2013 Edition TABLE OF CONTENTS Ocean County Recycling Centers . 2 Mandatory Recyclable Materials . 2 Collection of Recyclables . 3 Municipal Recycling Coordinators .3 Revenue Share Program . 4 ear Citizen, Rigid Plastics Recycling Program . .4 D Solid Waste Disposal . 5 It is with great pleasure that I join with my colleagues on the Board of Freeholders in Solid Waste & Recycling Hauling presenting to you the annual Ocean County Recycling Directory. Companies . 5 Recycling continues to be an integral part of Ocean County’s programs and services Recycling Drop-off Centers . .6,7 providing environmental and economical benefits. Class B,C,D Recycling Centers . 8 Scrap Metal . 8 The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders wants to make certain that recycling in Household Hazardous Waste Event . 9 Ocean County is convenient to you the residents and that it also is cost effective. This guide provides you with a wealth of information that will assist you in your recycling efforts. With Special Wastes . 9 your help, Ocean County has become a true leader in recycling. The program allows us to pro - Paint Management Program . 10 tect the environment and reduce the cost of disposing solid waste through a host of recycling Computers/Electronics/Fluorescent . .10 programs. Document Shredding . 11 2Good 2Waste . .11 Thank you for your efforts. It makes a difference everyday. Composting . 11 General Information . 12 John P. Kelly, Freeholder Director Websites . 12 Page 2 Ocean County Recycling Directory NORTHERN & SOUTHERN RECYCLING CENTERS The Ocean County Northern Recycling Center consists of a 60 acre site which includes a new single stream facility with state of the art processing equipment,education center, two large compost fields, backyard compost demonstration area, 24 hour resident drop-off recycling center and a special waste drop-off area. The 24 hour resident recycling center and special waste area is located at 601 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. #68 Lakewood Township. The leaf and brush drop off areas as well as the compost and wood chip pick-up areas are located at the 535 Oberlin Avenue entrance. If you have any questions please call 732-367-0802. The Ocean County Southern Recycling Center located in Stafford Township consists of a re - cyclables transfer station, 24-hour resident drop-off recycling center, a special waste build - ing and a compost facility. The resident recycling drop-off center is located at 350 Haywood Road and the special waste, leaves, brush, compost and woodchips is located at 379 Haywood Road Building #105. If you have any questions please call 609-978-0913. DESIGNATED MANDATORY RECYCLABLE MATERIALS IN OCEAN COUNTY Residential Areas Commercial, Industrial & Institutional Sectors Commingled - Bottles (neck is smaller than the base of container) Commingled - Bottles & Cans & Cans Newspaper Newspaper Cardboard, high grade office paper Mixed Paper - (Magazines, Catalogues, Junk Mail, Concrete, Asphalt, Brick, Block Used Writing Paper) Stumps, Tree Parts, Leaves Leaves Automobile Batteries White Goods Motor Oil, White goods Tires Tires Motor oil, Auto batteries Ferrous & Non-ferrous Scrap Metal Televisions & Computers Televisions & Computers Ocean County Recycling Directory Page 3 RECYCLING COLLECTION The New Jersey Mandatory Recycling and Source Separation Act and the Ocean County Recycling Plan requires municipalities to make provisions for the collection of residential recyclables including: bottles and cans, newsprint, cardboard and mixed paper. The curbside collection of recyclables varies significantly with many municipalities providing weekly col - lection and others providing bi-weekly collection. All the municipalities are required to make provisions to collect the mandatory recyclable material from residential areas. Many coastal communities have a summer and win - ter collection schedule to accommodate the increases in quantities generated by summer vacationers. A num - ber of municipalities provide a drop-off center where residents can bring recyclables. Please review the table on pages 6 and 7 for details on drop-off centers. In addition, the municipalities are responsible for the collection of bulky items and appliances. Please contact your municipal recycling coordinator to obtain information on pro - cedures and fees. MUNICIPAL RECYCLING COORDINATORS Barnegat Michael Ball (609) 698-0080 Long Beach Jim O’Brien (609) 494-4639 Barnegat Light Kathy Guerrero (609) 494-9196 Long Beach Angela Andersen (609) 361-1000 Bay Head Jude Walker (732) 899-6782 Manchester Tracey Lynch (732) 657-8121 Beach Haven James Sferra (609) 492-2525 Mantoloking John Keynton (732) 475-6983 Beachwood Gabriel Silva (732) 286-6010 Ocean Matt Ambrosio (609) 693-3302 Berkeley Mark Vannella (732) 341-1022 Ocean Gate Paul Kennedy (732) 269-3233 Brick Patricia Totaro (732) 451-4062 Pine Beach Stephen Bortko (732) 349-6425 Eagleswood Richard Lombardo (609) 296-3040 Plumsted Mike Wysong (609) 758-2241 Harvey Cedars Diana Stott (609) 494-6905 Pt. Pleasant Jude Walker (732) 892-1287 Island Heights Oscar Cradle, Sr. (732) 270-6415 Pt. Pleasant Bch. Jude Walker (732) 899-0705 Jackson