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This document is the Town of Dover's 2026 Recycling and Solid Waste Newsletter, an informational guide for residents detailing municipal waste management services and schedules for the upcoming year. Mayor James P. Dodd highlights recent initiatives, including the hiring of a full-time Sanitation Inspector, aimed at improving community cleanliness and addressing challenges related to garbage and recycling.
The newsletter provides comprehensive schedules for 2026 recycling collection, garbage collection holidays, grass & leaves pick-up, brush & garden trimmings, and curbside leaf vacuum collection. It also outlines accepted items and procedures for curbside collection and drop-off at the Dover Recycling Center, including electronics and white goods.
Key instructions for residents cover proper waste disposal, container requirements, and contact information for various municipal departments regarding missed collections, general inquiries, and property maintenance issues. The document also provides details on Household Hazardous Waste disposal through the Morris County MUA.
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--- Document: Recycling Collection Document --- 2026 RECYCLING RECYCLING & SOLID WASTE NEWSLETTER SOLID WASTE NEWSLETTER T O W N O F D O V E R Dear Residents, I hope this 2026 Recycling and Solid Waste Newsletter finds you well. The past year, much like the last several, has brought its share of challenges, and I sincerely appreciate your patience and cooperation as we continue addressing the complex issues facing our community. We have launched an aggressive, comprehensive approach to tackling garbage and recycling issues throughout our residential neighborhoods. We have hired a full-time Sanitation Inspector, ensuring that all residents have proper containers and lids for both recycling and garbage cans. For too long we have seen recycling and garbage cans get blown over due to high winds and we find garbage and recyclables all over our neighborhoods. This enforcement effort has made a significant difference in decreasing the amount of garbage and recycling in our streets. Having proper lids on cans also prevents crows and other animals from tearing up garbage bags and helps to prevent spilling of trash onto our streets. The town has implemented these new policies as we heard numerous complaints from residents and business owners throughout town. These efforts support our broader goal of improving quality of life throughout our community by reducing garbage and litter throughout our neighborhoods. While these efforts show meaningful progress, there is still much work ahead. I remain confident that, together, we can continue building a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable Dover. Thank you for your continued confidence and support. I wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year. As always, I remain honored and humbled to serve as your Mayor. James P Dodd Mayor Steps that we all can take to help prevent litter, garbage and recycling from collecting on our streets of Dover • Make sure that all recycling and garbage cans are secured with a tight fitting lid. • If birds or other animals are constantly tearing your garbage bags open, switch to a solid can with a tight fitting lid. • Properly secure all cans when strong winds are predicted. • Please remove your recycling and garbage can(s) from the curb prior to 8pm on the day of collection. • Don’t use plastic bags for recycling. • The receptacles that are placed in our parks and public streets are not for household garbage. Please dispose of household garbage in cans or bag on the day of garbage collection. • Don’t throw litter or garbage onto the public sidewalks or streets, use the municipal containers. • Please recycle. • Pick up any litter, garbage or recyclables you see while walking through the town. Important Phone Numbers for Recycling and Solid Waste Main Phone Number: 973-366-2200 (Use 4 digit extension numbers for various departments) Public Works x3129 Health Department x1120 Recycling Coordinator x2152 Code Enforcement x2114 Town of Dover This flyer has been prepared by the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority (“MCMUA”) for material being recycled at the Republic Services facility located in Mine