Recycle Shed Closed on April 3rd

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Recycle Shed Closed on April 3rd

The Recycle Shed at the DPW Yard, Cranbury, NJ, will be closed April 3rd due to COVID-19 concerns. No e-waste, Styrofoam (EPS), fluorescent bulbs will be collected until further notice. When details of this valuable program re-opens, an announcement will be posted on www.cranbury township.org website.

If you have e-waste, Styrofoam (expanded polystyrene EPS) or fluorescent bulbs to recycle, please hold on to them until the Recycle Shed re-opens. Since Town Hall is closed to the public (until further notice), media e-waste (CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes is limited to 25 per household, cell phones, button and rechargeable batteries) collection of these items have been suspended until further notice.

Thank you for understanding and patience. The Township of Cranbury apologizes for any inconvenience this causes.

https://www.cranburytownship.org/home/news/recycle-shed-closed-april-3rd

[anon-03o7]

Just wondering what positive prevention effect closing the recycle facility has. Usually an individual deposits their recycled material and comes in contact with no other person in doing so. DPW Department is open and so yard is accessible.

[anon-7666]

Here is one. A sick individual coughs all over their drop off. PW person then moves it to the shed. Now they are sick.

[NOT SUPRISED-r7pn]

THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEBODY HELPING TO UNLOAD THE ELECTRONICS AND PLACING THEM IN THE SHED SO I DONT KNOW WHERE THE PREVIOUS POSTER IS PLACING THEIR ELECTRONICS.

[anon-7666]

Not sure if you meant me or the other poster. I have never used the shed so I don’t know how it works. I was just using an example of how it could work to infect someone.

If there is someone actually there helping then absolutely closing is the right idea.

[anon-03o7]

Thanks that explanation makes sense, In my experience in using that facility, I have never received assistance, in fact I have never even seen a DPW employee on site. Only during the annual clean up have I received assistance. Hence the question. Thanks

[anon-q2q6]

Any word on the return to open date of the recycling shed? Thx

[anon-7666]

No. Closed for a while longer.

[anon-03o7]

All State and Municipal employees on Corona Vacation for a bit longer.

[anon-r7pn]

I have seen our Public works working everyday during the shut down. I would believe that you have the room in your house to store your electronics until it is safe for the Electronics shed to resume collecting.

[anon-03o7]

Yes agreed PW has been working throughout. However the rest of the Municipal services and most State offices including DMV have been on Corona Vacation. As to the electronics, I have a suggestion as to where you can put yours.

[anon-q2r7]

[anon-q2q6]

[anon-q2r7]

[anon-q2q6]

[anon-03o7]

It is a very good question. Lets examine the possible underlying explanation.The Twsp pays to dispose of everything deposited at the "Recycle" Center. Therefore every obstacle to prevent its use and force residents to use the 2 week County pickup instead is employed, The cardboard dumpster is open 8AM to 12 Noon on Monday and Thursday. That narrow timeframe makes its use inconvenient and in many cases impossible for residents to use as most (under normal times) are at work during these hours. The closing of the electronics shed due to Coronavirus is another excuse to restrict its use. The explanation was that the DPW employee would not be there to assist in unloading. Was anyone at your house to help you get it in your car or truck. Logic says if you got it into your car you can get it out. There are many illogical restrictions being placed on the public under the convenient Coronavirus explanation by State County and Municipalities.