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 Atlantic County’s recycling program is a single-stream program. Residents can now recycle all paper, cans and bottles together in the same containers without separating.
ACUA residential customers are entitled to one recycling bucket per year. Click here to request yours now!
Residents are asked to recycle all plastic containers with a number 1 through 7.
Please no styrofoam or plastic bags.
For information in Spanish, click here.
ACUA now collects the following materials curbside:
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| Bottles, Cans and Plastic Containers |
| Aluminum / Steel / Tin Cans |
Empty Aerosol Cans (remove lid) |
| Glass Containers |
Empty Paint Cans (remove lid) |
Plastic Containers – any plastic container with a number 1 - 7
Please...no plastic cups or utensils |
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| Paper |
| Paper Bags |
Newspaper |
| Computer Paper / Office Paper / Shredded Paper |
Paperback Books/Hardback books, covers removed |
| Junk Mail / Envelopes |
Telephone Books |
| Magazines / Catalogs |
Office Paper |
Clean Pizza Boxes
(made of corrugated cardboard) |
Egg Cartons, paper only
Cereal/Food Boxes |
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| Cardboard |
| Corrugated cardboard (wavy material between two cardboard sheets) must be flattened, stacked in bundles & tied with twine. |
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Unaccepted Items – Except for syringes and other medical waste, most unaccepted items can be disposed of in your regular trash. Please note that bulky, rigid plastic, such as car seats, toys and plastic furniture are accepted through the ACUA's rigid plastic drop-off program.
| Paper and Cardboard |
| Blue Prints |
Paper Plates, Towels, Tissue, etc. |
| Styrofoam Egg Cartons |
Waxed Cardboard |
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| Plastics |
| Cups, Utensils |
Plastic Toys – bring to the ACUA free of charge! |
Plastic Bags
(please don't include at curb) |
Styrofoam |
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| Glass |
| China / Dishware |
Mirrors |
| Flower Pots / Trash Cans |
Window Glass |
| Light Bulbs |
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| Metals |
| Aluminum Foil |
Pots and Pans |
| Pie Plates |
Syringes / Needles |
| Pipes |
Tire Rims |
| Wire Clothes Hangers |
Syringes |
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If you missed your recycling pick-up or would like to recycle between pick-ups, there are some Recycling Drop-Off locations throughout the county. Click here to find one near you. Thank you!
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