Recycling

Dingman Township residents are encouraged to recycle through the voluntary Pike County recycling program. Items to be recycled may be deposited in the recycling bins 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. There is no need to separate recyclables. Everything may be commingled in the bins. Do not place plastic bags in recycling bins.

Index

Pike County Recycling Program

What to Recycle

What NOT to Recycle

Where to Recycle 

Where Other Items May Be Recycled

Electronics Recycling

White Goods Recycling

Car Battery Recycling

Consumer Battery Recycling

Super Market Bag Recycling

Violations

 

Pike County Recycling Program

What to Recycle: 

Metals

• Aluminum Cans (soda cans, beer cans, etc.)

• Steel Cans (dog food cans, vegetable cans, coffee cans, etc.)

• Aluminum pie tins

• Aluminum foil

NO paint cans.  Labels may be left on cans. Cans, pie tins, and foil must be rinsed clean and free of food residue.   No aerosol cans.   No gasoline cans or other containers that previously contained insecticides, fungicides, or other such chemicals.

Glass

• Clear bottles and jars

• Brown bottles and jars

• Green bottles and jars

NO mirrors, dishes, light bulbs, dishes, crystal, ceramic, or window glass. Labels may be left on.  No bottle or jar lids.  Bottles and jars must be rinsed clean and free of food residue.

Plastic

• Number 1 (PETE) soda bottles, water bottles, etc.

• Number 2 (HDPE) milk jugs, laundry detergent bottles, shampoo bottles, etc.)

• Number 3 (PVC) blister packs, etc.

• Number 4 (LDPE) container lids, squeezable ketchup/mustard bottles

• Number 5 (PP) yogurt containers, container lids, take-out food containers etc.

• Number 6 (PS) airline cups, food industry glasses, yogurt containers, etc.

• Number 7 (OTHER) items made of mixed plastics

NO bottle tops or lids. No plastic that does not have a numbered recycling code (for example flower pots, trash cans, etc).  Plastic containers must be rinsed clean of food residue. Flatten all plastic bottles.   No plastic oil containers.

Cardboard

• Corrugated cardboard boxes (except wax coated)

• Poster board (cereal boxes, shoe boxes, etc.)

No pizza boxes. All cardboard must be clean of food residue. Flatten boxes before putting in bins. DO NOT tie or bundle cardboard. Do not recycle wax coated boxes (usually fruit or meat boxes).

Newspaper

• Newspapers

• Newspaper inserts

Do not tie up or bundle.

• Magazines

• Catalogs

• Phonebooks

• Books (must remove cover)

Do not tie up or bundle.

Other Paper

• Junk mail

• Brown paper bags

• Milk and juice cartons

• Office paper

Do not tie up or bundle. Milk and juice cartons must be rinsed and free of food residue.

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What NOT to Recycle: 

• Food waste

• Pizza boxes

• Plastic bags of any type (place in disposal bin by recycling bins)

• Plastic wrap

• Foam cups

• Foam packing peanuts

• Styrofoam of any type

• Batteries of any type  (see battery recycling)

• Light bulbs

• Mirrors, window glass, auto glass, pyrex, drinking glasses, microwave oven trays

• Porcelain, ceramics, dishware

• Wood of any type

• Grass, sticks, yard waste

• Coat hangers, wire of any type

• Oil, gasoline, pesticide containers

• Aerosol cans

• Paint cans

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Where to Recycle: 

Recycling containers are conveniently located at the Dingman Township Municipal Building on Fisher Lane.  The bins are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Because the recycling program is a County program, Dingman Township residents may also take their recyclables to bins in neighboring municipalities.

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Where Other Items May Be Recycled

 

Electronics Recycling: 

Dingman Township collects electronic goods (TVs, computers, video games etc.)for recycling at the Spring and Fall Clean-up Days. See the Calendar of Events page for dates and times.

In addition to Clean-Up Days, cell phones may be brought to the Township Building for recycling, week days during business hours.

Pike County also holds an annual recycling day for electronic goods. The drop off location varies from year-to-year.  Look in the local newspapers for date, time, and drop off location.

Several Pike County businesses will accept electronic goods for recycling at a nominal fee. One Milford area bank also holds an electronics recycling day. Watch local newspapers for details.

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White Goods Recycling

Twice a year Dingman Township holds a "Township Clean-up Day".  Township residents may bring bulky items to the Township Garage for proper disposal. (A fee is charged.)  White goods (e.g. washing machines, clothes dryers, refrigerators, etc.) are recycled as are other metal items such as swing sets, bicycles, steel cabinets, etc. Unfortunately, other bulky items such as sofas and carpeting are landfilled.

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Car Battery Recycling: 

Car, truck, ATV, boat, and lawn tractor batteries may be disposed of for recycling at the semi-annual Township Clean-up Days. 

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Consumer Battery Recycling: 

Consumer batteries (such as D cells, AA cells, AAA cells, hearing aid batteries, and rechargeable batteries such as those found in cell phones, lap top computers, etc.) and old cell phones may be brought to the Township Building during work days or brought to Township Clean-up Days. 

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Super Market Bag Recycling: 

May be deposited for recycling at Milford Farms, Price Chopper, Wal-mart, or Shop-Rite.  Bags left in the bag bins at the Township recycling center are NOT recycled.  They are disposed of as garbage.

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Violations

People disposing of items not approved for recycling (see above list, leaving items outside the bins, or otherwise violating the recycling rules may be found in violation of State, County and Municipal laws and may be subject to fines and/or jail time as specified by law.

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