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Free Household Hazardous and Electronic Waste Drive-Thru Collection Event

What you CAN bring to an event (examples):

• Brake fluid, paint*, paint thinner, cleaners with acid or lye, pesticides or herbicides, household batteries and car batteries, pool chemicals, motor oil, oil filters, expired pharmaceuticals, anti-freeze, and fluorescent light bulbs.

* You can also recycle paint at participating retailers through the

PaintCare Program. Details at www.PaintCare.org or (855) 724-6809.

• Household electronic waste including: Computer monitors, televisions, computer CPUs, keyboards, printers, cell phones, etc.

 

What you CAN’T bring to an event:

• Waste from businesses.

• Explosives, ammunition and radioactive materials.

• Trash and tires.

• White goods such as refrigerators, stoves and washing machines, etc.

• Controlled substances.

 

How to prepare items for transportation:

• Bring the items in a sturdy box, preferably in their original labeled containers.

• Do not mix the items together.

• There is a limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds of hazardous waste per trip.

Household Hazardous Waste Event Flyer

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