Dispose of your sensitive documents safely and securely at Ewing’s last Shred Day of the year, Saturday, October 21st from 9 – 1 at the municipal building. Document shredding will be done on site. This service is for Ewing residents only and proof of residency is required.
The Ewing Green Team will be on hand to assist.
Date: Saturday, October 21st
Time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: Municipal Building
The 2018 Shred dates will be announced early next year.
With the advent of spring on Monday, March 20th, many of us begin that annual ritual of the season, spring cleaning. The EGT recommends that as you go through the unwanted stuff in your home that you consider the 3Rs of the recycling mantra when you make your decisions regarding their disposal. From clothes, to furniture, to old non-working or outdated electronics, to bottles of cleaners, pesticides, oil-based paints, driveway sealer, insect repellents, to reams of unwanted sensitive documents, these all may need to go. Fortunately, there are some specialized programs that are run in Ewing and Mercer County in April to allow you to dispose of many items AND there are many organizations that will take your gently used, no longer needed items and give them a new home.
Before you make the decision to buy new we encourage you to reflect on whether you really need something new or whether cleaning or repair of the old item will do. For example, what about that pair of shoes with worn down heels that you love? Don’t throw them out. Take them to be repaired. There a wonderful cobber in Pennington who will make them look like new. Is your coat zipper broken? If the coat is in good condition otherwise, take it to a local tailor for repair.
Spring is also the season for yard sales. Run one to find homes for clothes, toys, appliances, and books that you no longer need. Or, check out the local donation centers in Ewing and the surrounding areas at our sister website, EwingRecycles.org. Check out each to see which works best for what you want to donate. Don’t forget Easel, behind the municipal building, will taker unwearable clothes, sheets and towels for pet bedding.
Don’t forget Ewing’s Convenience Centers. Ewing Township has two waste Drop Off Convenience Sites for residential use only (with proof of Ewing residency). Check http://ewingnj.org/Departments/Public-Works/Brush-Bulk-Waste.aspx for hours.
The Ewing Green Team is delighted to report that we just learned that Ewing Township has joined the New Jersey Attorney General’s “Project Medicine Drop” initiative, and has installed a Project Medicine Drop box at police headquarters.
The participation in this program will make it easier and more convenient than ever for Ewing Township residents to take an active role in the fight against the nationwide epidemic of opiate and heroin abuse, which often is fueled by the abuse of prescription painkillers.
“In an ongoing effort to continually expand the services offered to the community, we are happy to announce Ewing’s participation in Project Medicine Drop. The drop box provides a safe and convenient location for everyone in our community to drop off unused and expired medications. I encourage all Ewing residents to be aware of this resource and use it as a way to help prevent any potential for abuse,” said Mayor Bert Steinmann.
“Project Medicine Drop is a great addition to our commitment to public safety and the fight against opiate and prescription pill abuse. The drop box will give residents a quick, easy and effective mechanism to safely dispose of unneeded medication without the fear of those medications ending up in the wrong hands,” Ewing Police Chief John Stemler said.
Project Medicine Drop is an important component of the New Jersey Attorney General’s effort to stop the diversion and abuse of prescription drugs, including highly addictive opiate painkillers. This initiative also protects New Jersey’s environment by keeping these drugs of the landfills and out of the water supply.
Members of the public are invited to visit the Project Medicine Drop sites and drop off any unused prescription medications anonymously and with no questions asked. Most Project Medicine Drop sites make this service available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
More information about Project Medicine Drop, including the full list of Project Medicine Drop locations, can be found at www.NJConsumerAffairs.gov/meddrop.
Join the EGT for a recycling double-header this Saturday, October 22nd! Two recycling events are scheduled for the day which will help you to green your lifestyles thru recycling, the final 2016 Shred Day, and the biannual Rx Take Back Day.
You may dispose of your sensitive documents safely and securely at Ewing’s final Shred Day of the year from 9 – 1 at the municipal building. Document shredding will be done on site. This service is for Ewing residents only and proof of residency is required.
Members of the Ewing Green Team will be on hand to assist.
Date: Saturday, October 22nd
Time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: Municipal Building
If your medicine cabinet is filled with expired drugs or medications that you no longer use, and you are concerned about detrimental environmental effects from improper disposal, here is the information that you need to properly dispose of them.
The Ewing Police Department will be participating in the DEA’s twice yearly National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day which will take place on Saturday, October 22, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity for those who missed the previous events, or who have subsequently accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs, to safely dispose of those medications. Just go to the Ewing Police Department at 2 Jake Garzio Drive. Enter the main door and make a left to go down the hallway to the Police Department. Ewing Police will have an officer between 10 and 2 to take the items.
All medications are accepted, prescription and over-the-counter, as well as liquids. Hypodermic needles are not accepted. The disposal is handled completely securely; all accepted medications with any labels that you leave on the containers are placed in a large cardboard box, lined with plastic. At the end of the day the contents are taken to the prosecutor’s office. The DEA will pick up and incinerate.
Date: Saturday, October 22nd
Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: Ewing Police Department, 2 Jake Garzio Drive
The MCIA will be running a Household Waste and Electronics Disposal Day on Saturday, June 11th from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. It will be held at John T. Dempster Fire School, Lawrence Station Rd in Lawrence Twp.
