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Household Hazardous Waste Day- Saturday October 9, 2010

This year’s annual Household Hazardous Waste Day will once again be held at the Department of Public Works facility located at 100 Stone Quarry Drive. As in the past, all hazardous waste will be collected by appointment only. To register, you must call the Department of Public Works at 868-5578. Remember- The maximum collected per resident is five gallons.

Common Household Hazardous Waste:

Household Items

Aerosol cans (empty aerosol cans are safe to dispose of as regular trash)
Bug spray
Carpet and upholstery cleaner
Drain openers/cleaners
Flea and tick repellent
Metal or furniture polish
Mothballs
Oven cleaner
Photo chemicals
Rubber cement
Toilet/shower cleaners

Basement/Garage Items

Adhesives
Brake or transmission fluid & radiator flush
Car wax
Carburetor cleaner
Charcoal lighter fluid
Driveway sealer
Furniture stripper
Mouse or rat poison
Pesticides, weed killers and insecticides
Paint thinner and turpentine
Solvents
Swimming pool chemicals
Wood stains

Unmixed Waste Fuels

Diesel fuel
Kerosene
Gasoline

Mercury

Old thermometers
Old thermostats

NO EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS, RADIOACTIVE WASTE, ASBESTOS, SILVEX OR INFECTIOUS/BIOLOGICAL WASTE WILL BE ACCEPTED.

  • Consider reducing your purchase of products with hazardous ingredients; read labels thoroughly.
  • Use and store products containing hazardous substances carefully to prevent any accidents at home. Never store hazardous products in anything other than their original containers and never remove labels.
  • Never mix HHW with other products. Incompatible products might react, ignite, or explode, and contaminated HHW might become un-recyclable
  • Remember to follow any instructions for use and disposal provided on product labels.

Typically, hazardous waste is categorized as toxic, ignitable, corrosive, reactive or otherwise hazardous. Please check the manufacturer’s label.


*New Requirements for Disposing of Mercury-Added Products:
As of January 1, 2008, the disposal of mercury-containing products at landfills, transfer stations and incinerators is prohibited. This means these items may not be disposed of as a solid waste with the “normal” garbage. This ban covers products including:

  • Thermometers and Thermostats

  • Fluorescent lamps

  • Mercury button cell batteries

  • Switches and relays

Homeowners and businesses alike are subject to this ban. However, the ban does not include the recycling of these items at the Solid Waste Transfer Station and Recycling Center and we encourage consumers to bring them for recycling along with their other recyclables.

 

 

 
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