County to Host Free Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Saturday

There they sit, taking up space and accumulating faster than you know what to do with them.

Bottles, cans, jugs – all filled with hazardous waste that you can’t pour down your drain.

Not anymore, thanks to Morris County.

On Saturday, Sept. 12 the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority will host a free hazardous and electronic waste drop-off event in Parsippany from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The event will be held at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy, 500 West Hanover Avenue, near the border of Morris Township and Morris Plains.

The list of acceptable hazardous 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.

Also accepted are 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. Latex paint will not be accepted.

Explosive or highly reactive materials, such as picric acid or nitro compounds, will not be accepted.

The event is for residential household waste and electronics, not for businesses.

For more information call 973-285-8394 or visit www.mcmua.com.