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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Household Hazardous Waste To Be Collected In Lawrence County This Fall


Lawrence Countians will have a convenient opportunity to safely dispose of household hazardous waste this fall.


The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has approved Lawrence County’s request to hold a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on Saturday, October 17 from 8 until noon at the Lawrence County Transfer Station on Baler Drive in Lawrenceburg.


The service will be free and open to all Tennessee households. Lawrence County is one of only 15 Tennessee counties which will host household
hazardous waste collection events during the fall collection cycle.


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).

Usable household products may exhibit hazardous properties, but until they become a waste they are not appropriate for the household hazardous waste
program.


The average home in Tennessee produces 20 pounds of household hazardous waste each year. Typical items to dispose of include cleaning fluids, pesticides,
mercury thermometers and thermostats, swimming pool chemicals, paint thinner and automotive fluids.

Some items that are accepted but may be recycled locally and on a year-round basis are used oil, batteries, propane cylinders, paint, fluorescent bulbs and electronics. Many of these items are commodities and may generate revenue for the local collection site.
Items no longer accepted at the mobile HHW collections are alkaline batteries.


Alkaline batteries sold after May 13, 1996 have no mercury added and may be discarded in the regular trash. Other items not accepted at the mobile HHW
collections include ammunition, explosives, medical waste and any items from a school, commercial business or agri-business.


The day of the event, load the unwanted materials into your trunk or the back of your truck. For safety, 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.


Tennessee's Mobile Collection Service has been in operation since 1993. Since then, there have been over 875 one-day collections. Over 226,000 Tennessee families have brought in almost 16 million pounds of household hazardous waste for proper disposal.

The program is funded by a $0.95 per ton surcharge on waste entering landfills.

 

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