The following materials are collected through the Improvement
Authority's residential collection programs: glass, aluminum,
plastic, tin-plate steel, and bimetal containers and paper as identified
in paragraphs 1-6 above. Private contractors servicing multi-family
complexes within the Township of Hopewell are required to collect
for recycling, at a minimum, the same materials as collected through
Improvement Authority residential collection programs.
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As part of the Mercer County Source Separation and Recycling
Plan the Township of Hopewell shall provide all residents a means
to recycle items designated in the Plan and shall provide for collection
of items designated in this Plan not collected curbside by the Improvement
Authority in the following manner:
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Tires - picked up curbside twice a year
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Vehicle batteries - brought by residents to M.C.
Hazardous Waste Day
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White goods - picked up curbside monthly
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Leaves - curbside monthly during spring and fall
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Grass - residents encouraged to mulch and leave
grass on lawns
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Used motor oil - private drop-off at specified locations
in the township
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Ferrous automotive scrap - picked up curbside monthly
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Recycling plans shall be updated once every two years from date
of approval of the waste audit.
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