About 50 Syringes Wash Up on LBI
Heavy rains blamed for stirring up trash, eel grass found from Ship Bottom to Barnegat Light
Updated 7:30 p.m.: According to Larry Hajna, spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection, about 50 syringes were among the debris that crews cleaned up from the beaches in Long Beach Island today.
An examination of the syringes confirmed they were washed from storm drains, Hajna said.
The syringes were part of a lengthy washup of eel grass and trash along the beaches from Barnegat Light all the way to Ship Bottom, Hajna said.
"This happens from time to time after a heavy rain, like we had on Wednesday," he said earlier in the afternoon.
Beaches, which reportedly were closed while the debris was removed, were expected to reopen Sunday.
Earlier: Crews are headed out to the beaches on Long Beach Island to clean up trash, including used syringes, that has washed up there today, according to the DEP.
Larry Hajna, spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection, confirmed that debris has washed up on the beaches from Barnegat Light all the way south to Ship Bottom, and that the debris included "some syringes."
"This happens from time to time after a heavy rain, like we had on Wednesday," Hajna said, adding that eel grass was the primary item that washed up.
Local crews were being mobilized to clean up the debris.
Keeping whats mine
4:46 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
Now thats a shocker
Dave Sleeper
5:14 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
Must be from that Nuclear Powerhouse.
Rick
9:30 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
The nuke plant produces syringes and eel grass?
Dave Sleeper
9:42 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
That's right Rick. Syringes, eel grass and thrmite paint. And I think Chris Christy's involved with this a little more than he's letting on!
Rick
12:50 pm on Sunday, June 17, 2012
The beach whistles, medical waste etc that used to wash up on our beaches was from NYC dumping their trash in the ocean.
I really can't picture too many people dumping syringes and eel grass in the storm drains that empty into the bay.
project bluebeam
5:33 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
thats our gov crisco once again. last week he was bragging about how clean the beaches are now that he is gov.
John B Taxpayer
5:39 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
12th st beach- ship bottom crews bagged unknown object in Bio hazard bag.
Rick
4:27 pm on Sunday, June 17, 2012
That could be a syringe. They are considered bio hazards.
Sharps containers always have a bio hazard label on them.
H Chandless
6:38 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
WE PROBABLY WON'T EVEN BE TOLD WHAT WASHES UP ON ALL THE OTHER BEACHES ALONG OUR SHORE. AT LEAST LBI IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO MERIT THE ATTENTION.
lacey taxpayer
7:23 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
yeah johnny taxpayer " debris washed up from barnegat light to ship bottom" . must have been a helluva big bag. bottom line christie could care less about the jersey shore. he has allowed developers to build housing developments and strip malls in protected areas without any swerer system in place and now johnny taxpayer jr is going to come running out of the surf with a disease ridden needle sticking out of his back. just another day for our mess of a gov. maybe some of his rich buddies who ran race cars down a busy parkway at 120 mph have mansions in LBI and might give him a heads up their weekend got ruined.
Rick
4:32 pm on Sunday, June 17, 2012
Christie nor any previous governor gives approvals on development. That is the purview of municipal zoning and planning boards.
BTW, Is Christie also responsible for the rip tides?
Wayne Smith
8:35 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
wise up everyone the debris that washed up occurs every year we are the litter bugs who put it there by trowing things in the gutters and down our sewers. Plastic garbage doesnt decompose and is effecting the whole world not just lbi. They have the same problem on the Delaware and in in HawaII and even in the middle of the pacific near midway island. So stop complaining and think the next time you litter. Its not the governors fault just us sloppy humans
David Vaccaro
8:55 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
Must be the sewage from Atlantic City(clean needle program).
jim brown
10:29 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
yeah wayne because i throw needles and bloody bandages in the sewer all the time. its the governor's fault . its his people who are supposed to be checking bio hazard. the other part you said was right. people are thoughtless pigs who throw everything out their car window. here in lacey you can find bags of mc donalds thrown into the middle of the road and there are many kids that are responsible for recycling etc but there are those who were never brought up with a sense of respect who throw used plastic bottles everywhere. just drive by the basketball court by applebees and even though there are 3 garbage cans there there are dozens of bottles on the ground , blowing into the lake etc.
John B Taxpayer
6:05 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
If anyone sees Chris Christie throwing this stuff out improperly..... PLEASE report him immediately!
