Dispose Of Used Tires, Shred Paper For Free At Essex County Event

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County will hold a “Paper Shredding and Used Tire Recycling Day” for local residents on Saturday, June 4.

The event will take place from 8 a.m. to noon at the Essex County Public Works Department, 99 West Bradford Avenue in Cedar Grove.

According to a news release from county officials:

“Paper shredded at the event will be recycled. There is no limit on how much paper residents may bring to the Paper Shredding Day. However, plastic sheets and covers, and metal binders must be removed from paper to be shredded. Paper clips and staples do not have to be removed. Photo negatives and film are not accepted.”

In addition:

“Rubber tires with or without metal rims will be accepted. Rims will not be returned to residents; they will be recycled. The collected tires will be delivered to a state-licensed transfer waste facility, which will recycle the tires into new uses.”

To promote social distancing and help prevent the spread of coronarvirus, residents coming to the site should remain in their vehicles with the windows rolled up. Essex County will have people working at the site to remove paper and tires from the vehicle.

County officials noted:

“The Essex County Paper Shredding Day is for Essex County residents only. Residents are not charged when they bring materials, but they must provide proof of residency at the site. Commercial businesses may not drop off materials. For more information, call the Essex County Department of Public Works at 973-226-8500, ext. 2580.”

“Recycling paper and used tires is a great way to reduce reusable materials from our waste stream,” Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. said.

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