The Village of Ridgewood Green Guide provides recycling schedules and information for bottles & cans, papers & cardboard, food & beverage cartons (e.g. milk, juice, soup,) appliances, tires, metals, grass, and brush.

• Please click here to review the 2023 edition.
• To check which zone your home falls into, please click here
• To view the schedules for your zone, just click on your Recycling Area please:
  Area 1   Area 2   Area 3   Area 4   Area 5   Area 6   Area 7   Area 8

The Village of Ridgewood is divided up into eight (8) recycling zones and each resident receives a recycling collection once every other week.  Please click here to find out your recycling zone and when your next collection will be!

Did you know that 20-30% of our solid waste consists of Food Waste & Yard Trimmings?  (USEPA estimate)    Much of this material can be composted.  Please click here to learn how you can start composting at home.

Additional Resources

• Home Composting Fact Sheet (Rutgers NJ Agricultural Experiment Station)
• Composting Is Way Easier Than You Think (National Resources Defense Council)
• Backyard Leaf Composting Fact Sheet (Rutgers NJ Agricultural Experiment Station)
• Composting At Home (USEPA)
• "10 Steps to Starting a Successful School Composting Operation" (Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Sustainability)

Backyard Composting Units are available for purchase from the Bergen County Utilities Authority.  Please click here to learn more.

The Village of Ridgewood is divided up into eight (8) recycling zones.

Please click here to see a map - or - click here to use our address lookup.