Hazardous Waste Drop Off In Morris Co. This Weekend

MORRIS COUNTY — A free hazardous waste drop-off is being held in Parsippany this weekend. It's open to all country residents.

From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., residents can drop off hazardous household waste at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy, 500 West Hanover Ave. in Parsippany, at the border of Morris Township. Additional drop-offs will be held on June 9 and Sept. 15 in Parsippany, and Oct. 13 at Chatham High School.

A full list can be found here, but accepted chemicals 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.

Latex paint, electronic waste like computers, or anything highly explosive or reactive will not be accepted.

“These events are designed to provide county residents with a free and relatively easy opportunity to properly dispose of household 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, who is the county governing board’s liaison to the Municipal Utility Authority. “We are pleased the MUA provides free drop-off programs for Morris County resident to make getting rid of household hazardous waste safe, convenient and free.”

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