Recycling

New Hours for Recycling Center

7:00am to 3:30pm Monday - Friday / 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Saturday

The Recycling Center now closes at 3:30pm on weekdays when workers leave. This change was necessitated by abuses to the public works yard when it was unattended. Illegal use of the dumpster, theft of scrap metal, rummaging through the magazines, to name a few. Saturday schedule remains unchanged.

No garbage of household waste may be left at the recycling center.

New Home for Household Batteries

A wishing well has been constructed for your household batteries. It is located outside to the left of the computer shed. While there, don't forget to drop off your electronics and toner cartridges.

Leaf Collection

April 1 to May 15
October 1 to December 15

Do not place leaves at the curb at any other time. Leaves, raked loose to the curb, must be free of all other yard waste or debris. Leaves will not be collected if set out in bags. No grass will be collected. It is the responsibility of the homeowner to abide by the schedule. Please advise your lawn service.

MULCHING A TREE PROPERLY

How many times have you passed a newly planted tree or a recently landscaped tree only to see mulch piled high around its trunk? This outdated method is called “volcano mulching.” Tree experts, the County Shade Tree Commission and the National Arbor Day Foundation want you to know that piling bark chips or other mulch material against the trunk is a bad idea for at least three reasons:

1.     It provides habitat for rodents that can feed on the bark,

2.     It can stimulate basal shoot growth, and

3.     Constant moisture and the lack of air flow can encourage collar rot or other diseases.

How should it be done? Allow at least 1” – 2” space next to trunk. Apply mulch only 2” - 3” deep.

Mulch provides many benefits, including soil moisture retention, weed control and protection of the trunk from lawn mowers and weed cutters. Mulch can be a tree’s best friend – if placed properly.

Keep vines in check

Another important way to safeguard the health of your trees is to make sure that vines – any and all kinds – are not allowed to climb the trunks. As you have probably observed, if unchecked, they envelop not only the trunks but the branches as well. They cut out essential light and air to the tree, harbor insects, withdraw nutrients and ultimately kill the tree. Attack the vines before they attack the tree, and keep at it.

RECYCLING

(See new information under Recycling Center*)

MANDATORY: Recycling is mandatory in the Borough of Brielle. The following items may not be placed in the trash but must be kept separate for the purpose of recycling or otherwise proper disposal.

Newspapers*

• Glass bottles and jars*
• Aluminum cans*
• Steel/Tin Cans*
• Plastic Bottles, #1 & #2*
• Corrugated cardboard
• Mixed paper
• Magazines
• Batteries
• Motor oil
• Toner cartridges have been added
• Computers / Electronics

*---Collected at curbside

COMMINGLE: Bottles and cans, including plastic bottles, may be placed in the same container; in other words, commingled.

COLLECTION: The Borough provides curbside collection for newspapers, bottles and cans. All items listed above are accepted at the recycling center. There is no recycling collection on the fifth Thursday of any month.

SCHEDULE: Bottles and cans are collected throughout the Borough on the first and third Thursdays, rain or shine. In cases of severe weather or holidays, collection will take place the following day. In cases of continued severe weather, collection is canceled until the next scheduled pickup.

Newspapers are collected throughout the Borough on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month, with the exception of November when the Boy Scouts will collect on the third Thursday in place of the Borough's scheduled fourth Thursday collection. Rain date for newspaper collections is Friday, the following day, weather permitting.

What and How to Recycle

Newspaper - Clean, dry newspaper only. Include no other paper except the inserts which come with the newspaper. Bundle and tie with cord. Do not place in bags of any kind. Keep newspapers dry. Collected curbside.

Glass - Bottles and jars only. No window glass, drinking glasses, light bulbs, baking dishes, opaque glass and especially no ceramics. May be commingled with cans. Curbside collection.

Aluminum and Steel Cans - Food and beverage cans only. No aerosol, paint or oil cans. Rinse cans. May be commingled with glass. Curbside collection.

Plastics - Plastic bottles only. Include only bottles with #1 or #2 imprinted on the bottom. No microwave, margarine, yogurt or deli containers. No flower pots, toys, or plastic film. No Styrofoam. Rinse well, discard caps. Flatten bottles if possible. May be mixed with bottles and cans. Curbside collection.

Corrugated Cardboard - Corrugated cardboard only. No gift boxes, food packaging, shirt cardboards, etc. Empty contents. Paper packing may be recycled with mixed paper. Styrofoam packing may be taken to Pac 'n Post or Jaspan's Hardware in Manasquan for reuse. Drop-off only.

Brown Grocery Bags - Kraft paper only (same paper as corrugated cardboard). Deposit with corrugated boxes. Drop-off only.

Magazines - Includes magazines, catalogs, and high gloss circulars. Deposit in paper trailer. Drop-off only.

Paper - Includes stationery, computer paper, copy paper, tab cards, manila folders, envelopes, school papers, colored paper and all your JUNK MAIL. No newspaper, carbon paper or plastic. May be bundled, boxed or bagged. Deposit in rear of paper trailer. Drop-off only.

