Household Hazardous Waste

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Household Hazardous Waste: - Hazardous products used and disposed of by residential as opposed to industrial consumers. Includes paints, stains, varnishes, solvents, pesticides, and other materials or products containing volatile chemicals that can catch fire, react or explode, or that are corrosive or toxic.
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News archive for Household Hazardous Waste::

Collection day brings toxic trash parade  -  04 Aug 2008
Roanoke Times,So came a slow procession of cars, about 325 in all, each one dropping off a load of household hazardous waste at the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority

Local briefs for Aug. 4, 2008  -  04 Aug 2008
Ocala,All 18 Marion County Recycling Centers and the Household Hazardous Waste Division at the Baseline Landfill Solid Waste Facility accept used needles in

8 ways to green your cleaning  -  04 Aug 2008
WFAA,The aforementioned household cleaners fall into the general category of household hazardous waste (HHW). You may find the need to dispose of other HHW while

Home Depot lets you recycle long-lasting bulbs  -  04 Aug 2008
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,Monroe County consumers were advised to take them to household hazardous waste collection sites, which, in Monroe County means scheduling an appointment and

Roanoke City holds hazardous waste collection day  -  Aug 3, 2008
WDBJ7.com,But residents in Roanoke got a chance to get rid of them the right way this weekend at the city's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day.

County develops plan for household hazardous waste facility  -  Aug 1, 2008
Oakdalel Lake Elmo Review,...design a master plan for a 60-acre area near and including the proposed 20-acre site for its Household Hazardous Waste Collection facility in Woodbury.

Roanoke Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day  -  Aug 1, 2008
WSLS.com,Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days give area residents an opportunity to rid their homes of hard-to-dispose-of materials, such as old and used motor

City to accept household hazardous waste Saturday  -  Jul 31, 2008
Dodge City Daily Globe,The City of Dodge City will be accepting household hazardous waste from its sanitation customers. This is a scheduled service being offered from 10 am to 1

Not a big waste of time  -  Aug 1, 2008
Canton Repository (subscription),Next week, the waste district will have two staging areas, one for household hazardous waste and the other for electronics. At a certain point,

Perry County introduces door-to-door household hazardous waste ...  -  Jul 30, 2008
Carlisle Sentinel,July 30, 2008 The Perry County Commissioners recently announced the development of the Perry County “Door-to-Door Household Hazardous Waste Program.

Household waste facility unveiled in Fremont  -  Jul 31, 2008
Fremont Bulletin,..."This household hazardous waste facility is going to be a huge help for all of us in the Tri-Cities area, because now we can dispose of things sitting

Extra hour set for hazardous waste in Meredith  -  Aug 1, 2008
Laconia Citizen,The extra hour in Meredith is to compensate for the early closure of the scheduled household hazardous waste collection day on July 26.

Hazardous waste roundup in Downey  -  Aug 1, 2008
Downey Patriot,DOWNEY—Residents will have an opportunity to safely discard household hazardous waste at an e-waste roundup in Downey on Sept. 6.

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day  -  Jul 25, 2008
WHIZ,The 14th Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is August 2nd this year. Houshold products materials from the workshop, garage and any other miscellaneous

Get rid of your hazardous waste  -  Jul 26, 2008
Signal,Sponsored jointly by the Sanitation Districts and Los Angeles County, the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program gives Los Angeles County residents a

Hazardous waste collection in Hamilton  -  Jul 30, 2008
Wicked Local Wenham,Hamilton’s annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day will be held on Saturday, Sept. 6, 9 am to noon, at the DPW Yard behind Hamilton Town Hall,

14th Hazardous Material Collection  -  Aug 2, 2008
WHIZ,The Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day was held today at OU Z. This was the 14th year the event was held and Environmental Enterprises was on hand to

DEL STONE: Don't be part of the hazard  -  Aug 1, 2008
The Northwest Florida Daily News,So this week I made a vow: I'd track down Okaloosa County's household hazardous waste disposal service and dispose of it the right way.

ELECTRONIC WASTE EVENT ENDS WITH BIG HAUL  -  Aug 2, 2008
Pine Bluff Commercial,Pine Bluff Household Hazardous Waste Management, Jefferson County Recycling and the Pine Bluff Street Department were also sponsors of the event.

Media Invited to August 1 Showcase Event as EPA Nears Completion ...  -  Jul 31, 2008
U.S. EPA.gov (press release),The event, to be held at the Household Hazardous Waste and Orphan Container Pad on 41st Avenue in Cedar Rapids, will showcase collections of white goods

Sullivan to hold household hazardous waste cleanup  -  Jul 19, 2008
Mid-Hudson News,MONTICELLO - The Sullivan County Legislature Friday announced the second installment of the “Household Hazardous Waste Cleanup Event� will take place at the

Vacation Bible school to begin tomorrow  -  Aug 2, 2008
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com,Discarding electronics and hazardous waste PARSIPPANY: The Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority will conduct a Household Hazardous Waste Disposal and

Household hazards  -  Jul 29, 2008
Schenectady Gazette,Schenectady County has monthly Household Hazardous Waste Collection days, for county residents, through November at the Schenectady County Farm.

Household Hazardous Waste Facility is open  -  Jul 17, 2008
Fremont Bulletin,Fremont's Household Hazardous Waste Facility opened its doors this month, offering a free place for residents to dispose of household hazardous waste

Household Hazardous Waste Collection August 2  -  Jul 17, 2008
Bay Net,The Charles County Commissioners announce that the next household hazardous waste collection day will be on Saturday, August 2, from 9 am to 3 pm at the

Quick Hits  -  Aug 1, 2008
Valley Sun,La Cañada Flintridge residents will continue to be able to take their household hazardous waste to a Glendale facility, but the price is going up.

