Environmental Commission - Waste Disposal/Recycling/Pollution

  1. Curbside: Pequannock’s Curbside Trash & Recycling - Wizard, Info & FAQs

  2. Curbside: Pequannock's Curbside Recycling - Guide to Acceptable Items

  3. Curbside: Pequannock’s Curbside White Goods (large appliance) Program (call Township DPW for pick up)

  4. Curbside: Pequannock’s Curbside Leaf Collection - Schedule and Guidelines

  5. Curbside: Pequannock's Curbside Christmas Tree Collection - (January, no tinsel)

  6. Drop Off: Pequannock's Electronics Recycling Center (list of acceptable & unacceptable materials)

  7. _______ SEE BELOW for items NOT accepted at Pequannock E-Recycling Center:

  8. _______: Alkaline/ordinary household batteries (MCMUA)

  9. _______: Auto/boat/lead-acid batteries (MCMUA)

  10. _______: Mercury-containing devices (thermostats, etc.) (MCMUA)

  11. _______: Scavenged (broken glass) TVs/monitors (MCMUA)

  12. _______: Household hazardous waste (see acceptable/unacceptable lists) (MCMUA)

  13. _______: Smoke/CO detectors (these contain radioactive material) (MCMUA)

  14. _______: PCB-containing ballasts/items (MCMUA)

  15. _______: CDs, DVDs, VHS, audio cassette tapes (earth911)

  16. _______: Wooden Speakers and Vacuum Cleaners (MCMUA)

  17. _______: Fluorescent lights/bulbs/tubes (MCMUA)

  18. _______: Fluorescent or LED lightbulbs (Home Depot)

  19. Drop Off: Morris County Recycling/HazWaste Center and Roving In-Community Events (MCMUA)

  20. Drop Off: Scrap metal items (check out this local recycler who may give you $)

  21. Drop Off: Plastic bags and sheets (accepted at Pequannock LIbrary)

  22. Drop Off: Medications and medical sharps at drop boxes in Police Dept. Lobby (Pequannock)

  23. Compost: Compost your kitchen scraps and yard waste (US EPA)

  24. Compost: Compost your kitchen scraps and yard waste (Cornell U.)

  25. Compost: Compost your kitchen scraps and yard waste (Rutgers U.)

  26. Wastewater: Where Your Household Wastewater Goes - sewer/septic map G-957 p.20 (Sewer Master Plan)

  27. Wastewater: Pequannock’s Sewered Homes’ Wastewater Treated at Two Bridges Sewer Authority (TBSA)

  28. Wastewater: What NOT to Flush if you have a sewer (TBSA)

  29. Wastewater: What NOT to Flush if you have a septic system (US EPA)

  30. Wastewater: Septic System Care and Function (NJ DEP)

  31. Wastewater: Septic System Care and Primer (Rutgers U.)

  32. Wastewater: Septic System Care Tips (PTEC)

  33. Stormwater: Where does runoff from YOUR property go?

  34. Stormwater: How to make and use a Rain Barrel (PTEC)

  35. Stormwater: How to make and use a Rain Barrel (Rutgers U)

  36. Stormwater: How to make and use a Rain Barrel (US EPA)

  37. Other Disposal Guidance: Recycling and Environmentally Responsible Disposal (US EPA)

  38. Other Disposal Guidance: Recycling and Environmentally Responsible Disposal (Earth911)

  39. Other Disposal Guidance: Medicines and Prescriptions - Where and How to Dispose (US FDA)

  40. Other Disposal Guidance: Latex Paint Disposal Alternatives (Paintcare)

  41. Other Disposal Guidance: Downed/Dead/Undesired Trees - (NJ Department of Health)

  42. Pollution: Pollution-Remediation Sites in NJ by county and municipality (NJ DEP)

  43. Pollution: Plastic in our environment (ANJEC resource page)

  44. Pollution: Reducing Plastic Pollution with the NJ Plastics Law, Effective May 2022