Somerset County, New Jersey

Department of Public Works

Recycling/Refuse Transfer Center
Special Winter Date
Saturday, January 26, 8:30 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.

2008 Regular Season
Saturday, March 29 - Saturday, November 1
Mondays 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.


FEES
SINGLE TRIP PASS
SEASONAL PASS
Resident passenger car
$10.00
$ 25.00
Resident passenger van, station wagon, sport utility vehicle (Class I)*

15.00
35.00
Resident pickup truck, van (Class II), station wagon (Class II)**
25.00
N/A

Sport utility vehicle (Class II), trailer (maximum length – 8 feet)

25.00
N/A
5-Trip Passes, limited to one per year, are valid from season to season until trips are used up. $50.00

*Class I vehicle--1st and 2nd row seats MUST be upright and in place at all times
**Class II vehicle--Only driver/front row seat in place

ADDITIONAL FEES TO DROP OFF THE FOLLOWING:

  • Tires: 17" or larger $7.00 each
  • Any freon/refrigerant appliance $15.00 each


REQUIREMENTS

  • All residents must present valid driver's license and vehicle registration for proof of residence.
  • There is a limit of ONE (1) Five-Time pass for trucks/vans and Class II vehicles per season. NO EXCEPTIONS.
  • No trailers or truck beds longer than 8 feet. No rack body, flat bed vehicles, or cube vans are allowed.
  • Limit of 4 car tires per season per residence (tires must be off the rim).
  • All leaves must be in brown recyclable paper leaf bags. Free replacement bag for each brown paper recyclable bag of leaves brought in.
  • All newspaper, cardboard, cans and glass bottles must be sorted as required and deposited in proper receptacles
  • NO PLASTIC IS ACCEPTED AT CENTER—PLEASE PUT IT AT CURB BI-WEEKLY.

ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED AT THE CENTER

  • NO glass clippings, tree stumps, trunks or tree parts from below ground level.
  • NO railroad ties or treated wood.
  • NO tree branches larger than 4" in diameter or 4 feet long.
  • NO household garbage or food wastes. No cooking oil.
  • NO hazardous materials: pesticides, oil paint, chemicals, driveway sealer, etc.
  • NO construction/remodeling materials: sheet rock, tile, shingles, concrete, bricks, asphalt, etc.
  • NO Propane Tanks

CURBSIDE PICKUP FOR LARGE METAL APPLIANCES ONLY

  • Refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner or any appliance with freon/refrigerant $24.00 EACH.
  • Dryer, washer, dishwasher, stove or hot water heater $6.00 EACH
  • Services available from March 31 to October ONLY


COUNTY DROP-OFF CENTER

  • 1st Saturday of each month 8 a.m. – 12 noon, Somerset County Recycling Center, Bridgewater, 908-231-7109


HAZARDOUS WASTE DAYS

  • See Somerset County Recycling information packet for details, dates and location. For more information no Household Hazardous Waste Days, call 908-231-7031

KEEP FRANKLIN CLEAN—It’s the Law
Township Litter Ordinance

In an attempt to keep the roadways and parks clean, the Township has a strict litter ordinance. It is unlawful to dump rubbish OF ANY KIND on any publicly owned property or property belonging to another Franklin landowner. Please note that this includes, among other things, trash, building materials, leaves, grass and animal feces. The ordinance states:

“No person shall throw, cast, deposit, drop, scatter, or leave or cause to be thrown, cast, laid, deposited, scattered or left in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, park, or other public place in the Township or upon any private property not owned by such person any coal, ash, dirt, trash, garbage, gravel, sand, sawdust, shavings, hay, straw, leaves, offal, vegetable matter of any kind, dead animals or putrescible matter of any kind or building materials of any kind.” (Code of the Township of Franklin, Chapter 142, Article 15)