HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
COLLECTION DAY
SEPTEMBER 11, 2010
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Located at the Highway Garage
WHAT TO BRING
Household cleaners;
polishers; hobby chemicals; pesticides and herbicides; flea powder; pool
chemicals; oil based paints (NO LATEX); solvents; varnishes; stains; paint
remover; mercury containing devices such as thermometers and thermostats;
adhesives; driveway sealer; photo chemicals; and miscellaneous other
materials which are considered hazardous as waste.
Look on the product for the warning labels such as caution,
flammable, reactive, caustic or poisonous.
WHAT NOT TO BRING
·
LATEX paint is not considered hazardous, unless it is pre-1990 and
labeled that it has mercury as a fungicide.
Use kitty litter to dry out latex paint and then throw in your
trash. It must be made into a
solid to be considered solid waste. Empty,
dry paint cans may be recycled as scrap metal at your recycling facility.
·
Alkaline batteries for flashlights and other household items are
not considered hazardous and can be thrown in the trash.
This includes most non-rechargeable batteries such as AA, AAA, C,
D, and 9-volt batteries.
·
Automotive batteries can be exchanged, given, or even sold to local
garages and auto parts stores. Used
motor oil is collected at many town facilities or local garages.
·
Fluorescent light bulbs can be taken to most Ace and True Value
Hardware stores for free. If
your town collects them at your transfer station, it is cheaper for your
town than bringing them for management at a hazardous waste collection.
·
Please do not bring ammunition and explosives, fire extinguishers,
radioactive materials, or propane tanks.
Contact your local police or fire departments about ammunition,
explosives, and fire extinguishers. Smoke
and carbon monoxide detectors can be sent back to the manufacturer. Propane tanks can be exchanged or refilled at a propane
distributor.
