New Jersey Recycling by County
Not Sure If Your Bottle Is Recyclable Where You Live? Bring It Back to Us.
Local recycling programs do not all accept the same materials. Some bottles are widely accepted, while others depend on your county or municipality.
Because of that, we welcome customers to return eligible empty Scrub a Lil Deepa packaging to us at markets and pop-ups. That way, we can help route it through the appropriate recycling stream instead of leaving you to guess.
We’d rather make it simple:
rinse it, save it, and bring it back.
| County | Plastics Accepted | Paper / Cardboard | Glass / Metal | Common Do-Not-Recycle Notes | Program Type | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | #1, #2, #5 | Yes - clean paper and cardboard | Yes | No plastic bags | County guidance published | ACUA |
| Bergen | #1 and #2 containers | Yes | Yes | No plastic bags, Styrofoam, lids/caps | County guidance published | BCUA |
| Burlington | Mainly #1 and #2 household bottles / jugs / jars | Yes - clean paper and cardboard | Yes | No plastic bags, shredded paper, ceramics, most non-bottle plastics | County guidance published | Burlington County Recycling |
| Camden | #1 and #2 bottles, jars, jugs | Yes - clean paper and cardboard | Yes | No plastic bags; pizza boxes only if clean | County guidance published | Camden County Recycling |
| Cape May | Broader curbside rigid-plastic guidance; verify local list | Yes | Yes | Recyclables must be loose, not bagged | County + municipal MUA guidance | CMCMUA |
| Cumberland | #1, #2, #4, #5, #7 | Yes | Yes | #3 and #6 not accepted | County guidance published | Cumberland County / CCIA |
| Essex | Check municipality / county guide | Usually yes | Usually yes | Rules may vary by municipality | Municipality-specific emphasis | Essex County |
| Gloucester | #1 and #2 | Yes | Yes | No plastic bags; other plastic grades generally not curbside | County guidance published | GCIA |
| Hudson | #1 and #2 | Usually yes | Yes | No plastic bags, Styrofoam, lids/caps | County guidance published | HCIA |
| Hunterdon | Bottles, jars, jugs, plus some clamshells at county depot; municipal curbside may differ | Yes | Yes | No plastic bags or plastic film | County depot + municipality-specific curbside | Hunterdon County Recycling |
| Mercer | #1 and #2; #5 also accepted in county materials | Yes | Yes | No plastic bags, pizza boxes, Styrofoam, #3/#4/#6/#7 | County guidance published | MCIA |
| Middlesex | Check municipality / county guide | Usually yes | Usually yes | Verify locally | Municipality-specific emphasis | MCIA Middlesex |
| Monmouth | Check municipality / county guide | Usually yes | Usually yes | Verify locally | Municipality-specific emphasis | Monmouth County Recycling |
| Morris | Check municipality / county guide | Usually yes | Usually yes | Verify locally | Municipality-specific emphasis | MCMUA |
| Ocean | Check municipality / county guide | Usually yes | Usually yes | Verify locally | Municipality-specific emphasis | Ocean County |
| Passaic | Check designated recyclables / Recycle Coach | Usually yes | Usually yes | Verify locally | County + municipality-specific tool | Passaic County Recycling |
| Salem | #1 and #2 bottle-grade plastic only | Yes | Yes | No plastic bags, Styrofoam, ceramics | County guidance published | SCIA |
| Somerset | Check municipality / county guide | Usually yes | Usually yes | Verify locally | Municipality-specific emphasis | Somerset County Recycling |
| Sussex | Check municipality / county guide | Usually yes | Usually yes | Verify locally | Municipality-specific emphasis | Sussex County |
| Union | #1 and #2 countywide; some municipalities also accept #5 | Yes | Yes | No plastic bags | County guidance + municipal variation | Union County Recycling |
| Warren | Check municipality / county guide | Usually yes | Usually yes | Verify locally | Municipality-specific emphasis |
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