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MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE
Mayor Mark Conforti
Deputy Mayor Christine Madrid
Ed Trzaska
Patricia Graham
Sadaf Jaffer
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THIS SUNDAY IS EARTH DAY!
RECYCLABLES TO BRING & NOT TO BRING
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Get Your Spring Clean On!
Come Drop Off Below Items for Recycling/Reuse!
13th Annual Earth Day Fair this
Sunday, April 22, 2018, Noon to 3 PM.
This year's free Fair will be held at Skillman Park after the Run with Rotary. In
addition to providing many recycling opportunities,
this year's fair will bring back
family entertainment and edu
cational tables.
The event will be held at
Skillman Park, between Larocque Circle and Village Elementary School (GPS: ~150 Main Blvd, Skillman, NJ 08558 -
This year's Fair will again provide collections for recycling a great variety of items.* Here is the final list of what we can accept:
- Paper documents for secure shredding (staples & paper clips are ok, but no newspapers or binders)
- Metal
- Electronics (anything with a cord.) Old but working computers & tablets will be donated to Trenton Digital Initiative.
- Expired/unwanted medications - to be collected by the Somerset County Sheriff's Office
- Flower pots
- 'Like new' office supplies (pens, markers, highlighters, notebooks)
- Spent pens, markers, highlighters, and plastic utensils - to be collected by the MHS Environmental Club for recycling by Terracycle
- Printer/toner cartridges
- Sneakers, soccer, softball & baseball equipment - to Kicks4Caribya, on behalf of disadvantaged Caribbean communities
- Tennis equipment (racquets, covers, bags) - for national Junior Tennis and Learning of Trenton
- Children's books - Carolyn Stokes Preschool, a Trenton area preschool library
- Bicycles for Boys & Girls Club bike program
- Clothing & shoes (new or gently used) - to benefit the Rescue Mission of Trenton
- Business attire - for Dress for Success (women) and UIH Family Partners (men)
- Golf Clubs - for First Tee of Raritan Valley
- Personal hygiene products (new items only) including: chapstick, toothbrush, toothpaste, razor, shaving cream, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, soap, comb/brush, feminine hygiene products
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Please Note:
No other waste or recycables will be accepted (e.g. plastic, paint cans, batteries, wood, household hazardous waste) except the items listed above. See the Township's
Container Facility regulations for disposal of items that are not recyclable, not hazardous waste, and that cannot be collected by your trash hauler. For disposal of items such as household chemicals go to
Somerset County Household Hazardous Waste Days page.
Also, we are asking residents who participate in the Earth Day Fair to please bring a donation for the Montgomery Food Pantry. Any non-perishable item is welcome, but the following are suggestions of much needed items:
Laundry detergent
Paper products (napkins, paper towels, toilet paper)
Cleaning supplies
Canned tuna & canned chicken
Mayonnaise
Cake & brownie mix, frosting
Canned fruit
If you have questions, please contact Environmental Commission/Sustainable Montgomery member Frank Derby at
[email protected] or Montgomery Open Space Coordinator Lauren Wasilauski at
[email protected]. Thank you! Brought to you by
Montgomery Township Environmental Commission and Sustainable Montgomery, in conjunction with the Montgomery / Rocky Hill Rotary Club.
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LIKE OR FOLLOW MONTGOMERY TWP:
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Frequently Used Phone Numbers
Main Offices : 908-359-8211
Police (Emergency) : 9-1-1 or 908-359-3222
Recreation : 609-466-3023
Rec Sports Field Hotline: 800-731-8412
Senior Center : 609-466-0846
Food Pantry : 609-466-1054
Dept. of Public Works : 908-874-3144
Kid Connection : 908-359-2111
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