2026 Recycling Events: Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
Schedule
Sat Apr 25 2026 at 03:00 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Union County Vocational-Technical Schools - UCVTS | Scotch Plains, NJ
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♻️ Union County’s first Household Hazardous Waste event of the season will take place on:📆 Saturday, April 25th
⏰ 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
📍Union County Vo-Tech, West Hall/Police Academy Lot, located at 1776 Raritan Road in Scotch Plains.
At these events, residents can bring a variety of household chemicals for proper recycling or disposal.
These items include, but are not limited to, oil-based finishes, motor oil, gasoline, propane tanks, pool chemicals, pesticides, fluorescent light bulbs, and more. Latex (water-based) paint (wall paint), medical sharps, and welding gas/ oxygen cylinders will not be accepted. Residents are advised to dry latex paint out at home using commercial paint hardener, sand, kitty litter, or sawdust. Once hardened, it can be thrown in your household trash.
♻️ All Union County recycling events are contact-free and drive-up only. Residents must remain in their cars while staff unloads materials from their trunk.
♻️ Visit ucnj.org/recycling for more information.
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Where is it happening?
Union County Vocational-Technical Schools - UCVTS, 1776 Raritan Rd, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076-2977, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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