Department of Public Works and Recycling and Trash

Information for Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority:  scmua.org

SCMUA 2024 Holiday Schedule

Trash Disposal

Stillwater Township offers their residents a Recycling and Convenience Center to bring their household trash and recycling. Residents wishing to have their trash and recycling picked up curbside can contract with several companies in the area.

Regular trash may be dropped off at a fee of $0.18 per pound. Disposal fees for special items, such as furniture and large appliances, are listed below. Scroll down for information about recycling, non-recyclable items and electronic recyclables.

Item and Disposal Fees 2024

*Recyclable materials separated by category (paper, corrugated cardboard and brown paper bags, motor oil, newspaper, containers, batteries)
*All non-rechargeable household batteries are NOT recyclable.
*Trash disposal (at a fee of $0.18 cents per pound)
*Aluminum cans shall be separated from other recyclables and placed in container for aluminum cans only.

Click here to view/download the recycling flyer.

Recyclable Items

All junk mail, all magazines, catalogs, white and yellow lined paper tablets, computer paper, copier/fax paper, construction paper (no glue or separators), manila files, envelopes, brochures, all plastic bottles with a 1, 2 or 3 inside the recycling triangle (no caps; rinsed and flattened), tin cans (rinsed or flattened), aluminum foil and pans (rinsed), glass (rinsed and no lids) and telephone books.

Non-Recyclable Items

Plastic and metal spine booklets, plastic caps and lids, light bulbs, window panes, and ceramic glass.

Electronic Recyclables

The items listed must be recycled at Sussex County Municipal Solid Waste Facility, 34 South Route 94, Lafayette: computers and computer equipment (monitors, printers etc.), televisions, printers and fax machines, radios and cd players

All other electronics (i.e. vacuum cleaners, coffee makers, etc.) can be brought to the Stillwater Recycling and Convenience Center with their regular household waste to be weighed with a fee of 15 cents per pound.

For further information on the Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority please visit their website at:  www.scmua.org