Recycling in Jersey City, NJ

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• HCIA: Household Hazardous Waste Items (opens in new tab) · Hudson County Improvement Authority
  • HCIA hosts HHW collection days in the spring and fall, free to Hudson County residents; businesses are not permitted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted items include tires, oil-based paints, rechargeable and car batteries, latex paint and approved electronic waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Latex paint is accepted at HHW collection; it can also be dried in the can and put in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Not accepted: alkaline batteries, washers, dryers, refrigerators and air conditioners. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Alkaline batteries go in the regular trash; rechargeable and car batteries must be recycled at HHW events. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tires are collected at HHW days; remove the rim first. Checked October 26, 2026.
• HCIA: Electronic Waste Recycling (opens in new tab) · Hudson County Improvement Authority
  • Hudson County residents and small businesses can recycle electronics for free; e-waste is accepted at all HCIA HHW events. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Jersey City DPW Division of Sanitation: Household Waste Collection (PDF) (opens in new tab) · City of Jersey City Department of Public Works
  • The JCDPW drop-off center is at 13-15 Linden Avenue East, Jersey City, NJ 07305, open Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tires can be dropped off weekdays 8–3 at the JCDPW Main Office; no charge for the first 4 tires, then $3.00 per car tire and $10.00 per truck tire, plus $1.00 per rim; proof of residency required; fees subject to change. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Oil-based paint must be dropped off at the JCDPW Main Office weekdays 8–3 with proof of residency; rinsed latex paint cans can go out with regular garbage. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Residents may put out up to four bulk items per collection day, including furniture, mattresses, box springs and other bedding, wrapped in plastic; no appointment needed. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Special collection is required for refrigerators and air conditioners as well as stoves, dryers and washing machines; call 201-547-4400 9 a.m.–4 p.m. to schedule. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Special collection is required for TVs, computers and radios; call 201-547-4400 to schedule. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Curbside recycling is weekly; cardboard and corrugated boxes must be recycled, tied or in containers, out 5–7 p.m. the night before. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
• Jersey City DPW: Sanitation (opens in new tab) · City of Jersey City Department of Public Works
  • Schedule curbside pickup of e-waste and white goods (TVs and monitors, refrigerators, stoves and scrap metal) at 201-547-4400. Checked October 26, 2026.
• P.L.2008, c.130: Amendments to the Electronic Waste Management Act (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature
  • The Electronic Waste Management Act bars charging consumers any fee or cost for the collection, transportation or recycling of covered electronic devices. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • An authorized recycler may charge schools and local government units reasonable costs for collecting, transporting or recycling covered electronic devices. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • DEP must keep a website and toll-free number listing where consumers can bring covered electronic devices for recycling. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
• P.L.2016, c.87: Amendments to the Electronic Waste Management Act (approved January 9, 2017) (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature
  • Covered electronic devices are desktop or personal computers, computer monitors, portable computers, desktop printers, desktop fax machines and televisions sold to a consumer. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • A television is a stand-alone display system (CRT or other display) for receiving broadcast video, with a viewable area greater than 4 inches diagonally. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Portable computers, including laptops, with a video display greater than 4 inches are covered. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Manufacturer recycling programs must accept all types and brands of used covered electronic devices, including orphan devices. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • DEP must ensure there are enough electronics collection opportunities in each county, convenient to consumers to the extent practicable. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • DEP must ensure collection sites do not place unreasonable limits on the number of covered devices a consumer may drop off. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • A consumer is a person, State entity, school district or local government unit that bought a covered device at retail; business concerns are not consumers. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Handheld devices used for commercial mobile data or mobile radio service (cell phones) are not covered electronic devices. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Electronics inside a microwave oven are excluded from covered electronic devices, so microwaves are not part of the e-waste program. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
• P.L.2007, c.347: Electronic Waste Management Act (as enacted) (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature
  • Each county recycling plan had to designate collection sites for used televisions, and may designate sites for other covered electronic devices. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
• N.J.S.A. 13:1E-201 Retailers to accept used lead acid battery (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature (Office of Legislative Services)
  • Every lead acid battery retailer (and wholesaler) must accept a used lead acid battery from the public during business hours when offered in exchange with the sale of a new one. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).
• N.J.S.A. 13:1E-199 Definitions (lead acid batteries) (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature (Office of Legislative Services)
  • Lead acid batteries here are storage batteries designed for motor vehicles, aviation equipment or marine vessels. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).
• N.J.S.A. 13:1E-204 Retailer to display notice that lead acid batteries may be recycled (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature (Office of Legislative Services)
  • Retailers must post a notice: lead acid batteries can be recycled there, discarding an automotive or marine lead acid battery is illegal, and state law requires them to accept one with a new battery purchase. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).

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