Household Hazardous Waste Collection Dates Announced In Ocean County

OCEAN COUNTY, NJ — The Ocean County household hazardous waste collection program has announced its schedule of collection dates for 2023.

The collections begin March 26 in Lakewood, and you must register to bring your items to the dropoff. The household hazardous waste program is open only to residents, no businesses or institutions.

Items that can be dropped off include aerosols, auto products, cleaning products, pool chemicals, compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs), fire extinguishers, gasoline, pesticides/herbicides, mercury switches/devices (thermostats), stains/thinners, polyurethanes, and polishes.

Items that are not accepted include electronics, cylinders (oxygen tanks), asbestos, radioactive materials (smoke detectors), infectious wastes, explosives (fireworks, gunpowder, boat flares), scrap metal and unknown materials.

All materials, with the exception of oil and gasoline, should be in the original containers. A limit of 200 pounds of dry materials and 20 gallons of liquid material is allowed per household. No containers larger than 5 gallons are accepted.

Registration can be done online or by calling 732-506-5047, if preferred. Proof of residency is required.

You can doublecheck whether your item is household hazardous waste through this survey.

These are the collection dates and locations for the program.

The collection events will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• March 26: Lakewood Department of Public Works, 1 America Ave., Lakewood
• May 20: Stafford Township Department of Public Works, 230 Haywood Road, Manahawkin
• June 10: Manchester Township Department of Public Works, 1360 Route 70, Manchester Township
• Sept. 16: Jackson Township Department of Public Works, 95 West Veterans Highway, Jackson Township
• Oct. 14: Long Beach Township Department of Public Works, 7910 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach Township
• Nov. 4: Toms River Fraternal Order of Police, 1791 North Bay Ave., Toms River

Ocean County has contracted with Radiac Environmental Services to oversee the collections at a disposal cost of 0.939 cents per pound. In 2022, the program collected 222,388 pounds of household hazardous waste, at a disposal cost of $173,100.

Residents are also reminded that they can skip the line for many items and bring them to their municipal recycling centers and the county's recycling centers that allow for year-round drop-off of other materials. Those items include used paint, batteries, antifreeze, and waste oil.

Residents can use the drop-offs located at the Ocean County Northern Recycling Center in Lakewood, or the Southern Recycling Center located in Manahawkin from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.