DPW Office and Recycling Yard
265 Hall Street
Dunellen, NJ 08812
(732) 968-5455
REMINDERS
Parking Restrictions During Snow Emergencies (posted 12/1/2020)§ 256-5. Parking prohibited.
In order to permit snowplows to operate freely and unimpeded for the purpose of keeping the Borough streets and highways open for essential and emergency functions, during the period of time commencing one hour after snow has been continuously falling and ending 12 hours after snow ceases to fall, no person shall park, stop, stand or leave abandoned a vehicle on any streets within the Borough of Dunellen.
Alternate off-street parking during snow emergencies is available at:
DPW CALENDAR
GENERAL INFORMATION
Dates when the DPW Yard is closed: click here.
The DPW Yard accepts curbside recyclables, metal, leaves, grass and brush. For a list of acceptable items, click here.
Per the Recycling Guide, grass clippings must be brought to the DPW Yard and deposited in the grass clippings dumpster. The DPW will not be picking these up. We are prohibited from doing so by the County which is concerned with contamination's from the clippings that mingle with the brush/limbs in the back of the Yard.
If you are experiencing a sewer back up into your home please call dispatch at (732) 968-3000.
RECYCLING
How to Purchase a Recycling Bin
Recycling bins are $15.00 each and can be paid at the Municipal Clerk's Office at 355 North Avenue; office entrance is on Prospect Avenue. Acceptable forms of payment are cash, check and money order (made payable to Borough of Dunellen).
Then take your receipt of payment to the DPW Recycling Yard to pick up your new recycling bin.
IF YOU PURCHASED A TOWNHOME IN THE NEW DEVELOPMENT PLEASE BRING YOUR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANY TO THE CLERKS OFFICE FOR A RECYCLING BIN.
Take advantage of our Recycle Coach App
Whether it’s determining what is recyclable, or remembering the pick-up schedule, RecycleCoach has you covered. If your recycling was not picked up you can use the app to notify the County. Download this app to personalize your own recycling calendar and use the What Goes Where? Search tool to better sort your recyclables. Available in the App Store or Google Play. For more information, click here.
Recycling Pick-Up Issues
If you still have a concern, comment or question regarding your recycling pick-up, please send an email to mciarecycling@mciauth.com, making sure to leave a name, address and telephone number in the body of the message so that a representative may contact you at their earliest availability.
Middlesex County Improvement Authority Recycling Complaint Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCfIXdNMuKEoqoaVX1QH0EUlAcel-iXbIyVRrDbHGak-B9tg/viewform
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Street Sweeping Program (April-September)
Please move your cars off the street the day your section will be swept.
First Monday North East section of the Borough.
Second Monday South West section of the Borough.
Third Monday South East section of the Borough.
Fourth Monday North West section of the Borough.
Notes:
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Each section may take more than one day due to the heavy debris from the winter.
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If your sweep section falls on a holiday or a day of heavy rain, it will be swept the following day.
