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Recycling Collection Rules
- Only glass, cans and bottles are allowed in the yellow lid tote.
- Only paper and cardboard are allowed in the green lid tote.
- Cardboard must be placed loosely inside the tote.
- Totes must be positioned with the metal horizontal grab bar facing the road.
- Totes must be spaced 2 ft+- apart and clear of any parked vehicles.
- No plastic bags. Please recycle them at local grocery or Target stores.
- Place the totes out for collection the night before the scheduled pickup date.
Somerset County Recycling (Drop Off) Center
Address: 40 Polhemus Lane, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Phone: (732) 469-3363
Hours: Open on the first Saturday of each month (second Saturday of the month due to holiday), 8 AM - Noon
Directions from Somerville
- Take Route 22 East; go under the Route 287 overpass.
- Make the first right onto Chimney Rock Road.
- Go through 1st traffic light; bear right and continue on Chimney Rock Road.
- Go straight through 2nd light; go to end of road (Polhemus Lane).
- Recycling Center is located on right.
Items to Bring to the Recycling Center
Newspaper, Magazines, Junk mail & other paper, Corrugated cardboard, Household batteries, Phone books, Glass bottles & jars, Plastic bottles (#1&2), Aluminum, steel & bi-metal cans, Textiles, Antifreeze, Scrap metal (anything made from metal except refrigerators or air conditioners), Used oil & oil filters, Passenger tires (Limit 8 with or without rims)
Recycling Tips & Links
Buckets: Residents must use the standard wheeled totes issued by Somerset County or size 20 gallon round blue buckets. They may be obtained through Somerville DPW. The small 14 gallon square blue buckets for newspaper may be obtained through Somerset County Recycling.
Excess Cardboard: Please call the County Recycling Center at 732-469-3363 to make an appointment to drop-off large quantities of cardboard.
Electronic Waste: Somerset County residents can recycle electronics on designated Saturdays and weekdays. Electronics include: televisions, computers, monitors, desktop printers and desktop fax machines. Go to the county website for details.
Hazardous Waste: The Somerset County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program gives residents a legal and cost-free way to dispose of unwanted household items that cannot be disposed of in the regular trash.
Home Medical Waste: Medications should not be disposed of down the drain because wastewater treatment facilities are not designed to remove pharmaceutical compounds. County residents may dispose of unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications at the Household Hazardous Waste events.
Household Batteries: Batteries can and should be recycled when they reach their end-of-life. For information about safe battery disposal, go to call2recyle.org.
New Jersey DEP Clean Water Website: www.cleanwaternj.org.
Recycling Tonnage Grant Reporting: Please print this form and email bnally@somervillenj.org.
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