Safely dispose of household hazardous waste at King County ...  -  Jul 15, 2008
King County (press release),Latex paint is one item no longer accepted during household hazardous waste collection events. Research has shown that dried or solidified latex paint can

Household Hazardous Waste Collections Scheduled  -  Jul 16, 2008
Ellsworth American,ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County Planning Commission and Acadia Disposal District have announced two household hazardous waste collection events scheduled for

San Antonio works to keep more hazardous chemicals from being released  -  Jul 7, 2008
Bizjournals.com,The San Antonio Solid Waste Management Department is extending its hours at its Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Center in order to provide more

Household hazardous waste plan forwarded  -  Jul 16, 2008
Woodbury Bulletin,Washington County has submitted its plans to the city of Woodbury for a proposed household hazardous waste facility. County director of public works Don

EPA Announces Household Hazardous Waste Curbside Collection for ...  -  Jul 11, 2008
Media Newswire (press release),...(Kansas City, Kan., July 10, 2008) - The US Environmental Protection Agency is collecting household hazardous waste from tornado and flood-damaged

Hazardous waste incidents prompt warning by Scottsdale  -  Jul 22, 2008
AZ Central.com,22, 2008 01:56 PM Following the hospitalization of city workers, Scottsdale officials urged the public to avoid dumping household hazardous waste in garbage

Here's what happens to hazardous waste  -  Jul 25, 2008
phillyBurbs.com,Lugging everything from outdated PCs to old car batteries, they were finally getting rid of their household hazardous waste. But for the New Jersey-based

Household hazardous waste collection set for this weekend  -  Jul 8, 2008
Lihue Garden Island,Latex paint is not considered household hazardous waste and therefore will not be accepted. For disposal instructions on latex paints or more information,

Second hazardous waste day coming in October  -  Jul 11, 2008
Old Colony Memorial and Plymouth Bulletin,By Emily Wilcox Fire Chief Ed Bradley appeared before the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night to present changes to the town’s household hazardous waste days.

Safely rid your home of hazardous waste  -  Jul 6, 2008
The Coloradoan,We are talking about something the average household is home to 64 kinds of: Household hazardous waste. Household hazardous waste, or HHW, is any substance

Wilkin County offers free hazardous waste disposal  -  Jul 11, 2008
Wahpeton Daily News,Each year, the regional household hazardous waste program serves Otter Tail, Wilkin, Grant, Traverse and Stevens counties. Otter Tail County holds the

Hazardous waste disposal is Saturday  -  Jul 10, 2008
Yuma Sun,The city of Yuma will take it off your hands for free on Saturday as part of its quarterly household hazardous waste disposal program.

Gaston County to hold hazardous waste collection day  -  Jul 7, 2008
Gaston Gazette,Gaston County Solid Waste and Recycling Division will hold a household hazardous waste collection day Saturday, July 12. The event will take place from 8:30

Eco-fees hit homes  -  Aug 1, 2008
Toronto Sun,A program launched July 1 by the environment ministry aims to double the amount of household hazardous waste such as paint, single use batteries and

Guest editorial: Herkimer, Oneida Co. Waste Authority is second to ...  -  Aug 2, 2008
Utica Observer Dispatch,...a Green Waste Compost facility and a Household Hazardous Waste facility and also by developing comprehensive programs for industrial waste audits,

Hazardous waste day Saturday  -  Jul 24, 2008
Sarnia Observer,A MOBILE HOUSEHOLD hazardous waste day will be held Saturday at the Brooke-Alvinston public works garage on Nauvoo Road. Batteries, cleaners, pesticides

OCRRA holds hazardous waste collection day  -  Jul 22, 2008
NewsChannel 9 WSYR,OCRRA held one of its "Household Hazardous Waste Collections" on Tuesday. It's one of only five chances per year to properly dispose of items like

• Stores take on problem of new bulb recycling  -  Jul 24, 2008
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com,Burned out bulbs are supposed to be placed in a sealed plastic bag and taken to a household hazardous waste collection site. The trouble is, most household

Inside New Gloucester  -  Jul 24, 2008
KeepMEcurrent.com,The dilemma has been solved by a Regional Household Hazardous Waste Collection to be held at the Public Works Facility off Route 26 North in Gray,

Clean Harbors to Announce Second-Quarter 2008 Financial Results on ...  -  Jul 23, 2008
FOXBusinessCleanPack(R) laboratory chemical packing, and household hazardous waste management services. Clean Harbors' Site Services provides field services,

'Designer' garbage  -  Jul 25, 2008
Winnipeg Sun,The province is targeting four waste areas, including tires, e-waste (computers, phones, TVs, stereos), household hazardous waste (cleaners, paint,

Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday in Sandwich  -  Jul 23, 2008
Foster's Daily Democrat,The Sandwich Selectmen remind all of us: Hazardous Waste is prohibited from being dumped at our Transfer Station Household Hazardous Waste (including

Hazardous waste day in Alvinston area  -  Jul 15, 2008
Sarnia Observer,A Household Hazardous Waste Day — Mobile Event will be held Saturday, July 26 from 9 am to 2 pm at the Brook Alvinston Public Works Garage, 3123 Nauvoo Rd.

GREEN LINE  -  Jul 17, 2008
Asbury Park Press,A: Monmouth County residents can bring propane tanks to the county's Household Hazardous Waste Facility, said Fran Metzger, county recycling coordinator.




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