July 4th Trash Schedules, Fireworks and Safety Info.

Here's some information about July 4th trash and recycling schedules, where to see fireworks, why you shouldn't do your own, and other safety tips.

In Point Borough, there will be no collection of trash or recycling on Wednesday, July 4th.

The trash collection schedule for those who usually get pick-ups Wednesday, Thursday or Friday is one day later this week due to the July 4th holiday.

Trash collection is now on the same weekly schedule during the summer as the rest of the year in Point Borough.

Recycling collection remains on alternate weeks. If this is your week for recycling collection, and if your normal pick-up day is Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, it will come one day later this week.

In Point Beach, there will be no change in trash and recycling collection on July 4th, since that is one of three holidays that the town's public works department works. (The other two are Memorial Day and Labor Day.)

is scheduled to begin its fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. July 4th. For those who can't wait, you can stand on the Point Beach side of the Manasquan Inlet, or visit Manasquan, on Tuesday night and watch Manasquan's fireworks.

Watching fireworks from a distance of at least 500 feet is a good thing, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). The Academy is urging people to not buy any fireworks to do displays themselves and to not let their children be anywhere near any such "home" displays because of the high risk of injury.

Of the 9,000 fireworks-related injuries each year, 21 percent impact the eyes and more than half of the victims are young children or teenagers, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, as cited in a prepared statement from AAO.

For more information about how fireworks can cause eye injuries, please see the AAO press release.

Regarding tips on emergency burn care, see this press release from the Burn Center at Saint Barnabas, in Livingston. Please note: the statement warns to use tepid to cool water on burns, and not to use butter or ice.

Saint Barnabas has also compiled tips about summer safety in general, regarding outdoor cooking, family camping trips, potential sun damage and other issues. Please see first attached PDF.

If you are hosting a barbecue or other gathering this week, you may want to make sure that your relatives and friends aren't slipping "treats" to your dog or cat that may actually make them sick. For information on food that should not be shared with pets and how to treat pet burns, please see second attached PDF.