What Do I Do With...

What do I do with...?

The following is an item by item list of some of the items we most often receive questions about. Not sure what to do with it? Check here!

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--- What Do I Do With...?
---  Recycle Coach
--- Leaf and Brush Collection
---  Bulk Waste
---  Additional Recycling Events
---  Project Medicine Drop

Stormwater Management
--- Stormwater Resources
--- Report Road Salt Spillage

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Grasscycling

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Batteries

Alkaline batteries, (dry cell) , AAA, AA, A, C, D & 9 volt are to be placed in the garbage with your regular household refuse.

Car & Boat (wet cell) batteries

Check with local repair facilities to see if they accept or turn it in when you get a new battery. Otherwise, take to Mercer County Household Chemical Waste Disposal Day.

Brush and Branches

Cut and stacked orderly, placed at curbside during scheduled collection period. Not to exceed 4 foot lengths and 6 inches diameter. Non-conforming piles will be left at curb and code violation may be issued.

Brush can be dropped off at the Brush Drop Off Center, End of Dover Ave. (access from Prospect Street to Dover Ave).

Hours:

M-F: 7:00am - 3:00pm | Closed 11:30 - 12:30 for lunch.
S: 7:00am - 2:00pm | open continuously

Closings:

Closed periodically for mulching and cleanups. (look for website notices)
Will close on 1/18/25 and reopen on 3/1/25.

Seasonal Note

Curbside brush pickup is suspended during leaf pickup season -- November and December -- and also in January and February.. During the gutter leaf pick-up season, brush can still be dropped off at the Brush Drop Off Site.

Bubble Wrap

Dispose with your regular household refuse or call a local shipping outlet to see if they will accept. DO NOT RECYCLE.

Cell Phones

A drop off container is located in the Township lobby or the Ewing Recreation Building. All related equipment is accepted including batteries and chargers.

Computers

Recycle them at Ewing Recreation Building located at 136 Scotch Rd or one of the Mercer County Electronics Waste Days.

Electronics

Covered electronic devices (CEDS) Computers, TVs, Printers / Scanners may be dropped off at 136 Scotch Road or wait to dispose of them through the Mercer County Household Chemical Waste Disposal Day or the Electronic Disposal Day. All other electronics are trash including associated cables and wires.

Fluorescent Bulbs

Dispose through the Mercer County Household Chemical Waste Disposal Day.

Grass Clippings

Weekly curbside trash collection in plastic bags in garbage cans. Strongly urge residents to mulch grass into lawns

For more information about this see our Grasscycling page.

Hay / Ornamental Grasses

Please dispose of in weekly trash collection.

Incandescent Light Bulbs

Place for regular garbage collection.

Insecticides, Insect Repellents

Mercer County Household Chemical Waste Disposal Day.

Latex Paint

Latex paint is to be placed in the garbage with your regular household refuse. Remove lids, air dry the cans or fill with sand or kitty litter prior to placing out for garbage collection. DO NOT RECYCLE.

Leaves

Collection scheduled by zone during loose leaf period November-December. See Leaf and Brush Collection webpage for specifics.

Mulch, sand, dirt and edgings from lawns

Check listings for local landscaper or disposal company of your choice for removal and disposal.

Items may not be dropped off at brush drop off site and will not be picked up at the curb.

Paint

Enamel or oil based paint, paint thinners and turpentine, are to be taken to the Mercer County Household Chemical Waste Disposal Day.

Pesticides

Mercer County Household Chemical Waste Disposal Day.

Pizza Boxes

Dispose with your regular household refuse. DO NOT RECYCLE.

Plastic Flower Pots and Flower Flats

Return to the place of purchase or place with your regular household refuse. DO NOT RECYCLE.

Pool Chemicals

Mercer County Household Chemical Waste Disposal Day.

Propane Tanks

Check yellow pages under Gas-Propane for disposal. Propane tanks may NOT be dropped off at the Bulk Waste Drop Off Center. Propane tanks may be taken to the Mercer County Improvement Authority (MCIA) Household Chemical and Electronics Waste Disposal Days. Visit the MCIA website for dates.

You may also xchange them at various retailers like Home Depot and Lowes.

Rechargeable batteries (watch, cell phone)

Batteries less than 2 lbs. can be disposed of at locations such as Ewing Recreation Building, Radio Shack, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Sears. Look for the drop off container.

Scrap Metal

Refer to the Yellow Pages for local scrap metal yards or you may drop it off at our Residential Convenience Center located at 136 Scotch Rd.

Take Out Containers

Plastic, Styrofoam, cardboard (pizza boxes included) are to be disposed through your regular household refuse. DO NOT RECYCLE.

Televisions

Residents may drop them off at 136 Scotch Rd or dispose of them through the Mercer County Household Chemical Waste Disposal Day or the Electronic Disposal Day.

Tires

For a $2.00/tire charge, tires off the rim can be taken to the Ewing Recreation Maintenance Building, located at 136 Scotch Rd (please call for appointment) (609) 883-2902.

Used Motor Oil

Used motor oil can also be taken to the Mercer County Household Chemical Waste Disposal Day.

VCRs

Dispose through the Mercer County Household Chemical Waste Disposal Day or the Electronic Disposal Day. Residents may also drop them off at 136 Scotch Rd.

Windows

Picked up curbside as bulk item. Glass must be taped with duct tape. Note: Work done by contractors will not be picked up.

Still not sure?

For items you think might be recyclable at the curbside, you can contact MCIA at (609) 278-8086. For most items on this list, as well as any item you wouldn’t expect to be placed curbside, please contact us at (609) 882-3382.