Ocean County Residents Can “Recycle Right” With New Guide

Ocean County Freeholder Gary Quinn, (left) liaison to the Ocean County Department of Solid Waste Management which oversees the Ocean County recycling program, displays the new Ocean County Recycling Guide with Anthony M. Agliata, Director of the county’s Department of Solid Waste Management. The free guides are now available at the County Connection at the Ocean County Mall, Ocean County Library branches and a host of other locations throughout the County.

  TOMS RIVER – Don’t know whether to throw out or recycle that cardboard box? How about bottle caps? Ocean County officials are looking to help residents “recycle right” with the new 2019-2020 Ocean County Recycling Guide.

  “This guide is one of many on-going public outreach programs making it easy for residents to recycle right,” said Ocean County Freeholder Gary Quinn, who serves as liaison to the recycling program. “Knowing what is recycled in our communities will save everyone time and money in the long run.”

  The Ocean County Recycling Guide is meant to help address residents’ important recycling questions and concerns. In the guide, you can find information regarding bulky waste disposal, medication/needle disposal and medication drop-off locations, plastic film recycling, single stream recycling, backyard composting and recycling, and more. There is also information available on both of the County’s Recycling Centers as well as the municipal recycling centers.

  “Our recycling programs allow us to protect the environment and helps us to save space at the landfill,” said Ocean County Freeholder Director Virginia E. Haines. “With the help of our residents, Ocean County can continue to be a leader in recycling.”

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  So where can you find it? The guide will be available in every municipalities’ town hall and recycling center, as well as the Northern and Southern Recycling Centers in Lakewood and Manahawkin, respectively. It will also be available at the County Connection at the Ocean County Mall, at Ocean County Library branch locations on the website co.ocean.nj.us/OC/SolidWaste/frmHomeSW.aspx.

  “Ocean County residents have always embraced recycling. We want to make certain they have the correct information as programs and requirements have changed over the years,” Quinn said. “Ocean County is making a substantial investment into its recycling program with new equipment, allowing us to stay competitive in an ever-changing market. We encourage our citizens to help in this effort.”

  For more information, contact the Ocean County Department of Solid Waste Management at 732-506-5047.