Patricia Wood (732) 928-1200 Lacey Rosemarie Coffey (609) 693-1100 Seaside Heights Barbara Terregino (732) 793-0313 Lakehurst David Winton (732) 657-9797 Seaside Park Eric Wojciechowski (732) 793-5100 Lakewood Steven Hill (732) 905-3405 Ship Bottom Robert Rossi (609) 494-2171 Lavallette Diana Lahullier So. Toms River Oscar Cradle, Sr. (732) 349-0403 Bob VanDorpe (732) 793-7766 Stafford David Garrison (609) 597-1000 Little Egg Hbr. Patrick Donnelly (609) 296-5760 Surf City David Pawlishak (609) 494-2400 Toms River Dorothy Alexander (732) 255-1000 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What types of batteries are recyclable? Non-rechargeable batteries such as dry-cell batteries, AA, AAA, DD and 9V Volt are NOT accepted in Ocean County’s recycling program. Dry cell batteries are manufactured with less haz - ardous materials. Therefore, they are without recyclable value and can be thrown in the garbage. The Ocean County Northern and Southern Recycling Centers accept button batteries used in watches and hearing aids and re-chargeable batteries used in power tools, cellular phones, laptop computers. Also check with your local Public Works yards to see if they are accepted.(See page 12 for additional recycling information) What should I do with left over cooking grease or oil? See page 9 Page 4 Ocean County Recycling Directory 2012 RECYCLING REVENUE SHARING PROGRAM Ocean County shares 50/50 with the municipalities from the sales of recyclables processed at the Materi - als Processing Facility at the Ocean County Northern Recycling Center in Lakewood Township. The County re - turns revenues to each municipality that participates in the County’s recycling program. Since the recycling revenue sharing program began in 1995 by the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders, almost $14 mil - lion has been returned to municipalities. The more your town recycles the greater the economic benefit will be. The total savings for 2012 to the towns for voiding tipping fees at the landfill was more than $5.4 million!!! The money can be used to fund existing recycling programs such as improvements to existing recycling drop-off cen - ters, purchase roll off containers or other projects deemed appropriate by the town. Towns received revenue checks that totaled anywhere from $1,118 for Mantoloking and to $199,745 for Toms River for their recycling efforts. Ocean County Returned almost $1 million to its municipalities for 2012 in recycling revenue sharing. The total amounts awarded to each municipality for 2012 are: Barnegat Township $34,451; Barnegat Light $2,801; Bay Head $2,844 Beach Haven $9,634; Beachwood $13,185; Berkeley Township $44,458; Brick Town - ship $100,620; Eagleswood Township $2,791; Harvey Cedars $2,583; Island Heights $3,132; Jackson Town - ship $55,948; Lacey Township $52,074; Lakehurst $3,298; Lakewood Township $149,164; Lavallette $7,185; Little Egg Harbor Township $36,684; Long Beach Township $21,467; Manchester Township $38,020; Man - toloking $1,118; Ocean Township $13,288 Ocean Gate $3,257; Pine Beach $3,418; Plumsted Township $6,895; Pt. Pleasant Beach $13,558; Pt. Pleasant Borough $43,446; Seaside Heights $8,612; Seaside Park $7,344; Ship Bottom $7,349; South Toms River $3,004, Stafford Township $78,688; Surf City $6,774; Toms River Town - ship $199,745 Tuckerton $9,329. The payout for the first half of 2012 was $13.57 per ton. The payout for the second half of 2012 was $12.14 per ton. Ocean County municipalities recycled over 77,000 tons of materials MIXED RIGID PLASTIC RECYCLING PROGRAM ACCEPTABLE PLASTIC NON-ACCEPTABLE PLASTIC • buckets with metal handles • Empty garbage cans ( any size ) • PVC Pipe/tubing, Vinyl Siding • Milk/soda crates • PET blister pack • Plastic film (Grocery bags & Stretch film) • laundry baskets • 5 gallon water bottles • Styrofoam of any kind • lawn furniture • Computer housing (no circuits) • Poly-coated Paper • landscape & microwave trays • Automotive plastics (Orange juice & milk cartons) • totes - any size ( with metal )>Bumpers • Flexible Water Hoses, Hazardous material, • drums ( any size )>Bed liners (pick up trucks) Medical waste • toys & playhouses > Grills • Narrow-neck liquid containers- • car seats > Side-view mirrors Used small-mouth containers • pet carriers > Head lights & Rear lights > Small plastic containers (Yogurt cups, • pallets > Hub-caps, etc PET/HDPE Bottles, etc.) • closet organizers • flower pots ( no soil ) > Oil/Chemical containers (HDPE) • shelving • traffic signs • coolers • dish drainers Items can be brought to the Ocean County Northern and Southern Recycling Centers Monday - Saturday 7:00 - 3:00 PM. Do not place at the curb with your single stream recyclables. For more information call 732-506-5047. Also contact your local public works yard to see if this material is accepted. (see page 3, 6 & 7 ) Ocean County Recycling Directory Page 5 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL The solid waste generated in Ocean County has been disposed of at the Ocean County Landfill Corporation Inc. facility for many years. The Ocean County Landfill is privately owned, and has a double composite liner system that is seven feet thick.