New PROGRAM IN 2010 – Mobile Paper Shredding

All Bergen County residents are eligible to participate in Bergen County’s first series of Mobile Paper Shredding events for personal documents.  These events will be free for Bergen County residents, and will remove residentially generated confidential/personal documents from the mixed paper recycling stream, while being handled in a secure manner so as to prevent the possibility of identity theft. Residents will be provided the opportunity to observe their documents being shredded on-site. Documents will be limited to confidential/sensitive materials only. There will be no need to remove paper clips, staples or paperboard binder covers. Recycle all non-confidential papers (hardcover books, magazines, newspapers, photographs or x-rays) in your municipality, either curbside or at the recycle center during operating hours.

Bergen County Utilities Authority Receives 2009 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Clean Air Award - Click here to read press release.

Improper disposal of household chemicals such as pesticides, paints, and motor oil in the garbage is dangerous and environmentally unsafe. Residents of Bergen County can avoid doing so by attending the Bergen County Utilities Authority (BCUA) Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Programs. 

Most consumers are unaware that computer and electronic equipment contains toxic materials and heavy metals. These materials, if thrown in the trash, will end up in a landfill or incinerated, potentially creating an unsafe environment. To reduce the environmental impact caused by improper disposal, and at the same time increase recycling in Bergen County, the BCUA has opened a Computer and Electronics Recycling Depot for Bergen County residents and businesses AND offers collection programs several times a year, throughout the county.