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https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/recycling.html
www.1800CLEANUP.org OR 1-800-CLEANUP – nationwide public service providing information on recycling and the environment
www.freecycle.org – a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It’s all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by local volunteers. Membership is free.
United War Veterans Council – donate clothing, toys, household goods, knick knacks, tools, electronics, kitchenware, sporting goods, small furniture, appliances, books, baby items, miscellaneous: www.unitedwarveterans.org
The Lupus Foundation – donate clothing, toys, electronics, books, tools, jewelry, general household items: www.pickupplease.org
Consignment Shops & Thrift Shops
- Califon Consignment Boutique – women’s clothing
- The Outreach Connection- Route 513 Califon- Behind Nicolas. Clothing, household goods
- We Kids in Whitehouse Station – kid’s, men’s, and women’s clothing, toys, knick knacks
- We Kids on Mine Street in Flemington
- Little Ones Re-Runs in Clinton – kid’s and women’s clothing, toys.
- Thrift Shop on Rt. 22 East Whitehouse Station
Appliances
Many stores will recycle your old appliance when you purchase a new one. Goodwill accepts working appliances. Go to www.goodwill.org, or you can contact the Steel Recycling Institute to recycle them at www.recycle-steel.org
Athletic Shoes
One World Running will send still-wearable shoes to athletes in need in Africa, Latin America, and Haiti: www.oneworldrunning.com. Nike’s Reuse-a-shoe program turns old shoes into playground and athletic flooring: www.nikereuseashoe.com
Batteries
Contact www.batteryrecycling.com
Clothing
Donate wearable women’s business clothing to the nonprofit Dress for Success, which gives them to low-income women as they search for jobs: www.dressforsuccess.org.
Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (CFL)
Take them to an IKEA store for recycling: www.ikea.com. You can also order a Sylvania RecyclePak:www.sylvania.com/recycle/recyclepak
Computers and Electronics
To find the most responsible recyclers, go to www.ban.org/pledge/Locations.html
Eye Glasses
Lions Club in Clinton has a donation box on Leigh Street
Foam Packing Peanuts
Take them to any UPS store or call the Plastic Loose Fill Producers Council to find a drop-off site: 1-800-828-2214. For places to drop off foam blocks for recycling, contact the Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers: 1-410-451-8340 or www.epspackaging.org.info.html
Ink and Toner Cartridges
www.recycleplace.com
Oil
Find a local used motor oil hotline: www.recycleoil.org
Pet Food and Treats
Unopened bags of pet food and treats can be donated to St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in North Branch: www.sthuberts.org
Phones
Collective Good will refurbish your phone and sell it to someone in a developing country: www.collectivegood.com. Call to Protect reprograms cell phones to dial 911 and gives them to domestic violence victims: www.donateaphone.com
Sheets, Blankets, and Towels
Old linens can be donated to St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in North Branch: www.sthuberts.org
Last modified: February 7, 2022
