Spring, Fall Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Events In Morris County

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — Four hazardous waste drop off events are scheduled in Morris County this spring and fall.

The Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority’s free Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off will take place on the following four Saturdays in 2019: May 11, June 8, Sept. 14 and Oct. 19. Each drop-off will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will be rain or shine.

The May and September drop-offs will be held at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy (500 West Hanover Ave., Parsippany). The June event will be held at County College of Morris, parking lot #1 (214A Center Grove Rd., Randolph), and the October event will be held at Pequannock Valley Park (Marvin Road, Pompton Plains).

Some of the accepted items include: pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, oil-based paints, stains, paint thinners and removers, solvents, automotive fluids, lead acid and rechargeable batteries, pool chemicals, darkroom chemicals, aerosol cans (not empty), propane and helium cylinders, small quantities of asbestos (wetted, double bagged and sealed with duct tape-100 pound limit), driveway sealant, roofing tar, fluorescent bulbs, PCB-ballasts, mercury thermometers and switches, household cleaning products, muriatic acid. You can find a full list here.

Only household waste will be accepted. These events are not open to businesses.

Latex paints are not hazardous and will not be accepted. Any highly reactive or explosive materials like picric acid or nitro compounds will not be accepted.