2025 Recycling Events: Household Hazardous Waste Disposal

Union County will hold its final Household Hazardous Waste event of the year on Sunday, October 26th, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Union County Vo-Tech in the 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 lightbulbs, and more. Latex (water-based) paint will not be accepted, and 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. Please note that we will no longer accept fireworks at these events. However, ammunition will still be accepted by Union County Police on-site.

Visit ucnj.org/recycling for more information.

You may also like the following events from County of Union, New Jersey:

• This Saturday, 27th September, 10:00 am, Plein Air Painting Festival in Berkeley Heights
• Next Tuesday, 30th September, 10:00 am, Union County Aging Services Kiosk (ASK) Event in Clark
• Next Friday, 3rd October, 06:30 pm, Hayrides & Campfires in Linden