PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — The Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority has scheduled two free Household Hazardous Waste Disposal and Computer/T.V. Drop-Off event this fall, with the first to be held this Saturday, September 23; from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Morris County Public Safety Academy, 500 West Hanover Avenue.
The goal is to provide a safe and convenient method for residents from all 39 Morris County municipalities safely and properly discard unwanted hazardous household products, and recycle electronic equipment that has accumulated in their homes.
The event is rain or shine.
“The event is designed to provide county residents with a free and relatively easy opportunity to properly dispose of items that can be harmful to the environment, and which should not find their way into the regular trash disposal stream,’’ said Morris County Freeholder Christine Myers
“We are pleased the MUA provides free drop-off programs for Morris County resident to make getting rid of household hazardous waste and E-waste is safe, convenient and free,” added Myers, who is the county governing body’s liaison to the MUA
Morris County residents who are in the midst of late summer and early fall cleaning projects can drop-off, at no charge, unwanted hazardous materials and electronic devices, including computers, monitors, printers, scanners, fax machines and televisions from their homes.
The list of acceptable materials include, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, oil-based paints, stains, paint thinners and removers, solvents, automotive fluids, lead acid and rechargeable batteries, pool chemicals, and darkroom chemicals.
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Also accepted are 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.
Latex paint is not considered hazardous, so it will not be accepted. Latex paint can be disposed of in the normal trash after drying out the paint by mixing an absorbent such as kitty litter in the can.
Explosive or highly reactive materials, such as picric acid or nitro compounds, will not be accepted.
It is important to note this event is for residential household waste and electronics only. The event is not open to businesses.
