JACKSON Tenn — Household Hazardous Waste Collection – Is an opportunity to get rid of unwanted items around your home! Collection days like this help us all play a part in keeping the environment green and hazardous wastes out of our landfill and storm water collection system,” said Wendy Braxter-Rhyne, Stormwater Program Manager for the City of Jackson.
Jackson Mayor Jerry Gist said, ” Our residents can help keep wastes out of the landfill and waste water collection system if they will bring their items to the collection site.”
Here’s your chance to do your part to protect the environment by taking those items to a special hazardous waste collection event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, October 25. Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day, which will be at 112 Union St. behind the Farmers Market in downtown Jackson, accepts hazardous materials from around your home that should not be thrown in the regular trash.
Do Your Part to Protect the Environment on Saturday, October 25 The event is free.
Items that will be accepted at the collection site include:
• Oil-based paint, thinner, stripper, adhesives and other home improvement products.
• Household cleaners, such as drain, oven and metal cleaners, polishes and disinfectants.
• Gasoline, refrigerants, fuel and oil additives, contaminated used oil and other automotive product.
• Herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, fertilizers and other lawn and garden products.
• Batteries (rechargeable, lithium, and button ONLY), pool chemicals, aerosols, fluorescent light bulbs and other miscellaneous wastes.
• Computers, computer parts and other electronic waste (NO TV’s). Computers will be wiped of all personal information and then recycled.
• Both latex paint (which should be dried until solid) and alkaline batteries can be put in the regular trash. The City of Jackson also will take oil-based paint throughout the year by appointment. (Call 731.425.8545.)
• Hazardous waste from conditionally exempt small quantity generators is accepted by appointment only. (Call 615.643.3180.)
Official want to remind residents get ready for the collection event, do not mix chemicals and to keep them in original containers.
The collection site will not accept latex paint; medical or infectious waste; radioactive waste; smoke detectors; empty containers; ammunition and explosives; electronic items such as microwaves, refrigerators, stoves, appliances and televisions; scrap metal; aluminum cans; cardboard; and paper. It also cannot accept commercial waste from businesses, schools, farms and churches without an appointment.
Please call the Used Oil Hotline 1-800-287-9013 to get a listing of sites that accept used oil, antifreeze, lead-acid batteries and oil filters.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is sponsored by the City of Jackson’s Stormwater Management Department, Health and Sanitation Department and Keep Jackson Beautiful; Sunrise Recycling Services; and All Fiber and Scrap Recycling LLC.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation provides funding and collection for the event.
For more information, call 731.425.8545 or visit
“http://www.cityofjackson.net”
