Somerset County Acepts Food Donations in Hillsborough, Bridgewater May 4

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Somerset County residents can drop-off canned food and non-perishable items at the free, First Saturday and E-Waste Drop-off events at the South County Public Works facility on Roycefield Road and the Somerset County Recycling Center, located at 40 Polhemus Lane, Bridgewater on Saturday, May 4.

Donations will be delivered to the Food Bank Network of Somerset County.

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Incorporated in 1982, the Food Bank Network of Somerset County, Inc. is a non-governmental, non-sectarian, 501(c)3 not-for-profit public benefit organization. For the past 40 years The Food Bank has been serving the needs of food-insecure families in Somerset County.

If requested, cloth bags containing food donations will be returned to the donator, otherwise their bags will be donated to the Food Bank Network of Somerset County.

Proof of Residency Is Required at Both Events

Residents must have a current driver's license, valid lease, tax bill or any other bill that shows proof of their Somerset County address for both events. Pre-registration is not required. Businesses and commercial vehicles are NOT permitted at either the First Saturday or E-Waste events.

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FIRST SATURDAY

Residents can bring recyclables such as newspapers, junk mail and other acceptable items as well as non-perishable food donations to the First Saturday of the Month Drop-off in Bridgewater from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

Residents should remain in their vehicles: Staff will be available at every station to help residents remove their items.

Items Accepted: Drop off up to eight tires – with or without rims – scrap metal, used motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, and the usual curbside materials, including chipboard items, plastic bottles and containers marked #1 through #7. Chipboard items include gift, shoe, shirt- and all retail boxes, as well as cereal, cookie, pasta, cake and cracker boxes without the plastic liners, poster board, backing from writing pads, and empty dried-out steel paint cans.

Items NOT Accepted: Somerset County does NOT accept textiles at First Saturday of the Month Drop-off. Residents should continue to recycle used textiles at any local charity donation bin.

To learn more about First Saturday events, call the Somerset County Recycling Center at 732-469-3363. For a complete listing of recyclable items, recycling events and more visit https://bit.ly/Recycling2024.

ELECTRONIC WASTE DROP-OFF

Dispose of items cluttering the home and donate non-perishable food items at the Electronic Waste Drop-off event at the Hillsborough location from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Residents should remain in their vehicles unless otherwise instructed and may need to remove items without assistance and place them on pallets as instructed by the staff.

Items Accepted: Computers (desktops and laptops), monitors (cathode-ray tube and flat panel), televisions (cathode-ray tube and flat panel), copiers, digital cameras, DVD players, e-book readers, fax machines, MP3 players, personal digital assistants (PDAs), printers, stereos, radio equipment, VCRs, audiovisual equipment, typewriters, camcorders, telephones, cellular phones, circuit boards, modems, telephone mainframes, keyboards, mice, scanners, cables, wiring, power supplies, mainframe equipment and controllers.

Items NOT Accepted: Batteries are not accepted. Residents can recycle household hazardous waste, including lithium and rechargeable batteries at scheduled Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off events.

For a complete list of items accepted at the Electronic Waste Drop-off, contact the Somerset County Division of Solid Waste Management at 908-231-7109 or send an email to solidwaste@co.somerset.nj.us.

A complete listing of recyclable items, recycling drop-off events (First Saturday of the Month, Household Hazardous Waste, Rx Medicine, E-Waste) and more, are available at www.co.somerset.nj.us/recycle.

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