ANDERSON COUNTY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION EVENT IS SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Household Hazardous Waste is anything generated in the household that has a hazardous property. A material is hazardous if it is flammable, corrosive, toxic, or reactive with heat or contact with metals.

WE WILL ACCEPT:

HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS:DRAIN OPENERS, POLISHERS, DISINFECTANTS

HOME IMPROVEMENT / MAINTENANCE:ADHESIVES, STRIPPERS, THINNERS, REMOVERS

HOME LAWN AND GARDEN:HERBICIDES, PESTICIDES, POISONS, FUNGICIDES, WOOD PRESERVATIVES

AUTOMOTIVE FLUIDS:OIL ADDITIVES & FUEL ADDITIVES, STARTER FLUIDS, SOLVENTS, CLEANERS, REFRIGERANTS, ANTIFREEZE*/COOLANTS, FUEL(INCLUDING OLD GASOLINE)

MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES:RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES*, LITHIUM BATTERIES, BUTTON BATTERIES, POOL CHEMICALS, CHEMICALS FROM CHEMISTRY SETS,  MEDICINES / DRUGS, AEROSOLS / COMPRESSED GAS, PHOTO PROCESSING CHEMICALS, NEEDLES/SHARPS (in containers)

PLEASE DO NOT BRING:

PAINT*, ELECTRONICS*, ALKALINE BATTERIES**, ANY EMPTY CONTAINERS

MEDICAL & INFECTIOUS WASTE (except needles and sharps in puncture-proof containers),

EXPLOSIVES / AMMUNITION,

RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (including smoke detectors),

AUTOMOTIVE OIL*, LEAD ACID BATTERIES*

NO COMMERCIAL*** & AGRI-BUSINESS MATERIALS***

***Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators are eligible to participate by appointment only, and may contact Clean Harbors Environmental Services at 615-643-3170 with a waste inventory to request a price quote and schedule an appointment.

• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

OAK RIDGE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING(CENTRAL SERVICE COMPLEX)

100 WOODBURY LN. (Behind Hobby Lobby Shopping Center)

 9:00AM-2:00PM

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:

ANDERSON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

(865) 463-6845

SPONSORED BY:

THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION

and ANDERSON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MGT.

This State sponsored HHW Event is open to Any Resident of the State of TennesseeResidents of other Counties are Welcome!

*Batteries, oil, oil-based paint, antifreeze, and electronics are accepted on a year round basis at Anderson County’s Blockhouse Valley Road facility from Anderson County residents only – no businesses. Please contact Anderson County Solid Waste for hours of operation.**Alkaline batteries no longer contain mercury and can be thrown away in the regular garbage.* Latex Paint should be dried solid and disposed of in the garbage – leave lids off cans when disposing of them.