Summit transfer station

Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for City of Summit Municipal Transfer Station and Compost/Recycling Center.

Facility: City of Summit Municipal Transfer Station and Compost/Recycling Center Address: 40 New Providence Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901 Phone: 908-273-6404

Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-12

Who can use it

Summit residents who currently reside at a Summit address. A residential disposal permit is required for each vehicle; access is managed by license plate recognition, with no physical sticker. Use of the facility is free to Summit residents with the permit. If you own a Summit property but do not live there, the official regulations say you are considered a business and must buy a coupon with proof of ownership. Residents borrowing or renting a vehicle need a temporary pass from the Department of Community Services (City Hall, 2nd floor, 512 Springfield Avenue), valid for up to three trips in a 30-day period. Commercial vehicles (rental trucks, vans, pickup trucks, or vehicles with a business name or commercial plate) must buy coupons at City Hall and are not allowed in the Transfer Station on Saturdays, per the official regulations. A June 18, 2026, official notice says Bay 1 on the upper level is open to residents only (no contractors or commercial vehicles) due to ongoing trash-pit repairs.

Hours

Tuesday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Closed Sundays and Mondays.

Sticker or permit

Required: Yes

Price: $10 per vehicle, or $5 per vehicle for residents 62 years of age or older (official Transfer Station page and FAQ).

Where to buy: Online through the Parking Services Agency permit system (cityofsummit.org/370/Disposal-Parking-Permits). Questions: Parking Services Agency, (908) 522-5100.

Notes: The digital permit is a dual permit for the Transfer Station and commuter parking. Contractors pay a per-ton fee and must buy coupons at the Department of Community Services counter; the official pages do not print the per-ton rate. Confirm with Community Services at (908) 273-6404.

Per-item fees

Item	Fee
Household trash, recyclables, yard waste, and bulky items (residents with a valid permit)	Free with the residential disposal permit, per the official Transfer Station page.
Building materials (homeowners)	Accepted in limited quantities, not in excess of 40 gallons per trip. Contractors must buy coupons at City Hall (40-gallon trip limit applies). Coupon prices are not printed on the official pages.
Concrete, asphalt, blocks, and brick	Limit two 20-gallon cans per load, in the composting and recycling area.
Contractor and commercial disposal	Per-ton fee with coupons bought at City Hall; rate not printed on the official pages. Call (908) 273-6404.

Hazardous waste

Household hazardous waste is not accepted, per the official regulations: asbestos, oil-based or latex paint, cleaners and solvents, thermostats, pesticides and herbicides, antifreeze, gas, kerosene, contaminated medical waste, needles and syringes, and ammunition. The regulations point residents to Union County hazardous waste collection days at ucnj.org. Designated areas do accept motor oil (white recycling igloo), batteries other than alkaline (alkaline goes in household trash), fluorescent tubes and LED bulbs, and computers and electronics.

Holiday closures

Official sources conflict. The official Transfer Station page and the City FAQ say the Transfer Station is closed on Sundays, Mondays, and holidays (the FAQ says all holidays that the City of Summit observes), with no dated 2026 list. The official Transfer Station regulations flyer says the disposal area is open all holidays except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day, with official typo "New Years Day." Both are shown. Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, 2026, and Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, 2026, are closed under both official sources. Confirm any other holiday with the Department of Community Services at (908) 273-6404.

Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-12 from official sources . Source: City of Summit Transfer Station regulations flyer (official: open all holidays except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day) .

Other notes

Facts from the official City of Summit Transfer Station page, Trash and Recycling page, Community Services FAQ, and Transfer Station regulations flyer, fetched November 12, 2026.
Upper level (disposal area): household garbage, bulky waste such as toys, furniture, mattresses, box springs, and small appliances, treated and painted lumber under six feet, windows and mirrors, limited building materials, and textiles. Designated areas take unpainted wood, computers and electronics, fluorescent tubes and LED bulbs, non-alkaline batteries, cardboard, and clean white Styrofoam (no peanuts). Upper-level bins also take cell phones and old string lights.
Lower level (composting and recycling area): brush, shrubs, grass, and leaves loose or in biodegradable paper bags, logs and stumps not over six inches in diameter, paper, glass bottles and jars, metal and white goods including refrigerant appliances, plastics 1, 2, and 5, tires with no rims, motor oil, cooking oil, wearable clothing, and books for the Book Barn (no textbooks or encyclopedias). Food scraps go to the composting bins near the lower-level garage. Official typo on the flyer: "bi-metal bans."
Not permitted in the composting and recycling area: window glass, full or partly full bottles or cans, heating oil tanks, 55-gallon drums, ceramics and crockery, mirrors, light bulbs, unnumbered plastic film and containers, stumps, logs, or branches over six inches in diameter, and dirt or rocks.
The Summit Free Market (volunteer reuse program) holds events at the Transfer Station on the second Saturday of each month for residents with a Transfer Station permit.

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Sources

Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-12. If something conflicts, trust the town.