Contacts
Mary-Ellen Gilpin and/or Nicholas Staniewicz
Hudson County Improvement Authority
574 Summit Avenue, 5th Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Tel: (201) 795-4555
Tel Toll Free: (800) 540 0987
Fax: (201) 795-0240
Email: recycle@hcia.org
WWW:
http://www.hcia.org
The HCIA provides Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days in the Fall and Spring where residents of Hudson County will have the opportunity to rid their homes of dangerous materials that cannot be thrown away in regular trash collections.
2011 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Dates
Saturday, May 7, 2011, 9AM – 1PM
501 Route 440
357 Bergen Avenue
Sunday, May 15, 2011, 9AM – 1PM
148 East 5th Street
6200 Tonnelle Avenue
Sunday, October 2, 2011, 9AM – 1PM
148 East 5th Street
Mill Ridge Road
Saturday, October 15, 2011, 9AM – 1PM
501 Route 440
357 Bergen Avenue
In addition, each municipality now has its own permanent used motor oil and antifreeze collection areas, so residents needn’t wait for HHW days to get rid of these items.
Don’t forget to bring proof of residency with you, such as a driver’s license or a phone bill, when you come to the collection site.
- ITEMS THAT MAY BE BROUGHT TO COLLECTIONS
- Pesticides
- Thinners
- Pool chemicals
- Used motor oil
- Full or partially full aerosol cans
- Propane tanks (from barbeques only)
- Antifreeze
- Formaldehyde
- Herbicides
- Corrosives
- Oil-based paint & varnishes
- Household (non-alkaline) & car batteries
- Solvents
- Cleaners
- Old gasoline
- Photographic chemicals
- Fire extinguishers
- Automobile & Marine Flares
- Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)
- Thermostats from your home heating systems
- ITEMS THAT MAY NOT BE BROUGHT TO COLLECTIONS
- Explosives
- Latex Paint
- Alkaline Batteries
- Compressed gas
- Infectious waste
- Dioxin and Kepone
- Radioactive material
- Smoke detectors
- Silvex 2,4,5-T
- PCB’s or TCCD
- Asbestos
- Woodlife (pentachlorophenol)
- Unknown materials
- Unidentified materials
 Caution |
Explosives or Highly Reactive Materials may be dangerous. If you have these types of materials, call first for safety instructions. DO NOT bring these materials without prior authorization! These dangerous items include, but are not limited to, picric acid, isopropyl ether, calcium carbide, perchloric acid and benzoyl peroxide.
