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Subject: The Green Livingston Committee - July 2007

Dear Livingston:

In order to clear up some confusion about the residential recycling ordinance in Livingston, I can offer some advice to homeowners that will help them understand the biweekly collections. 

Every other week a curbside collection occurs; one week bottles, cans and certain plastics are collected and the next week paper, newspaper and cardboard are collected. 

During the "co-mingled" collection, the following items can be put at the curb for collection:  plastic and glass bottles (clear, brown, green and blue soda, water, condiment and food bottles, etc), laundry, bleach and cleaning containers, aluminum and steel cans (soda, juice and other beverage cans as well as soup, food and pet food cans) and aluminum pie tins and foil. 

During the paper collection week, the following items can be put at the curb for collection:  newspaper, white and colored paper, brochures, catalogues, greeting cards, junk mail (even "window" envelopes), phone books, hard and soft cover books.  Cereal and corrugated cardboard boxes must be flattened and bundled and packing materials must be removed. 

Removing these items from the refuse will be a great improvement as we try to reduce, reuse and recycle.  The township's "Living Green" committee is committed to making Livingston an exemplary "green community" that exhibits sustainable practice in its operations and community life.  Increasing our recycling efforts is a good way to "go green"!  There will be more information about recycling and other integrated "green" efforts as the fall approaches.
 
Sue Fershing
973-533-1341
Chair, Recycling Subcommittee of Livingston's "Living Green" Committee