Somerset County residents are invited to attend the First Saturday and E-Waste Drop-Off events on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Residents can attend these free and convenient events to safely dispose of electronic waste and drop-off unwanted recyclables throughout the year.
Upcoming First Saturday and E-Waste Events
• June 7, 2025
• July 12, 2025
• August 2, 2025
• September 6, 2025
• October 4, 2025
• November 1, 2025
• December 6, 2025
Proof of Residency Is Required at Both Events
Residents must have a current driver's license, valid lease, tax bill or any other bill that shows proof of their Somerset County address for both events. Pre-registration is not required. Businesses and commercial vehicles are NOT permitted at either the First Saturday or E-Waste events.
FIRST SATURDAY
Residents can bring recyclables such as newspapers, junk mail, and other acceptable items to the First Saturday of the Month Drop-off on Saturday, May 3, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Somerset County Recycling Center, located at 40 Polhemus Lane, Bridgewater, NJ 08807.
Residents should remain in their vehicles: Staff will be available at every station to help residents remove their items.
Items Accepted: Drop off up to eight tires – with or without rims – scrap metal, used motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, and the usual curbside materials, including chipboard items, plastic bottles and containers marked #1 through #7. Chipboard items include gift, shoe, shirt- and all retail boxes, as well as cereal, cookie, pasta, cake and cracker boxes without the plastic liners, poster board, backing from writing pads, and empty dried-out steel paint cans.
Items NOT Accepted: Somerset County does NOT accept textiles at First Saturday of the Month Drop-off. Residents should continue to recycle used textiles at any local charity donation bin.
To learn more about First Saturday events, call the Somerset County Recycling Center at 732-469-3363. For a complete listing of recyclable items, recycling events and more visit https://bit.ly/Recycling2025.
ELECTRONIC WASTE DROP-OFF
Dispose of items cluttering the home at the Electronic Waste Drop-off event to be held on Saturday, May 3, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the South County Public Works Garage, located at 410 Roycefield Road, Hillsborough, NJ 08844.
Residents should remain in their vehicles unless otherwise instructed and may need to remove items without assistance and place them on pallets as instructed by the staff.
Items Accepted: Computers (desktops and laptops), monitors (cathode-ray tube and flat panel), televisions (cathode-ray tube and flat panel), copiers, digital cameras, DVD players, e-book readers, fax machines, MP3 players, personal digital assistants (PDAs), printers, stereos, radio equipment, VCRs, audiovisual equipment, typewriters, camcorders, telephones, cellular phones, circuit boards, modems, telephone mainframes, keyboards, mice, scanners, cables, wiring, power supplies, mainframe equipment and controllers.
Items NOT Accepted: Batteries are not accepted. Residents can recycle household hazardous waste, including lithium and rechargeable batteries at scheduled Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off events.
For a complete list of items accepted at the Electronic Waste Drop-off, contact the Somerset County Division of Solid Waste Management at 908-231-7109 or send an email to solidwaste@co.somerset.nj.us.
A complete listing of recyclable items, recycling drop-off events (First Saturday of the Month, Household Hazardous Waste, Rx Medicine, E-Waste) and more, are available at www.somersetcountynj.gov/recycle.
Use the free Recycle Coach app to get personalized and up-to-date recycling information. To download the app, visit https://bit.ly/SCRecycleCoach2025.
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