Curbside Recycling

Curbside Recycling in Ewing and in Mercer County is conducted by the Mercer County Improvement Authority (MCIA) .  

Curbside Pickup Facts

• Pickups are bi-weekly.  Click to find the schedule for your area.
• If your home curbside collection was accidentally missed you can fill out the MCIA’s website form or contact the Recycling Department at (609) 278-8086.
• The MCIA conducts Single Stream Recycling, in other words, all recyclables can be mixed together in your cans.

Accepted Materials

• Paper: mixed paper, office paper, envelopes (windows are acceptable)
• Corrugated cardboard
• Telephone books, “soft” cover books
• Hard cover books (hard cover must be removed and put in trash)
• Glass food and beverage jars or bottles (all colors)
• Aluminum and metal beverage containers
• Pet food cans
• Milk jugs and plastic beverage bottles
• Detergent and shampoo containers
• Juice boxes and juice beverage cartons
• Plastics with a #1 or #2 in the recycling symbol (usually found on the bottom of a container)

Materials Not Accepted

• PLASTIC BAGS
• PIZZA BOXES
• Light Bulbs
• Aluminum Foil/Baking Pans
• Drinking Glasses, Dishes & Broken Window Glass
• Ceramics & Pottery
• Aerosol Cans
• Motor Oil & Anti-Freeze Containers
• Clothes Hangers
• Bandage Tins & Cookie Tins
• Carbon & Waxed Paper
• Tissue Paper, Napkins, Paper Plates & Paper Towels
• Styrofoam
• Plastics with #3 – #7 Symbols

My Waste App

Mercer County now has a free downloadable My-Waste app!
Find out the proper recycling/disposal procedure for hundreds of materials and never lose track of your residential recycling collection day again!