Batteries - Automobile and household batteries accepted at Borough Yard. Additional containers for household batteries are located in the Borough Hall, Brielle Library and the Elementary School. Drop-off only.

Used Motor Oil - Do not mix with other liquids. Place in container with secure lid. Leave next to Borough tank or with attendant. Do not pour into tank. Drop-off only.

RECYCLING CENTER

The Borough maintains a recycling center in the Public Works Yard on Union Lane, next to the Elementary School and across from the Curtis House. Bins are provided for deposit of commingled bottles and cans; a trailer for newspapers; a trailer for mixed paper and magazines; a large enclosure for corrugated cardboard; and a barrel for batteries. Enclosed containers are provided for used clothing.

*Paper Changes at the Yard

Newspapers are no longer stored in the sheds. A trailer has been provided specifically for newspapers. A companion trailer stores all other grades of paper.

Newspapers may include inserts that come with the paper, but nothing else. Newspapers must be tied (cord is available in the trailer) and may not be left in bags of any kind.

Why the change?

Efficiency and economics! The Borough's packer truck, the workhorse of the public works fleet, spent considerable time on the road hauling paper from the recycling center to the market, a fair distance away. The aging truck, which recently underwent expensive repairs, is now spared the wear and tear of these trips and hopefully will last a little longer for its other needed tasks. An added bonus is the use of our driver for other needed work in town.

Double handling of paper recyclables is eliminated with the use of roll-off containers. Previously, the newspapers stored in the sheds were hand-loaded into the packer truck for delivery to market. The same was true with the mixed paper in our former trailer (it was not a roll-off).

Garden State Paper Company (GSP) provides the current trailers. GSP has been our vendor since we began recycling in Brielle. We have always enjoyed a favorable relationship with them, and, thanks to Superintendent Bill Burkhardt, we enjoy another milestone in our recycling operation. The roll-offs are picked up and replaced by Garden State and yet the contract price for the paper has remained pretty much the same, so long as we provide top quality loads.

Why the good deal?

Partially because of our longstanding reputation with the company. But also because this arrangement will benefit Garden State as well. The newspaper roll-offs will go directly to the mill where old newspapers are made into newsprint. This eliminated the intermediary process of upgrading the paper to mill standards.

How can I help?

Keep newspapers and mixed paper separate and place in proper trailers.

Do not place newspapers in bags.

Do not include plastics of any kind.

Corrugated cardboard still goes in the cardboard bin, but cartons may also be used as containers for your mixed paper.

Help us honor our contract; contamination means rejected loads.

Thanks for your cooperation - as always!

Hours: The recycling center is open from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays. An attendant is usually available to help. The yard closes periodically for short periods of time to facilitate the loading of recyclables for market.

We Now Recycle Toner Cartridges:

Brielle now recycles empty cartridges from computers, fax machines, copy machines and the like. At the recycling center a large receptacle, clearly marked, has been placed in the shed next to the cardboard bin. Cartridges, preferably in their box, may be placed there. With this program the cartridges will be reconditioned for reuse rather than end up in the landfill.

This is in keeping with the borough's continuing efforts to recycle more and discard less.

Don't forget the clothing bins. Please place items in bags able to fit through the openings.

Still Confused about plastics? Only bottles with #1 or #2 on the bottom. We're still getting flower pots and all sorts of non-recyclable plastic items. Your tax dollars are better spent than having our men sort out your mistakes.

Please empty recyclables from plastic bags. Take the bags home for reuse or place in the handy trash containers.

Do not bring trash to the recycling center. The borough pays for backyard pickup at your home. Trash disposed of from the borough yard is an additional expense.

Paint cans and gasoline a problem. The borough cannot accept paint or gasoline. Empty cans can be recycled. Those with paint should be taken to the county's household hazardous waste facility. Gasoline is flammable and must go to the county facility if you cant use it in your lawn mower or like machine.

Computer/Electronics Recycling. Is really catching on. Place toner cartridges (in carton if possible) in the shed next to the cardboard bin.

Tires. Tires off the rim may be disposed free of charge at the Monmouth County Recycling Center, Construction Entrance, Gate C, a short distance beyond its Hazardous Waste Facility, Shafto Road, Tinton Falls. Thursday and Friday, 7:30 to 3:00, Saturday, 7:30 to 2:00.

Call Public Works at 528-9389. Do not drop off any electronic materials at the recycling center.

Items accepted include:

• Telephones
• Computer cases, CPUs
• Cameras
• Keyboards, Mice
• Radio
• Monitors, Scanners
• Stereos
• Printers, Cables
• VCRs
• Laptops, Peripherals
• Desktop copiers
• Smaller television sets
  

Items not accepted:

• Console televisions
• Kitchen appliances
• Stereo Speakers

Electronics and computer equipment contains potentially hazardous metals, but also recyclable parts. This addition to our recycling program is just one more example of Brielle's concern for the environment and the responsibility it takes in safeguarding it. We have now made it easy for you to take part in it.