Midland Park
Department of Public Works & Recycling
The Department of Public Works serves the community of everyday. We know you share our interests in keeping Midland Park clean, beautiful and on the leading edge of Recycling in Bergen County. Your cooperation in following these regulations is expected and will be greatly appreciated. We can be reached at 201-445-6076, during business hours, to assist you and answer any questions you may have.

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• Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events  

• Computer and Electronics Recycling Center Hours

• Tire Collection Location and Hours

GARBAGE AND TRASH

• Garbage will be collected on Mondays and Thursdays, year round except on Jan. 1, May 28, Sept. 3 and Nov. 22.

• Household refuse, non-recyclable food containers (eg. pizza boxes), table waste, and disposable diapers are accepted.

• Put garbage at the curb in barrels or plastic bags, with a limit of two items (bags or barrels) per pickup.

• Place items at the curb on the evening BEFORE your scheduled pickup day.

• Bulk items will be collected only on Thursdays. Bulk items include carpeting and rugs (bundled), furniture, broken mirrors, and non-recyclable items.

• No construction materials, stone, rock, concrete or asphalt will be accepted.

WHITE GOODS

• You must call 201-703-8400 prior to scheduled pickup. No white goods are acceptable at the recycling center.

• White goods are collected on the first Wednesday of each month.

• Items that are accepted include washing machines, dryers, refrigerators (with doors removed), freezers, ranges, trash compactors, hot water heaters, and lawn mowers (fuel removed).

• EPA Law requires freon be removed from air conditioners and refrigerators by a licensed technician prior to curbside pick-up. This service is available through Chadwick & Terhune, Inc., 201-444-3400 or consult phone listings for others.

• The collection of recyclables will take place on alternate Fridays.

RECYCLABLES

• Commingled includes glass, aluminum, tin, and plastic containers, and must be placed curbside in barrels. Paper and cardboard are collected tied in bundles or in paper bags, not plastic bags.

• Vegetative waste is collected on Wednesdays from April 4 through October 17. Grass clippings should be placed in open barrels or paper bags, no larger than 30 gallons and weighing no more than 50 pounds. After October 17, grass clippings, brush and small branches (less than 1˝ in diameter) can be added to loose leaves. Large branches can be taken to the recycling center. Branches must be less than four feet in length and tied in bundles.

RECYCLING CENTER (20 Greenwood Ave)
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM (Wednesday)         CLOSED  (Monday)

• Paper, including newspaper, junk mail, catalogs, magazines, telephone books and paperback books

• Cardboard, including corrugated and chipboard (but not pizza boxes)

• Leaves, brush and branches are accepted year round but grass clippings are not accepted.

• Household batteries (no car batteries)

• Auto tires, collected during June, drop-off dates on website (no rims). Limit of 4 tires per resident per year.

• Scrap metal (no propane tanks), lawn mowers (fuel removed), storm doors, aluminum siding

• Clothing, shoes (drop boxes)

Construction materials are not accepted at the Recycling Center. You must use a private contractor to dispose of these materials. Consult the Yellow Pages under “Rubbish and Garbage Removal.”

Hazardous waste items such as oil base paints, solvents and thinners, motor oil, gasoline, antifreeze, chemicals, and pesticides and herbicides are not accepted at the Recycling Center. These items can be disposed of on one of the three Hazardous Waste Collection Days sponsored each year by the Bergen County Utilities Authority. For dates and further information, call 201-807-5825 or visit the website at www.bcua.org.