Recycling Division

CURRENT RECYCLING NEWS: Ridgewood is the first municipality in Bergen County to purchase an expanded polystyrene densifier, making the recycling of foam packaging a permanent option for its residents. Checkout our fun, two-minute video to see how the recycling process works!

IMPORTANT RECYCLING REMINDERS:- Plastic bags are not allowed in the recycling barrel.- Always use the official Village of Ridgewood barrel for collection of bottles & cans.The Village of Ridgewood provides residential curbside collection of many recyclable materials. We also operate a full-service recycling center.   For more information on curbside recycling, click here. Click here to see a listing of Do's and Don'ts specific to "What Goes in the Recycling Barrel"To find out your curbside recycling day, please use Recycle Coach, a mobile application available for free download on Google Play or the App Store.  Or, to use our service address lookup, click here.

Glass bottles & jars: all colors * Plastic bottles, jars, jugs, & dairy tubs only (NO:  Plastic fruit/vegetable/bakery/deli containers/food trays/cups/utensils are not accepted) * Aluminum & steel cans Food & Beverage Cartons: Shelf-Stable "flat top" and Refrigerated "gable top" (e.g. milk, juice, soup, broth, wine) Newsprint Magazines, catalogues, office paper, and direct mail Corrugated cardboard and paper bags Appliances & metals Tires Automobile Batteries*Click here for information on Bottle Caps

Glass bottles & jars: all colors * Plastic bottles, jars, jugs, & dairy tubs only (NO:  Plastic fruit/vegetable/bakery/deli containers/food trays/cups/utensils are not accepted)* Aluminum & steel cans Food & Beverage Cartons: Shelf-Stable "flat top" and Refrigerated "gable top" (e.g. milk, juice, soup, broth, wine) Newsprint Magazines, catalogues, office paper, and direct mail Corrugated cardboard and paper bags Appliances & metals Tires Automobile Batteries Clothing & Textiles including shoes, sneakers, belts, purses, blankets, sheets, drapes, pillowcases and stuffed animals. (No rags, no fabric scraps, no pillows, no toys and no household goods. These items are a hardship and expense to dispose of.) Inkjet and Laser Printer Cartridges Electronics (TVs, VCRs, DVD players, monitors, computers, printers, desktop copy machines, hard drives, video game consoles, radios, stereos, cellular phones, electronic tablets, e-book readers, etc.) Foam Packaging (Only white, clean “block” type foam material - must be free of tape, ink, & labels -No packing peanuts - No egg cartons, cups, or food containers - No colored foam - No wet or dirty foam) Vegetable Cooking Oil (Only Canola, Corn, Cottonseed, Grapeseed, Olive, Palm, Peanut, Safflower, Sesame, Soybean, Sunflower, & Vegetable) Batteries - rechargeables & button cell only. (For proper handling, click here.) Books for Donation (Hard & Soft Covered) - must be in good, readable condition with an ISBN barcode label on the book cover before being placed in our book donation box. (For donation, we CANNOT accept books that do not have an ISBN barcode on the cover. We also CANNOT accept encyclopedias, magazines or water damaged books.) *Click here for information on Bottle Caps

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Winter 2019 Newsletter

Your Trash May Be Someone Else's Treasure

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Frequently Asked Questions

Food Waste Reduction

Recycling Education

Backyard Composting Information

Ridgewood's Recycling Map

2023 Ridgewood Shred Days

2023 Bergen County Shred Days

Bergen County Household Hazardous Waste Events

Regulations Enact Disposal Ban on Electronics