The Sumpter Township Recycling Center remains open for residents' use, but township officials enacted safety precautions to ensure the safety of both volunteers staffing and those visiting the center. The precautions continue in effect as increased cases of the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus are reported in the state.
While the anticipated long wait times at the center have abated during the past few months, the no-contact procedures for dropping off items at the recycling center continue. Residents should remain in their vehicles unless otherwise directed by center volunteers. Vehicle windows should remain closed and visitors should have identification proving township residence should be available to display. Volunteers have adjusted operations to include 6-feet of physical distancing and enhanced cleaning and disinfecting at the center.
Items to be dropped off at the center should be in the truck of the vehicle, the bed of a truck or in a trailer. Volunteers will remove most items from the vehicles but if staff members can't maintain a safe physical distance while unloading items, residents may be asked to unload the recyclables, officials said.
Items should be packaged in a cardboard box, paper bag or plastic bag that does not need to be returned to the resident. Place all items to be dropped off in the trunk of the vehicle rather than the passenger compartment. Ensure that the items to be dropped off for recycling are clearly labeled or identified and limit the other items in the truck, to avoid confusion, officials said.
Tire recycling is not available.
Those who fail to comply with the safety precautions will be turned away, officials said, as the procedures, which have been in effect since last year, were enacted for the safety of both residents and volunteers.
