Recycle Christmas Trees At Ocean County Parks

Ocean County residents are being encouraged to recycle their Christmas trees and old electronics as the new year kicks off.

If a new television, cell phone, laptop or other electronic device was among your gifts this holiday season, take the old ones to either of Ocean County's Regional Recycling Centers to be recycled.

Televisions, computers and electronic devices are no longer accepted for collection with household trash, but Ocean County residents can dispose of "covered electronic devices" for recycling at trailers at both Ocean County's Northern Recycling Center, Lakewood, and Southern Recycling Center, Stafford Township.

The collected electronics are sent to facilities for demanufacturing. Electronics accepted free of charge are televisions, computers, laptops, and monitors.

Residents also are encouraged to check with their town's Public Works Departments to see if these items are accepted locally.

If you haven't taken down your tree, consider dropping it off at a county recycling center or one of the county's designated parks.

The trees are turned into woodchips and used for landscaping materials at county parks and facilities.

Christmas trees can be dropped off at the following Ocean County park locations from Dec. 26 through Jan. 31:

• Cattus Island County Park, 1170 Cattus Island Boulevard, Toms River
• Cloverdale Farm County Park, 34 Cloverdale Road, Barnegat
• Wells Mills County Park, 905 Route 532, Waretown
• Ocean County Park, 659 Ocean Avenue, Lakewood
• Beaver Dam County Park, 3430 Bridge Avenue, Point Pleasant
• Jake's Branch County Park, 1100 Double Trouble Road, Beachwood
• Mill Creek County Park, 11 Chelsea Avenue, Berkeley Township
• Enos Pond County Park, 330 East Lacey Road, Forked River
• Robert J. Miller Airpark, 901 Route 530, Berkeley Township
• Freedom Fields County Park, 1160 Route 539, Little Egg Harbor Township
• Patriots County Park, 485 Bowman Road, Jackson
• Stanley H."Tip" Seaman County Park, 120 Lakeside Drive, Tuckerton
• Paul King County Park, 2 W. Bay Avenue, Stafford Township
• Ocean County Golf Course at Atlantis, 261 Country Club Boulevard, Little Egg Harbor Township
• Ocean County Golf Cours e at Forge Pond, 301 Chambers Bridge Avenue, Brick Township

Additionally, Christmas trees are accepted at both the Northern and Southern Recycling Centers year-round during regular business hours (7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday).

The Ocean County Southern Recycling Center is located at 379 Haywood Road, Manahawkin. The Ocean County Northern Recycling Center is located at 601 New Hampshire Ave., Lakewood.

For more information on Ocean County's recycling programs visit the Ocean County Department of Solid Waste Management website at http:/www.co.ocean.nj.us/recycle or call 1-800-55-RECYCLE.

Photo by Karen Wall, Patch staff