One-Day Chance To Drop Off Hazardous Waste For Free

Gather up those half-empty paint cans, solvents, batteries, pool chemicals and other hazardous wastes you've been keeping in your garage. On May 7, you'll have a one-day opportunity to dispose of them all for free.

The collection will take place at the Police & Fire academy at 500 West Hanover Ave., across the street from Morris View Healthcare Center in Morris Township. The event is for all Morris County residents; businesses are not permitted to attend. 

According to the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority, acceptable materials include: "pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, oil-based paints, stains, paint thinners and removers, solvents, automotive fluids, 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), driveway sealant, roofing tar, fluorescent bulbs, PCB-ballasts, mercury thermometers and switches, household cleaning products, muriatic acid, computers, monitors, printers, scanners, fax machines and televisions.

Picric acid, nitro compounds and other explosive or highly reactive materials will not be accepted. For more information, call (973)-631-5109.  

For more information call (973) 285-8394, or visit www.MCMUA.com.