Newsletter

September 28, 2004

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION

Don’t throw away those hazardous materials in the trash.  A Household Hazardous Waste Collection is being held in the City of Richmond, Saturday, October 2, 2004 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  The collection point is Beebe Street Memorial Park.  The County Health Department will have personnel and equipment set up near the bathrooms in the park.

  Household Hazardous Waste Checklist

• Only Macomb County households may participate – business wastes are not accepted.
• The Health Department reserves the right to limit quantities accepted at HHW collections.
• Please keep hazardous substances in labeled or original containers.
• Do NOT mix different hazardous products together.
• Avoid contact with hazardous substances.
• Transport leaking containers in a pail.

 Do bring the following items to a Macomb County Household Hazardous Waste Collection:

 ·        Automotive Products

Gasoline             Brake Fluid

Motor Oil           Transmission Fluid

Battery Acid       Spray Paint

Solvents and Degreasers

Used Oil Filters (drain filters and place in sealed Ziploc bags)

·        Gardening Products

Pesticides          Sprays

Weed Killers     Poisons

Fertilizers          Powders/Dusts

 ·        Household Products

Oven Cleaner               Muriatic Acid

Rat/Ant Poison             Drain Cleaner

Pool Chemicals             Photo Chemicals

Household Batteries      Paint Thinner/Solvent

Paint Stripper               Nail Polish & Remover

Aerosols (unless empty)  Oil Based Paint

Products Containing Mercury

Mercury-containing fluorescent tubes/bulbs

 The following products are NOT accepted.  Please do NOT bring them to the HHW collections.

 ·        Automotive/Marine Batteries – Return to a battery retailer.

·        Smoke Detectors – Return to the manufacturer or wrap in newsprint and dispose of in the regular refuse.

·        Antifreeze – Contact the MCHD for information.

·        Ammunition/Flares/Explosives – Contact your local law enforcement agency for additional information.

·        Latex Paint – Latex paint is not a hazardous substance and therefore is not accepted at the MCHD Hazardous Waste Collections.

 For additional information contact:        Macomb County Health Department Hotline

Household Hazardous Waste Collection

(586) 466-7923 ext. 4

 Sponsored by:

Macomb County Board of Commissioners

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality – Clean Michigan Initiative

City of Richmond

Thanks for visiting!
Jim Hanus
www.AllAboutRichmond.com
email: list@allaboutrichmond.com