Mercury is a toxic substance that can have severe adverse effects on human health and the environment when released.  Morris County residents may bring their mercury thermometers to participating pharmacies, municipal health departments, and other municipal offices throughout the county.  

Thermometers collected through the exchange program will be sent to a mercury retort facility where the mercury will be recycled.  Details on which pharmacies and municipal offices will be participating in this program is provided in the column to the right. 

Residents are advised that they may also deliver mercury fever thermometers throughout the year to the MCMUA Household Hazardous Waste Facility (by appointment only, on most Tuesday, Friday and Saturday mornings).  Please call the MCMUA HHW Hotline at (973) 829-8006 in order to schedule an appointment.   

For more information on the MCMUA “Catch the Fever” Mercury Thermometer Exchange Program, including program dates and participants, or on any aspect of the Morris County Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Program, please call the HHW Hotline at (973) 829-8006 or check out the MCMUA Website at www.MCMUA.com.

Municipalities:

• Karen Becker, Recycling Coordinator, Butler Municipal Building, One Ace Road, Butler, NJ 07405, (973) 838-7200, ext. 219
   
• Barbara Bate, Chatham Borough Hall, 54 Fairmount Avenue, Chatham, NJ 07928 (973) 635-0674, ext. 100
   
• Mary Ellen Saskowitz, Denville Township Department of Public Works, Recycling Center, 140 Morris Avenue, Denville, NJ 07834, (973) 625-8334
     
• George Van Orden, Health Officer,  Board of Health Office, Florham Park Borough Hall, 111 Ridgedale Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932, (973) 410-5320
     
• Tim Quinn, Road/Sanitation Supervisor (or Linda), Mount Olive Township Municipal Building, Public Works Department, 204 Flanders-Drakestown Road, Mount Olive, NJ 07828, (973) 691-0900 ext. 340 or 361
  
• Sylvia Banbor, Recycling Coordinator, Rockaway Borough, 1 East Main Street, Rockaway, NJ  07866, (973) 627-2000.
   
• Debra Ward, Recycling Coordinator, Roxbury Township Municipal Building, 1715 Route 46, Ledgewood, NJ 07852, (973) 448-2053

Program Participants
(as of December 14, 2006)

Pharmacies:

• Leonard Kaplan, Preston Drug, 131 Hawkins Place, Boonton (town), NJ 07005, (973) 334-3460
     
• Vipul Vandhar, Pharmacist in Charge, CVS, 451 Ridgedale Avenue, East Hanover, NJ 07936, (973) 463-3303
    
• Frank Iannarone, Pharmacist in Charge, Madison Pharmacy, 66 Main Street, Madison, NJ 07940, (973) 377-0075
   
• Debbie Adamus, Wellness Coordinator, Bottle Hill Pharmacy, 42 Main Street, Madison, NJ 07940, (973) 377-0009
    
• Larry Kessler, Head Pharmacist, Mendham Apothecary, 88 East Main Street, Mendham, NJ 07945 (973) 543-4400
     
• Richard Rosenthal, Morris Plains Pharmacy, 712 Speedwell Avenue, Morris Plains, NJ 07950, (973) 539-3635
   
• Phil Carangelo, Long Valley Pharmacy, Route 24, Long Valley Plaza, Washington Township, NJ 07853, (908) 876-4000

Municipal Health Departments:

• Carlo Dilizia, Health Officer, East Hanover Health Department, 411 Ridgedale Avenue, East Hanover, NJ 07936, (973) 428-3036
       
• George Van Orden, Health Officer, Hanover Township Health Department, 1000 Route 10, Whippany, NJ 07981, (973) 515-6667
   
• George Van Orden, Health Officer, Harding Township Health Department, Municipal Building, Blue Mill Road, New Vernon, NJ 07976, (973) 455-7296
    
• Maryann Galiger, Public Health Nurse, Montville Health Department, 195 Changebridge Road, Montville, NJ 07045, (973) 331-3316
   
• Kevin Breen, Health Officer, Morris Township Health Department, 50 Woodland Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960, (973) 326-7390  
  
• Mark Caputo, Assistant Health Officer, Randolph Township Health Department, 502 Millbrook Ave., Randolph, (973) 989-7050.
    
• Elyssa Loiacono, Environmental Health Specialist, Washington Township Health Department, 43 Schooley's Mountain Road, Long Valley, NJ 07853, (908) 876-3650