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Politics & Government

County Sets Hazardous Waste Disposal Dates

Waste may be brought to sites in Toms River, Manchester, Stafford, Brick and Jackson

Household hazardous waste will be collected again this fall at five locations in Ocean County, according to Freeholder James F. Lacey.

The goal of the county's annual waste collection program is to keep poisons stored around homes out of the Ocean County Landfill in Manchester Township, and out of the environment, he explained.

Operated for years by the county’s Department of Solid Waste Management, the free program allows homeowners to get rid of the poisons by turning them over to a firm that specializes in disposal.

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Last year, homeowners turned in 167,000 pounds of waste. The county will pay 40 cents a pound to get rid of the poisons during the October collections, Lacey explained.

Registration is required to take part in the program. Collections will be made:

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  • Oct. 20, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Jackson public works garage on Don Connor Boulevard.
  • Oct. 21, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Brick public works garage on Ridge Road.
  • Oct. 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Stafford public works garage on Hay Road.
  • Oct. 28, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Manchester public works garage on Route 70.
  • Oct. 29, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Toms River Recycling Center on Church Road.

To register for the Manchester and Brick collections call 732-367-0802. For the Toms River and Jackson sites call 732-506-5047. For Stafford the number is 609-978-0913.

Proof of residence can be established with a driver’s license or tax bill.

There is a limit of 200 pounds of dry material and 20 gallons of liquid per person. Paint, thinners, boat paint, solvents, pool chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, aerosol cans, auto products, toilet and drain cleaners, silver polishes, oven cleaners, darkroom chemicals, rug and upholstery cleaners, polishes, bleaches, waste oil and old gasoline can be brought to the collections. All but the oil and gasoline must be in original containers.

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