)

Aluminum Foil • Refuse

Montclair's recycling vendor does not accept aluminum foil with recycling.

Ammunition, boxed • Special Disposal

Contact the Montclair Police Department at (973) 744-1234 for instructions.

Antifreeze • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Appliances, small • Donate, or Household Appliances

For donations:

Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA): www.scheduleapickup.com or call 1-800-775-VETS (8387)

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Freecycle

Asbestos • Special Instructions

See the Asbestos Disposal Guide.

Automobiles, Used • Donation

Wheels for Wishes newjersey.wheelsforwishes.org

Automotive Fluids • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Baby Items • Donate

For donations:

Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA): www.scheduleapickup.com or call 1-800-775-VETS (8387)

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Freecycle

Bath Tub • Bulky Waste

Batteries, car • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Batteries, rechargeable • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Batteries, standard/household/alkaline: AA, AAA, C, D, 9-volt • Refuse (see explanation)

Most of the heavy metals in household batteries were removed in 1992. Therefore, they are no longer HHW and residents may dispose of them as refuse.

Bed Frame • Donate, or Bulky Waste

For donations:

Freecycle

Bicycles • Donate, or Bulky Waste

For donations:

Give your bike a second life with Pedals for Progress (P4P), a NJ non-profit organization which rescues bicycles destined for overburdened landfills – or the Essex Incinerator – and ships them to developing countries where they are sorely needed and highly valued.

The group hosts drop-off collection events in and around the Montclair area. To find the closest upcoming events, go to www.p4p.org and click on "Collection Schedule".

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Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA): www.scheduleapickup.com or call 1-800-775-VETS (8387)

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Freecycle

Black Light • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Bleach • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Boats, Used • Donation

Wheels for Wishes newjersey.wheelsforwishes.org

Bookcase, metal • Scrap Metal

Bookcase, wood or plastic • Donate, or Bulky Waste

For donations:

Freecycle

Books, hardcover • Donate, or Special Disposal

Donate to the Hillside Swap, used book store, library, hospital, etc.

If in bad condition: If the hardcover can be removed, pull the cover off and the pages can go with mixed paper recycling

OTHERWISE: discard of the book with your household refuse

Books, paperback • Donate, or Mixed Paper Recycling

For donations:

Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA): www.scheduleapickup.com or call 1-800-775-VETS (8387)

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Hillside Swap

Bottle Caps • Refuse

Bottles, glass or plastic • Commingled Recycling

Box Spring • Bulky Waste

Boxes, cardboard • Mixed Paper Recycling

Boxes, corrugated cardboard • Mixed Paper Recycling

Corrugated cardboard must be flattened and preferably tied with twine (not tape), with any non-paper packaging removed.

Boxes, waxed corrugated cardboard • Refuse

Branches • Yard Waste

Brillo Pads • Refuse

Bubble Wrap (tape removed) • Special Recycling or Refuse

Drop off at one of the following locations for recycling:

The UPS Store
41 Watchung Plaza
(973) 744-6611

Montclair Shipping Plus
551 Valley Road
(973) 746-5500


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