Environmental Health

For information regarding trash, solid waste, recycling, hazardous waste, and waste reduction, visit the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste.

• Safe Syringe Disposal Guide for Home Generated Medical Waste
• Household Disposal of Unused or Expired Medications
• Safe Disposal of Needles and Other Sharps Outside of Health Care Settings
• New Jersey Interagency Protocol for Response to Medical Waste Abandonments
• Safe and Proper Sharps Disposal During the COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Campaign

Got BED BUGS?
Do not panic! Although bed bugs and their bites can be a nuisance, they are not known to transmit any diseases.
General information and resources on how to properly identify, treat and prevent beg bug infestation can be found on following links:

• Guidelines for Steri -Fab or Microban for Sanitizing/Disinfecting Bedding and/or Upholstered Furniture
• Bureau of Housing Inspection (NJ Department of Community Affairs)
• Joint Statement on Bed Bug Control - CDC and EPA
• EPA - Pesticides: Controlling Pests/Bed Bug Information
• Rutgers Bed Bug Information and Control
• CDC Bed Bug Facts

• New Jersey Statutes Relating to Mattresses, Bed Springs, Cots, Lounges and Sofas

The purpose of this guidance is to provide sanitary standards and occupancy requirements to protect public health at campgrounds. This Campground Guidance [PDF] was a collaborative project spearheaded to address foreseeable gaps due to the sunset of N.J.A.C. 8:22 Campground regulations.