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Recycling in Schools
Why Recycle?
Recycling is the law! N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.13 requires all waste generators in Morris County to keep certain items mandated for recycling separate from garbage. All schools are waste generators, meaning that they produce garbage, and are therefore required to keep mandated materials separated from the garbage. Any violations and penalty notices for improper recycling, typically enforced by the local health department, will be directed to the school’s administration.
School Recycling Toolkit
For a comprehensive look into recycling in schools, please see our full School Recycling Toolkit on Google Drive. Within the toolkit you can access additional information about recycling enforcement, setup, classroom lessons, case studies, waste audits, and more.
The Recycling Basics
Mandated Materials
By law, the Morris County Solid Waste Management Plan (MCSWMP) requires certain materials to be source-separated from garbage to be recycled at an appropriate recycling facility, these are referred to as mandated materials. Each municipality may add on additional materials mandated to be recycled, be sure to check with your school’s municipality to learn what their requirements.
The materials listed below should never be thrown in the trash, it’s the law!
Bottles & Cans
Aluminum cans
Glass bottles & jars
Plastic bottles (coded 1 & 2)
Steel (tin) cans
Paper & Cardboard
Newspaper
Corrugated cardboard
Mixed paper
Organics
Leaves
Grass clippings
Brush
Natural wood waste
Additional Mandated Materials
Used motor oil Metal appliances Whole tires Hazardous dry cell batteries Lead-acid batteries Oil-contaminated soil Televisions, computers, tablets, laptops, monitors, desktop printers, and desktop faxes
Single-stream vs Dual-stream
How you will collect recyclables in your school depends on whether your hauler collects single-stream or dual-stream recycling.
Single-stream
All recyclables such as paper, plastic, glass, and metal are collected together in one bin.
Dual-stream
Paper and bottles/containers (plastic, glass, metal) are collected separate from one another.