Hill, NJ. For more information about recycling and solid waste management in Morris County, NJ contact the MCMUA at: www.MCMUA.com HOLIDAYS RECYCLING HOLIDAYS - December 25, 2026 (Recycling will be on Saturday, December 26, 2026) NO GARBAGE COLLECTION ON THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS • Thursday, January 1, 2026 (Section 1) • Monday, May 25, 2026 (Section 1) • Saturday, July 4, 2026 (Section 3) • Monday, September 7, 2026 (Section 1) • Thursday, November 26, 2026 (Section 1) • Friday, December 25, 2026 (Section 2) JANUARY 9, 23 JULY 10, 24 FEBRUARY 6, 20 AUGUST 7, 21 MARCH 6, 20 SEPTEMBER 4, 18 APRIL 3, 17 OCTOBER 2, 16, 30 MAY 1, 15, 29 NOVEMBER 13, 27 JUNE 12, 26 DECEMBER 11, (Saturday 26) NOTE: If your collection day is cancelled due to inclement weather you can leave your material out curbside for collection on the next day Saturday, weather permitting. 2026 RECYCLING SCHEDULE RECYCLING COLLECTION DAYS ARE EVERY OTHER FRIDAY UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE MONTH DATE MONTH DATE PICK-UP DATES FOR GRASS & LEAVES IN BIODEGRADABLE BAGS OR RE-USABLE CONTAINERS SECTION #1 SECTION #2 SECTION #3 Sweeper Schedule FIRST WARD Mar. 30 - 31, April 1 - 2 June 1 - 5 August 3 - 7 SECOND WARD April 6 - 10 June 8 - 12 August 10 - 14 THIRD WARD April 13 - 17 June 15 - 19 August 17 - 21 FOURTH WARD April 20 - 24 June 22 - 26 August 24 - 28 NOTE: IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHICH WARD YOU RESIDE IN, CALL THE DOVER MUNICIPAL BUILDING AT 973-366-2200 EXT. 1100 Paper Shredding Event BRUSH & GARDEN TRIMMINGS PICK-UP DATES For the entire town (All scheduled dates are on a Thursday or Friday.) (If there is a holiday during the week, brush collection will be cancelled) Please place material out for collection on Wednesday MONTH DATES APRIL 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 MAY 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22 JUNE 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 JULY 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 AUGUST 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 SEPTEMBER 3, 4, 17, 18, 24, 25 OCTOBER 1, 2, 8, 9, 22, 23, 29, 30 NOVEMBER 19, 20 DECEMBER 3, 4, 10, 11 CHRISTMAS TREE CURBSIDE COLLECTION January 4th thru January 22nd. 2026 Schedules: Town of Dover Recycling Center 211 North Sussex Street, Dover, NJ 07801 Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Saturdays: 8:00 am - 2:00 pm Phone: 973-366-2200, Ext. 3129 NOTE: The Recycling Center will be closed when Town Hall is closed for posted holidays. Health Department 211 North Sussex Street, Dover, NJ 07801 Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Phone: 973-366-2200, Ext. 1120, 1121 Dover Recycling Center Saturday, May 2, 2026 8 am - 12 pm MARCH 30 31 APRIL 6, 13, 20, 27 7, 14, 21, 28 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 MAY 4, 11, 18, 28 5, 12, 19, 26 6, 13, 20, 27 JUNE 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 3, 10, 17, 24 JULY 6, 13, 20, 27 7, 14, 21, 28 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 AUGUST 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 4, 11, 18, 25 5, 12, 19, 26 SEPTEMBER 10, 14, 21, 28 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 OCTOBER 5, 15, 19, 26 6, 13, 20, 27 7, 14, 21, 28 NOVEMBER 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 5, 10, 17, 24 4, 12, 18, 25 DECEMBER 7 1, 8 2, 9 Call D.P.W. for questions regarding yard waste 973-366-2200 x3129 CURBSIDE LEAF VACUUM COLLECTION NEW! CURBSIDE LEAF VACUUM COLLECTION HAS CHANGED. LEAVES WILL BE VACUUMED WEEKLY DEPENDING ON YOUR SECTION. PLEASE REFER TO THE LIST OF STREETS IN EACH SECTION. SECTION #1 SECTION #2 SECTION #3 OOCTOBER 13, 14, 15, 16 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 NOVEMBER 2, 4, 5, 6, 23, 24, 25 9, 10, 12, 13, 30 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 DECEMBER 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 1, 2, 3, 4 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Town Sections For Grass & Leaves, Curbside Leaf Vacuum Collection & Solid Waste Pick-up This newsletter includes the pick-up and service dates for your “Section.” The town is divided into three (3) “Sections” for purposes of grass & leaves, curbside leaf vacuum collection and solid waste pick-up. Locate your “Section” from the table below and