Livingston Residents Reminded of Difference Between Bulk Garbage and Metal/Electronics Recycling

LIVINGSTON, NJ — In Livingston, bulk garbage pickup day is the resident’s last regularly scheduled collection day of each month. Bulk pickup day is for disposing of large items like furniture, mattresses, toys, carpeting, toilets, and rubber tires (with rims removed).

Ahead of this month’s bulk pickup days, Livingston residents are reminded not to put metal or electronic items out for garbage pickup — even on bulk day. Metal items and electronics will not be picked up by the township’s garbage collection vendor.

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Bulk Garbage

Bulk garbage includes larger items like bookcases, carpets, chairs, couches and sleeper sofas, glass, mirrors, mattresses, box springs, rimless tires, tables, toilets, and toys. However, construction debris will not be picked up on either regular or bulk pickup days.

Appliances: Appliances that are mostly plastic — like coffee makers, water filters, and most vacuum cleaners — can go in bulk or regular garbage.

Glass and Mirrors: Larger glass items such as windows, doors, tabletops, and mirrors are also considered bulk garbage. However, before those are put out for pickup, they must be taped with either duct tape or wide masking tape to help avoid breaking. Tape a large “X” across the entire surface of the glass; larger pieces, such as mirrors or tabletops, should also be taped around all edges.

Bulk garbage does not require any special scheduling. Put bulk items out for pickup with regular garbage on your last regular garbage day of each month.

Metal Recycling

The Livingston Township Department of Public Works offers free metal recycling pickup for residents every Friday from January through the beginning of November, except on certain holiday weekends. Residents must register by 12 p.m. on the Thursday prior in order to have their metal items picked up the next day.

To be added to the week’s pickup list, residents should complete the online form at livingstonnj.org/MetalRequest. Residents will see an on-screen confirmation upon submitting the form and also have the option to receive a confirmation email.

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Metal items eligible for pickup include refrigerators, air conditioning units, motors, freezers, washing machines, dryers, cake mixers, auto parts, fans, irons, metal dehumidifiers, emptied helium tanks, hot water heaters, microwave ovens, lawn mowers, sinks, wheel rims, file cabinets, and basketball hoops.

Residents are reminded that only the metal item(s) will be picked up. Non-metal items put out with the metal will not be picked up. For example, a metal basketball hoop and pole will be picked up, but the plastic base will not. Metal volleyball posts will be picked up, but the net will not. A metal table base will be picked up, but the glass tabletop will not.

All non-metal items should be removed prior to the metal item being put at the curb, and should be disposed of separately as appropriate — either in recycling or with regular or bulk garbage pickup.

Register online for metal pickup at livingstonnj.org/MetalRequest .

Electronic Recycling

TVs, computer components, and other electronics must be recycled separately from other items.

Televisions, computer components, and other electronics are not metal or bulk items and will not be picked up with bulk garbage or as part of the township’s metal collection.

These items require special disposal, and can be brought to one of the township’s Electronics Recycling and Paper Shredding events. The next Township Electronics Recycling and Paper Shredding event is Saturday, October 19, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Livingston Senior/Community Center, 204 Hillside Avenue. More information about these events will be posted at livingstonnj.org/ElectronicsEvents.

The full bulk pickup schedule for 2024 can be seen in the photos above. For more information, visit livingstonnj.org/GarbageRecycling.

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