Residents Participate in County Hazardous Waste Day
DiVincenzo announces 1,509 partook in annual event at Cedar Grove facility.
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr., second from left, and Freeholder Brendan Gill, left, look at some of the items collected with MXI employee Clara Girraldo and Solid Waste and Recycling Coordinator with the Essex County Utilities Authority Nicholas Maddaloni.
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Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced 1,509 residents participated in the Essex County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, Oct. 13.
The fall event, held at the Essex County Fleet Maintenance Facility on Bradford Avenue in Cedar Grove, was an opportunity for Essex County residents to dispose of regular household items such as fluorescent light bulbs, motor oil, cleaners and other items that contain hazardous material in an environmentally friendly way.
The collection day was organized by the Essex County Utilities Authority, which contracted with MXI Environmental Inc. to dispose of the products.
