Full Notification

Rigid plastic items now accepted by the county include: plastic buckets including those with metal handles, milk and soda crates, laundry baskets, lawn furniture, totes, drums, toys and playhouses, pet carriers, pallets, coolers, shelving, closet organizers, dish drainers, empty flower pots, traffic signs, garbage cans, five-gallon water bottles, PET blister packs and computer housing without circuits.
Plastic automotive parts are also accepted, including bumpers, bed liners from pick-up trucks, grills, side-view mirrors, headlights and rear lights and hubcaps.
MATERIALS NOT ACCEPTED INCLUDE: PVC pipe and tubing, vinyl siding, grocery bags and stretch film, Styrofoam, coated paper orange juice and milk cartons, flexible water hoses, medical waste, yogurt containers and oil/chemical containers.
Rigid plastic materials can be dropped off at either the Northern Recycling Center, New Hampshire Avenue in Lakewood, or the Southern Recycling Center on Haywood Road in Manahawkin between 7:30 AM and 3:00 PM Monday to Saturday