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From 9am to 1pm

Events will end prior to 2pm in the event that the shredding truck reaches capacity!

Events may be cancelled
in the event of extreme bad weather!
Call the Recycling Hotline for event day cancellation info.

DIRECTIONS

UNION COUNTY COLLEGE, SPRINGFIELD AVENUE, CRANFORD
From the Garden State Parkway: Take Garden State Parkway to Exit 137. Bear Right onto Westfield Avenue (Route 28) which turns into North Ave. Just past second light make a right onto Springfield Ave. Union County College is ¾ of a mile on the left. Make a left into main parking lot and proceed to BACK parking lot.

From Rt, 22 (East or West): to Cranford/Westfield Exit (Springfield Avenue). Proceed towards Cranford. At fourth light, turn right onto Springfield Ave-nue. College is two blocks down on right hand side. Make a right into main parking lot and proceed to BACK parking lot.

CEDAR BROOK PARK, PARK AVENUE, PLAINFIELD, 07090
From Roselle / Linden / Rahway: Take St. George’s Avenue (Rt. 27) South. Make a right onto W. Inman Avenue and follow entire length. Make a left onto Old Raritan Rd. (Turns into Maple Avenue). Make a right onto Park Avenue. Cedar Brook Park entrance is on the left in approximately 1/2 mile.

From Cranford / Westfield / Scotch Plains: Take South Avenue toward Plainfield, passing Terrill Rd. and Leland Avenue. Proceed .3 miles past Leland Ave. and make a left onto Woodland Avenue. In approximately 1.5 miles, turn right onto South End Avenue. Cross over Park Avenue, directly into Cedar Brook Park.

UNION COUNTY VO-TECH, 1776 RARITAN RD., SCOTCH PLAINS
(Follow the blue and white John H. Stamler Police Academy signs)
From the Garden State Parkway South: Take the parkway to Exit 135, stay to the right down the exit ramp. This will be Central Ave. At the first light and turn left onto Raritan Rd. (White Diamond is on the corner). At the 4th light, make a right onto Lake Ave. (Rotundo’s Liquor Store will be on the left) and continue over the bridge. At the third light, turn left onto Raritan Rd. Approximately ½ mile down Raritan Rd. on the left is the Union County Vo/Tech School.

From Rt. 22 East or West: Take the Terrill Road Exit (at Sears). Continue on Terrill Rd. for a few miles, bearing left at the end. Ashbrook Golf Course will be in front of you. Terrill Rd. now becomes Raritan Rd. Your landmark, the Union County Vocational/Technical School, is located on Raritan Rd. ¼ mile on your right. Enter the Vo/Tech driveway and bear right. The Academy is located in the back of the campus parking lot.

RAHWAY CITY HALL, 2 CITY HALL PLAZA / MAIN STREET, RAHWAY, 07065
From the Garden State Parkway South: Take the GSP to Exit 135 and immediately bear left. Follow the traffic circle back under the Parkway and make the 1st right after the Parkway underpass onto Brant Avenue. Turn left at the next traffic light onto Westfield Ave. Take Westfield Ave. to St. Georges Ave. Make a right onto St. Georges Avenue. Go about 1 mile and make a left onto Milton Ave (Commerce Bank and Subway are on corner). Follow Mil-ton Avenue to center of town. Immediately after Main Street light (Post Office will be on your right), the Library/City Hall Complex will be on your right. Make a right into parking lot.

LINDEN RECYCLING CENTER, 2 DONALDSON PLACE, LINDEN, 07036
From St. Georges Avenue: Turn on Stiles St. (make left from Elizabeth area, make right from Rahway area). Stay on Stiles to W. Elizabeth Ave. (approx. 1.3 miles) and turn left. Entrance to Linden Recycling Center is 300 feet on your right.

ALCATEL-LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, 600 MOUNTAIN AVENUE, NEW PROVIDENCE
From Rt. 22 West: Traveling West into Scotch Plains take Exit for Scotch Plains, Fanwood, Berkeley Hgts. & New Providence/Route 78 (2nd right after McDonalds, before Blue Star Shopping Center). At 1st light, turn right onto New Providence/Diamond Hill Rd. Continue straight for 3 lights. At 3rd light, make a right. Lucent is the 1st light on the right.

WARINANCO PARK, ST. GEORGE’S AVENUE, ROSELLE
From St. George’s Avenue: Take St. George’s Avenue toward Elizabeth. Make a left at the Park Ave. stoplight (at the Coliseum Diner) into Warinanco Park.

KEAN UNIVERSITY, 1000 MORRIS AVENUE, UNION, 07083
From the Garden State Parkway Northbound:  Take Garden State Parkway to Exit 140, keep right and follow signs for Route 82 East towards Elizabeth (Morris Avenue East).  Stay on Morris Avenue (Route 82  East) and Kean University Campus will be 2 miles down on your right.

Southbound: Take Garden State Parkway to Exit 140-A onto Route 22 West.  Keep right and follow signs to Elizabeth (Route 82 East).  Turn right on Morris Avenue (Route 82 East).  Stay on Morris Avenue and Kean University Campus will be 2 miles down on your right.

UNION TOWNSHIP PUBLIC WORKS PARKING LOT, UNION, 07083
From 78 East: Take Exit 49B (Maplewood) onto Springfield Ave. Go to the 3rd traffic light, Vauxhall Road, and make a right.  Cross over Burnet Avenue and make first right onto Stahuber Avenue. Follow around bend and take first left onto Bayberry Drive. 

From 78 West: Take Exit 50 onto Vauxhall Road.  Continue on Vauxhall Road and make a left onto Stahuber Avenue. Follow around bend and take first left onto Bayberry Drive.

From Route 22 East: Take Union-Elizabeth Exit (by Tiffany’s Restaurant) and bear right at end of ramp onto Vauxhall Road. Continue on Vauxhall Road and make a left onto Stahuber Avenue. Follow around bend and take first left onto Bayberry Drive.

From Garden State Parkway North: Take Exit 140 to Route 22 East. Follow directions from Route 22 East above.