Earth Day Celebration

Join us for the 2026 Essex County Earth Day Celebration!

Live Music • Eco-vendors and ECEC Crafts • Rutgers Master Gardeners of Essex County • Essex County 4-H Fair • Essex County Beekeepers • Rock Climbing Wall • Food and Refreshments • Essex County Turtle Back Zoo • Canoeing (weather and river level dependent) • New Jersey Woodturners

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Event Details

FREE ENTRY!
Essex County Environmental Center
Saturday, April 25, 2026
(Rain Date Sunday, April 26, 2026)
621 B Eagle Rock Avenue,
Roseland, NJ 07068
11am to 3pm

Event Summary

2026 Essex County Earth Day Celebration

Related Project

Information on Bids for Outside Legal Counsel, Solid Waste Recycling Consultant, Auditing Services, Accounting Services and Video Production Services

BID INFORMATION HERE

Plastic #1 and #2

Plastic #1

Plastic #1 refers to polyethylene terephthalate. Common uses include water and soft drink bottles, food jars and containers, and salad dressing bottles.

Plastic #2

Plastic #2 refers to high density polyethylene. Common uses include bottles for household cleaners and milk jugs.

White Goods

Refrigerators, ranges, water heaters, freezers, and other similar domestic appliances.

Ferrous Scrap

Ferrous metals contain iron, while non-ferrous metals do not. Ferrous metals are also magnetic.

Acceptable Materials

Computers

Monitors

Printers

Telecom Equipment

Fax Machines

Speakers

Main Frames

DVD Players

Old Cellular Telephones

Scanners

Televisions

Keyboards

VCRs

Stereos

Toasters

Irons

Unacceptable Materials

Smoke Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Alarms*

*These products should be returned to their manufacturer.

Commercial and Large Quantity Users May Not Drop Off Items.

Acceptable Materials

Pesticides and Herbicides

Darkroom/Photographic chemicals

Driveway sealer

Aerosol spray paints

Nicad/Rechargeable Batteries

Automotive fluids (antifreeze, motor oil, steering fluids, etc.)

Household cleaning fluids

Car batteries

Fire extinguishers (home)

Pool chemicals

Mercury and products containing mercury

Gasoline/Kerosene

Oil based paints and stains

Chemistry sets

Propane tanks (barbecue type)

Fluorescent light bulbs and ballasts

Unacceptable Materials

Latex paint

Regulated Medical Waste or Infectious Waste

Explosives, Munitions, Ordnance or Reactive Materials

Unlabeled or Unidentified Materials

Commercial or Industrial Waste

Smoke Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Alarms*

*These products should be returned to their manufacturer.

Asbestos

Empty Containers

Household batteries( AA, AAA, C, D, 9V)

Microwaves

Not For Commercial and Industrial Facilities.