then refer to the schedule for pick-up dates. Section #1 Section #2 Section #3 PICK-UP DAYS: Solid Waste: Monday & Thursday Grass & Leaves: Mondays PICK-UP DAYS: Solid Waste: Tuesday & Friday Grass & Leaves: Tuesday PICK-UP DAYS: Solid Waste: Wednesday & Saturday Grass & Leaves: Wednesday No shredded paper will be allowed in recycling Did You Know? Baker Street Lincoln Avenue (south of Goodale) Locust Avenue Bart Place Losey Street Beatty Street Lynn Street Beech Street Maple Avenue Belmont Avenue McDavitt Place Berry Street McFarlan Street E. Blackwell St. E. Mt. Hope Avenue (east of N. Salem) Oak Street Brook Drive Oram Drive Central Avenue Palm Street Christopher Street Pequannock Street Clark Street (south of Goodale) Conger Street Perry Street Cooper Street Reeves Street Court Drive Richards Avenue Depew Avenue (east of Nelson) Ekstrom Street Route 46 Elena Place Rutan Drive Elm Street Salem Street N. Fairview Ave E. & W. Salem Street S. Front Street Sammis Avenue Goodale Avenue Sanford Street Guy Street Schley Street Harding Avenue Searing Street Harrison Street Segur Street Hinchman Avenue Sims Street Hoagland Avenue Sussex St. N. Ivan Street (north of Rt, 46) Jackson Avenue Taft Street John Street Trenton Street King Street Watson Drive Kyle Drive Wayne Street Jessica Lane Wilson Street Julia Terrace Academy Street Livingston Avenue Arlene Lane Madison Street Audrey Place Millbrook Avenue Boonton Street Monmouth Avenue Byram Avenue Morris Street S. Carolyn Street Mountain Avenue Chestnut Street Munson Ave. E/W. Chrystal St. E./W. New Street Conrad Place Orchard Avenue Cottage Street Overlook Avenue Cross Street Park Avenue Curtis Street Park Place Dickerson St. E.//W. Penn Avenue Everett Drive Pine Street Fifth Street Prospect Street First Street Reservoir Avenue Fourth Street Searing Lane Fred Terraace Second Street Glenmore Place Sixth Street Grant Street South Street Highland Avenue Spruce Street Hillcrest Avenue Summer Avenue Jordan Terrace Sylvan Way Kearney Street Third Street Kensington Avenue Thompson Avenue Knickerbocker Ave. VanNostrand Avenue Legion Place Wayside Avenue Liberty Street Williams Street Linden Place Windsor Avenue Linden Place N. Winthrop Place Ann Street Jardine Street Baker Avenue Jefferson Avenue Baker Street Lawrence Street Bassett Highway Lehigh Street Beaufort Avenue Lemar Street Bergen St. N./S. Leonard Street Berkshire Avenue Linwood Avenue Blackwell St. E. Mase Avenue (west of N. Salem) McFarlan St. W. Blackwell St. W. Mercer Street Bonnieview Drive Morris Street N. Bowlby Street Mt. Pleasant Avenue Brook Lane Myrtle Avenue Center Street Nelson Street Claredon Terrace North Street Clinton St. E./W. Rt 15 Park Heights Avenue Columbia Street Parker Street Davis Avenue Passaic Street Dewey Street Pequannock St. Dickerson Street (north of Goodale) Drake Avenue Princeton Avenue Edgewoood Terrace Randolph Avenue Elizabeth Street (west of Nelson) Elk Street N./S. Richboynton Road Elliott Street River Street Essex Street N./S. Rockridge Terrace Ev-Ken Terrace Roswell Street Fox Hill Drive Rutgers Street Garrison Avenue Sickle Street George Street Spring Street Glenmore Place St. Mary’s Avenue Grace Street Sussex St. N. Green Tree Lane (south of Rt. 46) Greenwood Avenue Taylor Place Grover Road Turner Street Harvard Street Union Street Highland Avenue Vail Street Hillside Avenue Walnut Street Hillsdale Avenue Warren Street N./S. Hudson Street White Street James Street Yale Street Other Recycling Items and How They Are Collected Items Accepted at the Recycling Center Only • Large Rigid Plastics – – Acceptable items are; large plastic toys, laundry baskets, soda and milk crates, plastic pet carriers, kitty litter buckets, plastic storage containers, plastic outdoor furniture without PVC pipes or metal, clean 5 gallon buckets without metal handles. • Electronics – See below for requirements and accepted items. Items Collected Curbside Only • Garden Trimmings – Consist of vegetation, twigs, brush trimmings, small branches and small plants. For curbside collection place Garden Trimmings in a marked re-usable container (30 gal. max.) • Brush – (Branches) Brush is collected curbside from April thru December according to the provided schedule. Brush shall be no larger than 4” diameter and 6’ long, tied in bundles and stacked neatly at the curb. • Christmas