TOBAY Notebook: Cleanup, Clinic Scheduled

S.T.O.P. and E-Waste Collection

The sixth of eight 2011 Household Hazardous Waste Disposal (S.T.O.P.-Stop Throwing Out Pollutants) and Electronic Waste Collection days and the third of four Drug Collection days for Oyster Bay Town residents is scheduled for Sept. 10.

The collection day, which is open only to Town of Oyster Bay residents, will be held at the Town’s Solid Waste Disposal Complex, Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Road, Old Bethpage, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The S.T.O.P. program, which provides residents with an environmentally safe means for disposal of household hazardous waste, is now in its 26th year. Additional S.T.O.P./Electronic Waste Collection dates for 2011 are: Oct. 1 at Town Hall South and Nov. 6, at Town of Oyster Bay Department of Public Works Garage.

Oyster Bay Harbor Cleanup Day

The Town of Oyster Bay, Friends of the Bay and the Oyster Bay Power Squadron will join forces to sponsor the annual Oyster Bay Harbor Fall Cleanup Day on Sept. 17.

“The fall harbor cleanup is a popular event, with volunteers and Town employees rolling up their sleeves (and, in some case, pants legs) to conduct a thorough cleanup of beaches and shoreline areas along Oyster Bay harbor,” Supervisor John Venditto stated. “While some people walk along the shoreline collecting debris, others work from boats, picking up trash and even discarded boats."

Volunteers are needed for the cleanup, which will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Interested individuals and groups can get further information by calling the Town’s Department of Environmental Resources at 516-677-5711. Volunteers are also welcome to sign up the day of the event. The central meeting place will be Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park launching ramps, Larrabee Avenue, Oyster Bay.

The fall Oyster Bay Harbor Cleanup is recognized as one of many coastal cleanups taking place around the world as part of The Ocean Conservancy’s 26th Annual International Coastal Cleanup campaign.

Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic

The Town of Oyster Bay will hold a free rabies vaccination clinic for dogs, cats and ferrets on Sept. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. The clinic will be at the Town Animal Shelter, located at 150 Miller Place in Syosset.

For further information, contact the Town’s Animal Shelter at 516-677-5784.