He can NOT and must NOT get away with this!
mr henry
8:39 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
Why is this EPA guy putting it in the paper about trash on the beach? Is he trying to start a panic and upset vacationers.The mayor of the towns need to take this fool to see Jaws and what can happen when a shore town becomes paniced.
Rick
9:28 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
I saw that movie. People were being killed and maimed by a big fish. There was no real need to keep people out of the water.
Daniel Nee
1:25 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
Henry -- We contacted DEP when we heard beaches were being closed. And from what I recall, the mayor in Jaws was proven quite wrong shortly into the film ;)
Cindy
10:00 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
At least NJ is concerned about the safety of our waters. It is not NJ water it's one big ocean last time I looked. There are much dirtier places. Thank goodness we monitor our waters. Lesson to be learned is everyone impacts our waters. How many people do I see throwing cigarette butts out the window, soda cans in the woods. It is gross and we are all impacted. So next time you think our water is so gross, take a hard look and question if we had any part if it. East or West Coast doesn't matter, it is how we dispose of our trash.
Bionic Bill
4:17 pm on Sunday, June 17, 2012
Larry from the EPA said "This happens from time to time after a heavy rain, like we had on Wednesday,"..... -- WTF, like it's an everyday occurance syringes wash up from storm drains..... Last big syringe wash up, NY was dumping medical waste into the ocean.... If it was storm drain run off why wasn't anything found floating around the Bay? Takes awhile for the bay to flush out..... Now if it was north Jersey I guess this would be normal.. When I went to Liberty Landing Marina to troubleshoot an electronic problem there were used condoms & tampons floating in the water around the boats and water was brown real class act!
Sal Sorce
5:13 pm on Sunday, June 17, 2012
Sounds like the small diabetes- Insulin type, very common
and should be disposed by bringing used to any doctor's office, lab or
vet facility for appropriate disposal ... just hope who's responsible
get the message this is a serious issue. Many use a nail clipper to cut
off the needle-carefully of course ... at least if found the needles are
not going to endanger any one ...
Bad enough broken beer bottles left overnight by some idiots
is bad enough ... I hope each township raises their fees for such
monitoring, clean up ... and not allow after 8PM except for
fishing folks who are not for a second doing such a disgusting
deeds ... my 3-year old daughter laced open her tiny heel when
stepping on and empty beer bottle that not only was disposed
of on the dunes, it was carelessly broken-smashed, making
for a nasty weapon.
Sal Sorce
5:28 pm on Sunday, June 17, 2012
IF THE SOOONAMI BROUGHT DEBRIS FROM JAPAN TO OREGON,
SURELY OFF SHORE NYC DUMPING CAN REACH OR ISLAND ...
WE NEED "GARBAGE IN ASH OUT" FACILITIES ALL ALONG THE COAST.
GARBAGE THAT IS DUMPED IN NO WAY IS SUITABLE FOR SEA-LIFE
OR WE COASTAL RESIDENTS ... CAN YOU IMAGINE THE AMOUNT
OF GARBAGE DUMPED OFF-SHORE???
billy jones
7:50 am on Monday, June 18, 2012
Just wait until 350 gallons of fuel starts leaking out of the tank of the southern comfort. Thanks al way to navigate.
Phil Ashio
9:25 am on Monday, June 18, 2012
It wouldn't surprise me if it came from that boat billy..Syringes, That would explain why he ran a ground..Probably high on PCP
Aimee in Oregon
12:33 am on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Hey Sal, I'm an LBI'er from way back now LIVING in Oregon, and yes, crap from the Tsunami is definitely washing up... extremely large floating docks and such, no syringes as of yet. ;-) But what I really wanted to say was compared to the beaches in Loveladies where I spent every day of my summer from about 1966 to 1979, during my visit to LBI in 2010 I was pleasantly surprised by the CLEAN beaches! (this time in Brighton Beach) I saw virtually NO debris or medical waste or even litter for the most part. Heck, it could've been a beach in Oregon (where they're normally meticulous)... except it wasn't--it was my favorite place on earth: Long Beach Island, where the sand is warm, as is the beach, and the water is a perfect temp! (Can you tell I miss it?) LBI'ers, please know what you have there... sure Oregon is beautiful, but the water is freeeekin' cold and the beaches are full of huge rocks, cliffs and huge logs. Enjoy LBI for me this summer!