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'Single Stream' pilot recycling program to start in Green Brook and South Bound Brook
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A new “single stream” pilot recycling program will take effect Mar. 1 in Green Brook and Mar. 7 in South Bound Brook. These changes are being made in the Somerset County recycling program to increase the amount of material recycled and make it easier for residents to fully participate in the program.
The new single-container approach is an effort to address the county’s declining recycling rate. The collections will be performed by automated vehicles, which employ state-of-the-art equipment using a single mechanical arm to lift and empty the recycling containers into the collection vehicle.
Residents of South Bound Brook and Green Brook will receive a new blue, 96-gallon, wheeled recycling cart for the collection of both paper and commingled materials. In order to increase the recycling rate, residents must cooperate by recycling all designated materials curbside. Curbside recycling provides the most convenient means for households to recycle a variety of materials. The carts must be placed curbside the night before your collection day with the wheels facing the curb or the house. In addition, do not place the cart within five feet of any obstructions such as mailboxes, trees or cars.
“Single stream” means that paper items can be mixed with commingled bottles and cans in the same container. Materials will be placed in the same truck and taken to a special recycling plant where items will be sorted for recycling. Newspapers and cardboard boxes do not have to be tied. All materials need to be placed inside the cart; materials outside the cart will not be collected.
The new single-container approach is an effort to address the county’s declining recycling rate. The collections will be performed by automated vehicles, which employ state-of-the-art equipment using a single mechanical arm to lift and empty the recycling containers into the collection vehicle.
Residents of South Bound Brook and Green Brook will receive a new blue, 96-gallon, wheeled recycling cart for the collection of both paper and commingled materials. In order to increase the recycling rate, residents must cooperate by recycling all designated materials curbside. Curbside recycling provides the most convenient means for households to recycle a variety of materials. The carts must be placed curbside the night before your collection day with the wheels facing the curb or the house. In addition, do not place the cart within five feet of any obstructions such as mailboxes, trees or cars.
“Single stream” means that paper items can be mixed with commingled bottles and cans in the same container. Materials will be placed in the same truck and taken to a special recycling plant where items will be sorted for recycling. Newspapers and cardboard boxes do not have to be tied. All materials need to be placed inside the cart; materials outside the cart will not be collected.
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