Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste

St. Mary’s County residents will have an opportunity to properly dispose of potentially toxic materials at the landfill. The landfill will host a Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016.

The event will take place between 8 am and 4:30 pm. The St. Mary’s County Landfill is located at 44837 St. Andrews Church Road, which is also MD Route 4. It is approximately 1 mile south of the intersection with MD Route 235. If you are coming from Route 235 the landfill will be on the left.

The county’s Department of Public Works and Transportation thanks the residents of St. Mary’s County for participating in the hazardous waste collection day. The event has at times approached collected nearing 30 tons of material.

The program allows residents to clean out their barns, basements, sheds, garages, storage areas under kitchen sinks, etc. and properly discard potentially toxic and dangerous materials.

Hazardous waste items which will be accepted for collection include acids, ammonia, bleach, cleaners, fuels, gas/oil mixtures, gasoline, household and lawn pesticides, mercury thermometers, photography chemicals, pool chemicals, solvents, wood preservatives, paint thinners, and alkyd (oil-based) paint.

Since latex paint is not considered hazardous, it can be disposed with your regular trash collection as long as the mixture is harden by adding absorbents (cat litter, sand, sawdust, or paint drying crystals) prior to disposal.

If citizens are unable to do so, latex paint also will be accepted.

Items which will not be accepted include ammunition, asbestos, explosive materials, medical waste, pharmaceuticals, radioactive materials, and picric acid.

For more information on the collection day or ways to recycle, please contact the St. Mary’s Department of Public Works and Transportation at 301-863-8400 or log on to their website.

 

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