Recycling Bins Available for Hobokenites (First Come, First Serve)
The city has 1,000 free bins.
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The city has announced it has 1,000 available recycling bins for those Hobokenites who need one.
In 2011, Hoboken switched to "single stream" recycling, which basically means you put all your recycle trash into the same bin.
From the city:
The recycling containers and lids are available for pickup at the Municipal Garage located on Willow Avenue between Observer Highway and Newark Street Monday through Friday, 9am through 4pm. There is a limit of one bin per household, and residents should bring proof of address. Multi-unit buildings may collect up to one bin for every five units.
The City reminds residents that all garbage and recyclables should be placed at the curb for pickup. Although this has always been required by City ordinance, the City’s trash hauler would previously remove garbage and recyclables from within gated areas as a courtesy to residents. However, following complaints from several residents about vendors entering within or wrongly removing items from private property, the hauler will no longer remove any garbage or recycling from within gated areas. Only garbage and recycling placed at the curb will be picked up.
QJ201
12:43 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
These regulations are not really workable for small buildings that don't have a gated area in front or room in the building entrance. I am supposed to lug down a recycle bin 4 floors, hope it is there the next day and then carry it back up the stairs?
I will continue to put my recyclables out in plastic and purposely leave them in front of someone else's building to avoid my landlord bitching about getting tickets.
cassandra
12:42 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
Time to change change the trash hauler. There are many houses (4 units or less) that are not landlord occupied and do not have janitors.I believe that there is an ordinance that says barrels cannot be put out before 9 PM ( not sure if this is still the case). Some landlords have told me that they will now have to hire janitorial service to comply. They will simply raise rents to cover the added cost.