City offices will be closed on January 1.
New Year's Day trash pickup is delayed one day.
One Stop Drop Event

One Stop Drop Recycling

September 21, 2024 - 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Public Works Department, 7315 Cornell Rd.

About

This event is free and makes it convenient for families to dispose of various unwanted items.

What Can I Bring?

The City accepts cardboard, metal and plastic plant containers on a monthly basis. These items will be accepted during this event as well.

Household alkaline, lithium and button cell batteries will be accepted. To help the collection, please separate the batteries as listed. No other batteries will be accepted. 

Clean packing Styrofoam with no tape or labels will also be accepted. No food containers or packing peanuts will be accepted.

We thank Goodwill Industries, Matthew 25 Ministries, Operation Give Back, and Habitat for Humanity for partnering with us again this year. To see a full list of items these vendors will accept and not accept, please click on the following tabs.

What NOT to Bring

Hazardous household materials such as car and truck batteries, chlorine, gas, oil, engine degreasers, etc. will not be accepted during this event.

Light Bulbs of any kind will not be accepted during this event.

There will be no shredding services at this event. 

 

Goodwill

What They Will Accept:

  • Housewares
  • Clothes/Shoes (Gently used)
  • Select Furniture (in good shape, see items not acceptable below)

What They Will NOT Accept:

  • Electronics: CRT Computer Monitors, Large Console Tv, Rear Projection TV, Box (Tube) Style Televisions
  • Large Appliances:  Washers/Dryers, Dishwashers, Air Conditioners, Stoves, Refrigerators, Water Heaters, Dehumidifiers/Humidifiers
  • Furniture:  Soiled-torn items, Items in need of repair, Mattresses/Box Springs, Pianos, Waterbeds, Sleeper Sofas, Exercise Equipment, Hideaway Beds
  • Infant/Child Items: Baby Swings, Highchairs, Infant Car Seats, Strollers, Damaged Toys, Cribs/Playpens/Pack and Plays
  • Construction/Building Supplies/Automotive:  Masonry/Bricks/Concrete, Plumbing Supplies, Indoor/Outdoor Lighting Fixtures, Doors, Screens, Pools/Tubs, Windows, Cabinetry, Awnings, Sheds, Lockers, Carpet, Swing Sets, Batteries, Tires, Car Parts
  • Hazardous Waste/Chemical:  Paints/Stains/Varnishes/Lacquers, Acids/Solvents/Shellacs/Thinners/Glues, Flammable Liquids, Propane/Gas Tanks, Fuel Kerosene, Household/Industrial Cleaners, Pesticides/Herbicides/Insecticide, Fungicide/Processed Chemicals, Coal/Tar/Pitch, Catalysts/Fiberglass, Benzene/Solders, Adhesives/Water Treatment, Aerosols/Lead/Asbestos, Lye/Etching Agents/Dusts, Resins/Degreasers, Fiberglass, Water Treatment, Lead, Lye, Dusts, Degreasers
  • Miscellaneous:  Hangers, Encyclopedias, Automotive Batteries, Tires, Car Parts
  • Construction/Building Supplies

Matthew 25 Ministries

Will Accept

Acrylic/Latex Paint cans that are at least 1/3 full-WATER BASED ONLY IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS WITH LABELS ON CANS,  Empty pill and vitamin bottles with labels removed.

Will NOT Accept

Oil-based paint, Stains, Lacquers, Polyurethanes and Aerosol paint bottles.

Operation Give Back

Will Accept

  • New School Supplies
  • Gently used Sycamore Aves, Princeton Schools, College and Pro team spirit wear
  • Gently Used/New Winter Coats (ages newborn to 18)
  • New Mittens

Habitat for Humanity ReStore

Will Accept

  • Small Working Appliances (No refrigerators, stoves, ovens, dishwashers, washers, dryers)
  • Furniture-Gently used (Representatives reserve the right to refuse furniture that is considered in poor shape)
  • Construction and remodeling Supplies
  • Cabinets and vanities
  • Unblemished hardwood flooring (in unopened boxes)
  • Ceramic Tile (in unopened boxes)
  • Lamps and lighting fixtures with mounting hardware
  • Lumber
  • Doors
  • Drywall (full sheets)
  • Plywood (full sheets)
  • Roofing shingles (packaged and unopened)
  • Tools (working) and hardware
  • Tables and Chairs
  • Windows

Will NOT Accept

  • Large appliances
  • Baby Items or toys
  • Blinds, Drapes, Window treatments
  • Chemicals – Paint thinner, pesticides, fertilizers, and other toxic, hazardous chemicals
  • Clothing
  • Computer Monitors
  • Entertainment centers
  • Faucets made before 2013
  • Fluorescent and CFL bulbs and fixtures
  • Gym and exercise equipment
  • Mattresses & box springs
  • TVs
  • Unframed glass or mirrors
  • Used glass shower doors
  • Used metal office desks, used wood desks over 48″ , and office partitions/cubicle
  • Used paint
  • Water beds or hot tubs

Thank you to our Sponsors and Partners

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