The Ocean County Board of Commissioners used the occasion of National Battery Awareness Day, late last week, to remind residents of the importance of properly recycling certain batteries.

Ocean County residents can recycle Lithium-ion, rechargeable and button batteries at the Special Waste Drop-Off facilities at the Southern Recycling Center in Manahawkin or the Ocean County Northern Recycling Center in Lakewood, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday.