Recycling & Compost Center

The Center is registered and licensed by the State of New Jersey and strict regulations dictate how the facility is operated.  In addition to the requirements for extended buffer borders around the site, garbage or rubbish is strictly prohibited anywhere within the facility. 

The schedule of hours for the Recycling & Compost Center varies by season.  Hours are posted on the sign at the entrance to the facility, on the Borough calendar and on the tab below.

2023 Hours of Operations:

*PLEASE NOTE: 
The Compost Center will be closed ALL Year. All vegetative waste can be disposed of throughout the year in the Recycling Center.  Wood chips can be picked up by special request. Call 201-670-3990

Styrofoam will only be accepted at certain times –  6 collection dates will scheduled throughout the year.  Dates are to be determined and information will be posted to the Borough website when available.


The Glen Rock Recycling and Compost Center was designed for the use of Borough residents. A current landfill sticker is required to gain access to the Compost Facility only. No sticker is required to enter the Recycling area. Each vehicle that enters the Compost Facility must display the appropriate sticker on the driver's side window. Residents who regularly use more than one vehicle to transport yard waste to the Compost Center may fill out and return a Glen Rock Resident Landfill Sticker Request Form to the Department of Public Works, and an additional sticker will be forwarded to the indicated address.

Landscapers with proof of accounts serviced in Glen Rock can buy dump tickets to gain access to the Center. Each ticket permits the holder to dump 1 cubic yard of vegetative waste. Dump tickets can be purchased at the DPW Office located at 473 Doremus Avenue between the hours of 8 A.M. to 1 P.M. Books of ten dump tickets are $250. Tickets are valid for dumping grass, brush, leaves, logs, and clean vegetative debris from Spring and Fall yard cleanups. Under no condition will waste be accepted from outside the borough.

Recycling Center
Regular Household recycling items can be brought to the Borough’s Recycling Center and are sorted by residents in various dumpsters:

• Plastic, Glass and Tin-Plated Cans:
  • Bottles
  • Jars
  • Clear glass
  • Colored glass (brown, blue, green, red, etc can be comingled)
  • Tin-plated steel food cans
• Paper separated as follows:
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines, junk mail, phone books, paperback and hardcover books
• Cardboard and brown paper bags
  • Please remove all Styrofoam and plastic packing materials
• Aluminum
  • Aluminum beverage cans
  • Aluminum food containers
  • Aluminum foil free of food residue
• Metal
  • Scrap metal
  • Hangers and curtain rods
  • Tools
• All “White Goods”
  • Refrigerators and freezers with doors removed
  • Washing machines
  • Dryers
  • Household appliances
  • Air conditioner units
• Clothing
• Electronics
• Vehicle Batteries

Compost Area
*PLEASE NOTE: Currently vegetative waste should be dropped off into the sanitation truck parked in the Recycling Center on the right side of the collection area.*

The Compost Area of the Recycling Center is available to all residents and is available for dumping the following items:

• Grass clippings
• Leaves
• Tree parts
• All vegetative waste

The Center is designed for composting leaves and vegetative lawn and garden debris.  Only "clean" soil and rocks with vegetative materials is permitted to be dumped.  Before disposing of rocks and stone, check with the Recycling Center to determine if they are accepting them.

Please do NOT leave behind materials used for hauling; no plastic bags, bottles or pots should be left at the Compost Center! 

Note: Mulch, firewood and wood chips are available for all residents to take away for free!  Please see what’s available for free at the Compost Center before making purchases for your property.