RECYCLING CENTER & GARBAGE DROP-OFF SITE
The Recycling Center is open most Saturdays from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and is located behind the Tilden Town Hall at 10790 100th Avenue. There is someone there to assist you.
All garbage is required to be in Town of Tilden bags and can be purchased from the attendants for $3.50 each or 10 for $35.00. It is illegal to leave garbage or recycling at the center when it is unattended. Tilden does not accept any furniture, construction materials, monitors, TVs or wooden stereos. Pharmaceuticals may be diposed of at any police department, please do not flush them or throw them away in the trash. Seperateing recyclables helps offset disposal cost to the township.
RECYCLING DUMPSTERS: Plastic bottles with a #1 or #2 recycle symbol are accepted. Plastic and glass are co-mingled. Make sure to rinse before recycling plastic and glass containers. All newspaper, slick, shiny paper, magazines, catalogs, office paper, and books without covers may be recycled together. All cardboard must be flattened.
BATTERIES/APPLIANCES/ELECTRONICS: Batteries: lead and rechargable are recycled. There is a fee to recycle kitchen appliances. No small electronic applicances, computers, monitors, or TVs are collected by the Town of Tilden.
STEEL & ALUMINUM: Please rinse tin cans before placing them in the steel recycling dumpster. Aluminum cans go in the Recycling Shed.
GARBAGE DUMPSTERS: Garbage must be in Town of Tilden garbage bags and may be purchased at the Recycling Center. All other garbage items must be approved by the attendents. There will be a minimum fee of $5.00 for items that do not fit into the bags.