STOP Hazardous Waste Pollution in Glen Cove

Each year, Glen Cove provides residents with an environmentally sound way to dispose of household trash that is too unsafe or hazardous for regular disposal.  A second STOP Program has been added this year, in addition to the E-Waste Program and Shed the Meds Program.  

This year’s second Glen Cove STOP (Stop Throwing Out Pollutants) Program will be held on Saturday, Sept. 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Raindate Sept. 28) at the Winters Brothers facility located at the end of Morris Avenue.

Residents are urged to bring items such as aerosol cans, air conditioning refrigerants, antifreeze, automobile batteries, household batteries, brake and transmission fluids, bug and rodent killers,  enamel, lead and oil based paints (Water or latex based paints are no longer accepted), paint thinner, automobile tires, oven cleaner, polish and wood preservatives, unused flammable liquids, waste oil, insecticides, pesticides, fertilizers, rug and upholstery cleaners, pool chemicals and empty barbecue propane tanks to the Morris Avenue site for proper disposal.

This program is open to Glen Cove Residents Only, proof of residency is required. Only residential waste will be accepted, commercial waste will not be accepted.  Please do not bring explosives, smoke detectors, fireworks, medical waste or unidentifiable items.

For more information call Winters Brothers at 671-1911 or the City of Glen Cove Department of Public Works at 676-4402.