Safely Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste, Scrap Tires
With fall just around the corner, it’s time to clean out barns, basements, sheds, garages, medicine cabinets, storage areas under kitchen sinks, etc. of hazardous household materials. Two events will be held for residents to properly discard potentially toxic/dangerous and hazardous household waste materials.
The St. Andrew’s Landfill will host Hazardous Waste Collection days on Saturday, September 7, 2013 and Saturday, November 2, 2013. Both events will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. At last year’s event, nearly 45 tons of materials were collected. Help us collect even more this year and dispose of it through safe, environmentally responsible practices.
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, paint, paint thinners, photography chemicals, pool chemicals, solvents, and wood preservatives.
Items not accepted include ammunition, asbestos, explosive materials, medical waste, pharmaceuticals, radioactive materials, and picric acid.
The Department of Public Works and Transportation will hold a Citizen and Agricultural Scrap Tire Drop-off Day on September 14, 2013. Anyone dropping off scrap tires will be able to do so free of charge at the St. Andrews Landfill in California, MD, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Ten (10) tires per vehicle will be accepted with a limit of one trip per vehicle.
For more information about the Hazardous Waste Collection days, please contact the St. Mary’s Department of Public Works and Transportation at 301-863-8400. You can also log on to their website.
For information about the September 14 Scrap Tire Drop-off event, please contact Nicholas Zurkan, St. Mary’s County Solid Waste Manager, at 301-863-8400 ext. 3550. You may also visit the department’s website at www.stmarysmd.com.
SOURCE: St. Mary’s County Government