Aerosol Cans | Used Motor Oil |Propane Gas Tanks | Pesticides & Herbicides | Car Batteries | Paint Thinner | Oil Based Paint | Stains & Varnishes | Gasoline | Anti-Freeze | Driveway Sealer | Insect Repellents | Mercury | Fluorescent & CFL Bulbs | Computers | Printers | Copiers | Fax Machines | Stereos | Televisions | Microwaves
NO LATEX PAINT | NO Heating Oil | NO Infectious Waste| NO Radioactive Materials NO Explosives or Munitions | NO Railroad Ties | NO Asbestos | NO Tires | NO Wood | NO Fencing | NO Air Conditioners | NO Helium or Oxygen Tanks | NO Unknowns
For Mercer County Residents Only. Only Residential Waste will be accepted, i.e. no Commercial Business waste. Proof of Residency will be required (Driver’s License). For more information call 609-278-8086 or visit WWW.MCIANJ.ORG.
Starting Monday May 16th through Friday May 20th, the Jack Stephan Way brush drop off facility will be closed while the accumulated brush is mulched. During this time residents are encouraged to put their brush in biodegradable bags and place them at curb. These bags will be picked up the day after their regular garbage collection.
Dispose of your sensitive documents safely and securely at Ewing’s first Shred Day of the year, Saturday, April 23rd from 9 – 1 at the municipal building. Document shredding will be done on site. This service is for Ewing residents only and proof of residency is required.
The Ewing Green Team will be on hand to assist.
Date: Saturday, April 23rd
Time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: Municipal Building
Spring into Green this Saturday beginning with the MCIA’s Hazardous Waste Disposal Day. Then when you are finished be sure to drop in at the 10th Annual Living Local Expo from 11 – 4 at the Rider University Alumni Gymnasium.
The MCIA will be running its first Household Waste and Electronics Disposal Day of the year Saturday, March 19th from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. It will be held at John T. Dempster Fire School, Lawrence Station Rd in Lawrence Twp.
Aerosol Cans | Used Motor Oil |Propane Gas Tanks | Pesticides & Herbicides | Car Batteries | Paint Thinner | Oil Based Paint | Stains & Varnishes | Gasoline | Anti-Freeze | Driveway Sealer | Insect Repellents | Mercury | Fluorescent & CFL Bulbs | Computers | Printers | Copiers | Fax Machines | Stereos | Televisions | Microwaves
NO LATEX PAINT | NO Heating Oil | NO Infectious Waste| NO Radioactive Materials NO Explosives or Munitions | NO Railroad Ties | NO Asbestos | NO Tires | NO Wood | NO Fencing | NO Air Conditioners | NO Helium or Oxygen Tanks | NO Unknowns
For Mercer County Residents Only. Only Residential Waste will be accepted, i.e. no Commercial Business waste. Proof of Residency will be required (Driver’s License). For more information call 609-278-8086 or visit WWW.MCIANJ.ORG.
Don’t forget! Come visit the Ewing Green Team, Environmental Commission, and the Mercer County Sustainability Coalition with over 70 local vendors and environmental groups at the Expo. For more information visit the Expo website.
Do you have Styrofoam left from all of your holiday gift packaging? If so, we are happy to share that our neighbors in Hopewell are spon-soring a Styrofoam collection date and residents of neigh-boring towns have been invited to participate. We are happy to report that it is drawing near and has been scheduled for Saturday, February 6. The items to be collected will include Styrofoam, CDs, DVDs, and wine bottle corks.
Jointly sponsored by the Hopewell Valley Green Team and the Pennington & Hopewell Township Environmental Commissions, these items will be accepted at the Hopewell Township Public Works Building at 203 Washington Crossing Pennington Road from Noon to 3 pm.
All Hopewell Valley residents and our nearby neighbors are February 6 at the Hopewell Township Public Works Building at 203 Washington Crossing Pennington Road from Noon to 3 pm. Check the Green Team website for updates at: www.HopewellValleyGreenTeam.org.
Join the EGT for a recycling double-header this Saturday, October 24th! Two recycling events are scheduled for the day which will help you to green your lifestyles thru recycling, the final 2015 Shred Day, and the EGT’s 2nd Annual Scarecrow Contest.
You may dispose of your sensitive documents safely and securely at Ewing’s final Shred Day of the year from 9 – 1 at the municipal building. Document shredding will be done on site. This service is for Ewing residents only and proof of residency is required.
Members of the Ewing Green Team will be on hand to assist.
Date: Saturday, October 24th
Time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: Municipal Building
We will finish up the day with our 2nd Annual Scarecrow Contest. The Scarecrows will be on display at the Ewing Community Center at 999 Lower Ferry Road starting Friday, October23rd. The judging and awarding of cash prizes of $100, $50 and $25 will be during Ewing’s Fall Festival of Fun which includes, a fun ‘Trunk or Treat’, make your own life-size scarecrows to decorate your yard, pumpkin painting, face painting and refreshments.
The day’s event is a joint collaboration with the Ewing Arts Commission; they organize the popular annual ‘Trunk or Treat’ and help judge the Scarecrow Contest along with Mayor Bert Steinmann.
Members of the Ewing High School Arts Club will offer the pumpkin painting and face painting.
The event is from 2:00-4:00 pm and is a wonderful opportunity for residents of Ewing to get together and celebrate the fall season.
Date: Saturday, October 24th
Time: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m..
Location: Ewing Senior and Community Center [ESCC]
So join us at Shred 3 for 2015, and the Festival of Fun/Scarecrow contest and help us to further both recycling efforts in town and the arts.
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