On February 1, 2010 new U.S. Department of Transportation
regulations about the disposal of dry-cell batteries throughout the United States
went into effect. Because dry-cell batteries can short circuit and catch fire
while being transported, the USDOT will require enclosing each hazardous
dry-cell battery in a plastic bag to cover its terminals prior to transport.
Typical household alkaline batteries AAA, AA, C, D and
9-volt also fall below federal and state hazardous waste standards as a result
of compliance with state and federal rules requiring the reduction of hazardous
content in the production of batteries.
In accordance with these federal rule changes, the disposal
of batteries in OceanCounty and Long
BeachTownship
will be as follows:
1.Alkaline (use-once) non-rechargeable,
non-hazardous dry-cell batteries, (AAA, AA, C, D and 9-volt) should be thrown
away in the regular household trash.
2.Rechargeable batteries and button size
(use-once) hazardous batteries should be taken to the Ocean County Southern
Recycling Center in Stafford 609-978-0913 and
the County will provide bags for individual batteries. The center is located
at: 379 Haywood Road
in Manahawkin.
3.Rechargeable batteries can also be taken to the
following retail locations; Best Buy, Target, Lowes, Home Depot, Wal-Mart and
Verizon Wireless a collection box with bags will be provided for disposal
Rechargeable batteries can be found in
cordless power tools, cellular and cordless phones, laptop computers, digital
cameras, two-way radios, camcorders and remote control toys.
Go to the Ocean County Department of Solid Waste website for
more information at www.co.ocean.nj.usor by calling 732-506-5047. The County
hotline is 1-800-55-RECYCLE
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