County Household Hazardous Waste Event Just One Week Away
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Posted on March 19, 2008
Lawrence Countians are encouraged to survey their homes, carports and garages for household hazardous waste items in preparation for a free disposal event to be held next weekend.
The collection event will take place Saturday, March 29 between the hours of 8 and noon at the Solid Waste Transfer Station on Baler Drive in Lawrenceburg. The State of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Solid Waste Management will conduct the event, which is open to all Tennessee households.
HHW is as any unwanted or spent household product that can catch fire easily (flammable), eat away at or irritate living tissue (corrosive), react violently with water or other chemicals (reactive), or is poisonous to humans and animals (toxic).
Only households may use the service to dispose of hazardous wastes. No commercial, institutional, or agri-business waste will be accepted. Additionally, NO explosives, ammunition, radioactive waste (including smoke detectors), or medical waste will be accepted. Latex paint may be dried up and thrown away with regular household garbage. In addition, alkaline batteries no longer contain mercury and can be thrown away as well. Please see the related box for a list of suggested items to be brought to the event.
On the day of the event, load the unwanted materials into your trunk or the back of your truck. For safety purposes, don?t mix materials. Keep them in their original containers. Double package any leaking containers and place any breakable containers in a box, cushioned with newspaper. When you get to the event you will be surveyed to find out what county you live in and where you learned about the event.
For more information about the upcoming HHW collection event, contact Lawrence County Solid Waste Services at 766-4469.
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