Mercer County Curbside Recycling

Curbside recycling collection is provided by the Mercer County Improvement Authority. Recycling is collected every other Tuesday, all recyclables must be in official buckets and at the curb by 7:00 a.m. For detailed information visit Recycling Calendar and Guidelines

2026 Curbside Recycling Schedule

  • Jan. 13, 27        Feb. 10, 24         March 10, 24        April 7, 21

  • May 5, 19          June 2, 16, 30    July 14, 28           Aug. 11, 25

  • Sept. 8, 22       Oct, 6, 20           Nov. 4, 17             Dec. 1, 15, 29

Recycling must be placed in official County Recycling containers to be picked up

Mercer County Missed Recycling Stop Hotline 609-278-8086 or visit: Report missed stop on-line

Beyond the Bucket - A Resource Guide to Recycling Uncommon Objects for the Residents of Mercer County, New Jersey visit: https://www.mercercounty.org/home/showdocument?id=16224&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Replacement recycling containers are available at the Township of Hopewell Public Works facility,
Monday- Friday, 7am-3:30pm, except holidays.

Click here for recycling information from NJDEP:  https://www.facebook.com/NJDEPAQES/