TV Recycling in Freehold Township, NJ

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• Monmouth County Reclamation Center: Fees (opens in new tab) · Monmouth County Reclamation Center
  • Cash or personal check payments are accepted from Monmouth County residents dumping personal waste; others need a prepaid account. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Monmouth County Recycling Guide (revised March 2026) (opens in new tab) · Monmouth County Division of Planning / Reclamation Center
  • The county guide says computers and TVs can be taken to the Monmouth County Reclamation Center. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Freehold Township: Recycling Drop-Off Center (opens in new tab) · Freehold Township
  • Freehold Township runs a Recycling Drop-Off Center at the DPW facility, 66 Jackson Mills Road, for township residents with proof of residency; open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • The center accepts electronics only from Freehold Township residents; others can use the Monmouth County Reclamation Center, 6000 Asbury Avenue, Tinton Falls. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
• Freehold Township: Accepted Materials (opens in new tab) · Freehold Township
  • Accepted electronic equipment includes monitors, televisions, computers, printers, laptops, stereos, radios and VCRs. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
• Freehold Township: Unacceptable Materials (opens in new tab) · Freehold Township
  • Not accepted: TVs larger than 42 inches, wooden console TVs, and electronics that take more than one person to lift. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
• P.L.2008, c.130: Amendments to the Electronic Waste Management Act (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature
  • The Electronic Waste Management Act bars charging consumers any fee or cost for the collection, transportation or recycling of covered electronic devices. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • An authorized recycler may charge schools and local government units reasonable costs for collecting, transporting or recycling covered electronic devices. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • DEP must keep a website and toll-free number listing where consumers can bring covered electronic devices for recycling. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Since January 1, 2011, no one may knowingly dispose of a used covered electronic device, or its components, as solid waste in New Jersey. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Used televisions, as covered electronic devices, may not be knowingly disposed of as solid waste in New Jersey (since January 1, 2011). Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
• P.L.2016, c.87: Amendments to the Electronic Waste Management Act (approved January 9, 2017) (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature
  • Covered electronic devices are desktop or personal computers, computer monitors, portable computers, desktop printers, desktop fax machines and televisions sold to a consumer. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • A television is a stand-alone display system (CRT or other display) for receiving broadcast video, with a viewable area greater than 4 inches diagonally. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Manufacturer recycling programs must accept all types and brands of used covered electronic devices, including orphan devices. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • DEP must ensure there are enough electronics collection opportunities in each county, convenient to consumers to the extent practicable. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • DEP must ensure collection sites do not place unreasonable limits on the number of covered devices a consumer may drop off. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • A consumer is a person, State entity, school district or local government unit that bought a covered device at retail; business concerns are not consumers. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
• P.L.2007, c.347: Electronic Waste Management Act (as enacted) (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature
  • Each county recycling plan had to designate collection sites for used televisions, and may designate sites for other covered electronic devices. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Under the Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act (P.L.1987, c.102, as amended), each county adopts a district recycling plan to implement the State Recycling Plan goals. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Each county plan designates the materials every municipality must source separate: leaves plus at least three other recyclable materials. The statute does not name a fixed statewide list beyond leaves. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Municipalities adopt recycling ordinances under the county plan and may limit collection of designated recyclables to set hours. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Statutory targets: recycle at least 50% of the municipal solid waste stream and 60% of the total solid waste stream (by 1995). Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
• N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.60 Dry Cell Battery Management Act: findings, declarations (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature (Office of Legislative Services)
  • The Dry Cell Battery Management Act requires counties to include used dry cell battery collection in their existing household hazardous waste collection programs. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).

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