Public Service Annoucement For Wyckoff Residents: Keep Bulk Items And Household Appliances Out Of The Waste Stream

From the Township of Wyckoff:

Keeping appliances out of the waste stream will be a big part of improving Wyckoff’s residential recycling rate to achieve the “Nifty Fifty” goal: a 50% residential recycling rate. In March 2014, Wyckoff was at 37.45%, and our goal is to improve the rate to 50% for the summer months!

A reminder: central air conditioning units are considered construction material and must be disposed of privately. A building permit must be obtained when replacing or installing central air conditioning.

Household appliance/Metal bulk items that can be picked up curbside include:

• Residential wall-unit air conditioners
• Residential washer and dryer (removal of doors recommended)
• Residential stoves and ovens (removal of doors recommended)
• Residential refrigerators (removal of doors REQUIRED)
• Metal grills (propane tank must be removed by the homeowner before placing grill at curb)
• Dehumidifiers
• Hot water heaters (water removed – light enough to pick up)
• Metal basketball poles and rims (without cement)
• Water coolers

The following items are not considered the usual, daily household garbage items and are considered construction/renovation materials, unusual, over-sized or overweight items. Provisions should be made by the property owner when they are planning a construction project or have an unusual item. These items should be disposed of by the contractor replacing/removing or residents may contract with private trash collectors; consult the Yellow Pages under Rubbish & Garbage Removal for the below listed items:

• Air conditioner compressors                                     
• Toilets, sinks, tubs, etc.
• Pool heaters                                                                     
• Swing sets
• Central air conditioning units                                    
• Windows/doors, garage doors
• Railroad ties                                                                     
• Pianos
• Furnaces                                                                             
• Fences
• All construction and demolition debris including all types of building materials
• Generators

Please also bring your unwanted computers, monitors, televisions, printers, fax machines and other electronic devices to our recycling center so they may be recycled. A more detailed list and information can be found here: http://wyckoff.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/wyckoff-residents-how-and-where-to-recycle-electronic-...

For more information on Nifty Fifty, and our recycling center hours, please visit www.wyckoff-nj.com/NiftyFifty.