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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Information

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Register by phone

  • May 1 to May 16
  • Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM

Here is information for each collection event:

Remember!
  • No electronics. Click here for what to do with electronics.
  • No latex paints. Click here for instructions on what to do with latex paints.
  • No pets.
  • No smoking.
  • No empty containers!
  • Box your items and place them in your trunk, so the haulers can easily retrieve them.

 

When registering, please have the following information available:

  • Your Name
  • Your Phone number
  • Address
  • Please tell us how you heard about this event:
    • TV ad
    • newspaper ad or article
    • the Internet
    • other
  • the waste you intend to bring and the approximate amount

 

Waiver

You will be asked to ascertain:

"By registering for this event, I confirm that all of the materials I am bringing for disposal were generated by a household and not by a business."

 

What to Bring

There is no limit to the amount of household hazardous wastes you can bring.

For each item you would like to bring, please describe how much of that item you have.

(Note: do not bring latex paints. Click here for instructions on what to do with latex paints.)

Acceptable items include:

  • Ammonia
  • Antifreeze
  • Arts and crafts supplies
  • Batteries (household types, not car batteries)
  • Bleach
  • Brake fluid
  • Cesspool cleaners
  • Drain cleaners
  • Driveway sealer
  • Dry cleaning fluids
  • Engine and radiator flushes
  • Floor cleaners
  • Fluorescent lights (tubes or bulbs)
  • Gasoline
  • Herbicides
  • Insect sprays
  • Mercury, items containing mercury
  • Metal polish
  • Moth balls
  • Muriatic acid
  • Oil based paint
  • Old chemistry sets
  • Oven cleaners
  • Paint thinner
  • Pesticides
  • Photo chemicals
  • Pool chemicals
  • Radiator cleaners
  • Rodent killers
  • Rust preventatives
  • Sealants
  • Solvents
  • Transmission fluid
  • Wood preservatives
  • Wood strippers