The Ocean County Department of Solid Waste Management has the following
publications available to acquaint residents with recycling and solid waste management activities in Ocean County, with additional information from the NJDEP focusing on New Jersey recycling as a whole. For copies of publications that cannot be accessed through our website, please contact the department at 732-506-5047 or via e-mail at
ocrecycles@co.ocean.nj.us2021
"Save Our Environment – Recycle! Free Webinar" Jersey Shore Online, March 26, 2021
Full Article here"Ocean County’s Free Residential Document Shredding Program Gets Under Way In April" Wrat.com, March 19th
Full Article here"Free Document Shredding Coming Back To Ocean County" Jersey Shore Online. March 11, 2021
Full Article here"Remember the trade war with China? Here's one way it's still slamming Shore wallets" Asbury Park Press, March 5, 2021
Full Article here"Hazardous Household Waste Collection Programs Planned" Jersey Shore Online, March 3, 2021
Full Article here"How Ocean County Landfill is preserving capacity through landfill mining" www.wastetodaymagazine.com March 2, 2021
Full Article here"Ocean County Calls for Recycling Vigilance After 11-Alarm Fire at North Jersey Recycle Center" The SandPaper, February 10, 2021
Full Article here"Ocean County: Residents Are Trying To Recycle Dangerous Materials" Jersey Shore Online February 5, 2021,
Full Article here"Ocean County Warns Some Items Placed in Recycling Can Cause Dangerous Situations" The Lakewood Scoop, February 04, 2021
Full Article here"All Signs Point to Spike in Winter Population on LBI" The SandPaper, February 05, 2021
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"That Christmas tree is recyclable. Here's where to take it" Asbury Park Press, December 30, 2020.
Full Article here"South Jersey waste managers learning to adjust to changing recycling parameters and increasing costs" The Press of Atlantic City
Full Article here"Ocean County Releases New Recycling Guide for Boaters" The SandPaper, July 13, 2020
Full Article here"Ocean County Provides Helpful Environmental Protection Information To Boaters" wrat.com July 9, 2020
Full Article here"Stafford firefighters quickly extinguish blaze at Southern Recycling Center" Asbury Park Press, June 26, 2020
Full Article here"Ocean County Department of Solid Waste Management Cancels Events" Insider NJ, April 16, 2020
Full Article hereTonnage Data
Recycling and Solid Waste Tonnage Data Comparison 2018, 2019, & 2020 [PDF]- Yearly data presenting both landfilled and recycled material tonnages for all Ocean County municipalities. To receive copies of this data, please contact the Department of Solid Waste Management.
Ocean County Recycles Video
Video providing an overview of Ocean County’s solid waste management activities, appropriate for all age groups.
Videos are also available at all Ocean County Library branches.