• Font Size    
E-mail

Close Window E-mail This Page

Medical Waste Closes N.J. Beaches

Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

Send E-mail

   Print     Share +   
Sep 3, 2007 8:30 am US/Eastern

Medical Waste Closes N.J. Beaches

NEW JERSEY (AP) ― Several beaches along the Jersey Shore were closed during part of the busy holiday weekend because medical waste and other trash had washed ashore, authorities said.

The beaches were all reopened Monday, said Elaine Makutura, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Environmental Protection.

The source of the waste — which beachgoers said included syringes, tampon applicators and gauze — was not immediately known, and there were no reports of injuries.

Most of the waste was found on beaches and in the water off Monmouth and Ocean counties, authorities said.

An eight-block stretch of coastline along Normandy Beach in Ocean County was closed shortly after the first waves of trash were reported Sunday.

(© 2007 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

You need the latest Flash player to view video content.
Click here to download.

Click here to bypass this detection if you already have the latest Flash Player.

U.S. & World

Top News Stories

© MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.