This is a press release from Essex County. Press releases are official statements that have not been independently verified.
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and the Essex County Department of Public Works invite Essex County residents to the Essex County Paper Shredding and Used Tire Recycling Day. It will be held as follows:
Date: Saturday, June 4, 2022
Time: 8 a.m. to 12 noon
Place: Essex County Public Works Department
99 West Bradford Avenue
Cedar Grove, NJ
“Along with our Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day and Computer & Electronics Recycling Day, recycling paper and used tires is a great way to reduce reusable materials from our waste stream,” DiVincenzo said. “Our Paper Shredding Day enables residents to protect their personal information by destroying old documents safely and securely, with the paper being recycled, while our Used Tire Recycling Day allows unwanted tires to be disposed of in an environmentally-friendly manner,” he added.
Paper shredded at the event will be recycled. There is no limit on how much paper residents may bring to the Paper Shredding Day. However, plastic sheets and covers, and metal binders must be removed from paper to be shredded. Paper clips and staples do not have to be removed. Photo negatives and film are not accepted.
Rubber tires with or without metal rims will be accepted. Rims will not be returned to residents; they will be recycled. The collected tires will be delivered to a State-licensed transfer waste facility, which will recycle the tires into new uses.
To promote social distancing and help prevent the spread of Coronarvirus, residents coming to the site should remain in their vehicles with the windows rolled up. Essex County will have people working at the site to remove paper and tires from the vehicle.
Under DiVincenzo’s leadership, the County’s collection program has been expanded to include household hazardous waste, old computers and electronic equipment, used tires and paper shredding. In addition, the Household Hazardous Waste and Computer and Electronics collection days are held in the spring and fall.
The Essex County Paper Shredding Day is for Essex County residents only. Residents are not charged when they bring materials, but they must provide proof of residency at the site. Commercial businesses may not drop off materials. For more information, please call the Essex County Department of Public Works at 973-226-8500, Ext. 2580.
