The Mayor and Council announce that broken Borough recycling barrels can be exchanged free of charge. Broken barrels should be brought to the Recycling office located at 20-05 Saddle River Road, Monday to Friday from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The barrels are green and can be identified by the white recycling logo on the side of the can and a white five digit serial number on the rim. The serial numbers are registered to specific addresses and residents can only exchange barrels that are assigned to their home.

The original barrels were distributed to all homes and businesses in 1995 to promote the commingle recycling collection program and to allow crews to distinguish between yard waste and commingle for more efficient collections. The barrels can only be used for the recycling of glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles, tin and aluminum cans. All other materials placed in the container will not be collected.

Residences without a recycling barrel can file a stolen barrel report at the Recycling office for a free replacement. Residents who find a barrel can report the found barrel to the Recycling office so it can be returned to its registered location. Residents are advised to mark their address on the barrel above the serial number with a permanent marker.

Residents or businesses with questions regarding the recycling program can call the Recycling office at 201-794-5366 or e-mail recycling@fairlawn.org for more information.