This is just a reminder for residents of Union County to upload the new app, Recycle Coach, which debuted this past April. Recycle Coach provides a calendar (personalized for each municipality and zone), that reminds residents of the pick-up days for solid waste and recycling, updated with holiday and weather changes. The app also highlights countywide recycling dates for disposing of electronics, mobile paper shredding, scrap metal, and household special waste (aerosol cans, fire extinguishers, fluorescent bulbs--unbroken, gasoline, mercury switches, motor oil and oil filters, oil-based paints--no latex, pool chemicals, thermostats, antifreeze, batteries, caustics, corrosives and cleaners, pesticides and herbicides). The county website (http://ucnj.org/recycling/household-special-waste/) also notes what household special waste materials will not be accepted for disposal, along with tips on how to dispose of these items. Read the press release below, and download the app!
Free app connects residents with recycling information in handy mobile format.
Union County, NJ – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to announce the launch of Recycle Coach, a free app designed to help make recycling and solid waste information more accessible to County residents and engage the public in the principles of “Reduce, Re-use and Recycle.”
Recycle Coach provides accurate, up-to-date information on Union County’s recycling events as well as local recycling schedules in a handy, user-friendly mobile format.
“Recycle Coach is an excellent opportunity for Union County residents to obtain accurate, up-to-date information on both county recycling events and local recycling schedules with the touch of a button,” said Freeholder Chairman Sergio Granados. “We look forward to partnering with all 21 Union County municipalities on this exciting new initiative, and pitching in together to boost participation and improve recycling rates countywide.”
The app provides personalized collection schedules based on place of residence. Once a resident downloads Recycle Coach, their calendar will list Union County recycling events along with local curbside garbage and recycling schedules.
The app will advise if there are changes in local collection due to holidays or weather.
Recycle Coach users can also set up recycling reminders and improve their recycling rates through a “What Goes Where?” search tool.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is the first state to purchase the Recycle Coach app and make it available to all New Jersey residents free of charge.
“By improving recycling rates here in Union County, we will also be contributing to our state’s ongoing commitment as a national leader in recycling,” said Chairman Granados.
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