Trees – Collected curbside January 4th – January 22nd. • Grass and Leaves – Are collected April thru December in accordance with the provided schedule. For curbside collection place grass and leaves in a re-usable container (30 gal. max.) or biodegradable bags which are available at the D. P. W. (Container shall be marked Grass/Leaves). Reusable containers are preferred. NOTE: See schedule for leaf vacuum collection. Items Collected Curbside and Accepted at the Recycling Center • White Goods and Appliances – For the curbside collection of these items a sticker must be purchased from the Main Lobby Info Window prior to pick up. Stickers must be purchased before 3:00pm on Thursday for Friday collection. White Goods shall include, but are not limited to; refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, dryers, air conditioners, dishwashers, etc. There is no charge for items delivered to the Recycling Center. • Tires - Tires can either be collected curbside or delivered to the Recycling Center. For curbside collection a sticker must be purchased from the Main Lobby Info Window before 3:00pm on Thursday for Friday Pick up. Electronics Recycling The New Jersey Electronics Recycling Act mandates that as of January 1, 2011 all televisions, portable desktop or personal computers and computer monitors can no longer be disposed of in the landfill and that they be recycled. In addition to the mandated items listed above, the Recycling Center will also accept the following items at no cost; • Desktop printers and printer / fax / copier / scanner combinations • Computer peripherals, including keyboards, mice, hard drives, and other devices • Fax machines; and • DVD players, VCR’s, and other video players (i.e., DVR’s) NOTE: Items that are damaged or have been stripped of their electronic components will not be accepted. Household Hazardous Wastes Household Hazardous Wastes may be taken to Morris County MUA Facility located at 168 Goldmine Road in Flanders (Mt. Olive), NJ 07836. All deliveries are by appointment only. Call 973-829-8006 for schedules and additional information. Questions? (DIAL 973-366-2200) • Solid waste or recycling missed? Call the Health Dept. x1120 • Do you have general solid waste or recycling? Call Health Dept. x1120 • Property maintenance issues? Call Code Enforcement Dept. x2114 Solid Waste Notes: • Your solid waste cans shall be placed at the curb by 6:00 AM on your scheduled collection day, and no earlier than 5:00 PM on the prior evening. Receptacles must be removed by 8:00 PM on collection day. • You may place for collection a maximum of two cans or bags (30lb. max per bag or can) at the curb for pick-up, two times per week. Additional bags or cans will only be collected if a sticker has been purchased from the Town’s Health Dept. • If your pick-up day is canceled due to a holiday or inclement weather, no make-up date will be scheduled. However, you will be allowed to put out double on your next scheduled collection day. • Stickers must be purchased from the Town Health Dept. prior to pick-up of furniture/bulky waste items (sofas, chairs, mattresses, etc.) These items will be picked up by the Town’s Solid Waste Hauler on the day of your regular solid waste pick-up. All solid waste containers shall be furnished with a tight fitting lid. PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID DOVER, NJ 07801 PERMIT #148 Town of Dover 37 N. Sussex St. Dover, NJ 07801 ******ECWSSSEDDM**** RESIDENT Town of Dover, New Jersey 07801 Printed on recycled paper Recycling Notes: • Residents whose recyclables were missed must contact the Health Department before 10:00 AM on the Monday morning following the collection day at 973-366-2200, Ext. 1120 or 1116. • The Recycling Center - located at 211 North Sussex St. - is open on Tuesday/Thursdays 8 AM - 12 PM & Saturday from 8 AM to 2 PM • Please identify which receptacles are solid waste and which are for recycling. (Stickers available upon request in the Health Dept.) Place containers at curbside by 6:00 AM. Containers shall not exceed 30lbs, and shall have a tight fitting lid. • Stickers must be purchased from the Main Lobby Info Window prior to the pick-up of tires and white goods (appliances). Stickers must be purchased by 3:00 PM on Thursday for Friday pick-up. ECRWSS
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