The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Roane County on Saturday, March 9.
Tennesseans are encouraged to bring household hazardous waste – including cleaning fluids, pesticides, swimming pool chemicals, and more – to a designated drop-off location, a press release said. A person does not need to live in the county to participate.
On Saturday, the drop-off location is:
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Anderson County Solid Waste Management and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation are sponsoring a Household Hazardous Waste Collection event on Saturday, September 16.
The collection is scheduled between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Oak Ridge Central Services Complex located at 100 Woodbury Lane (behind the Hobby Lobby shopping center). This is a state-sponsored household hazardous waste event and is open to all residents of Tennessee, a press release said.
Household hazardous waste is considered anything that is generated in the household that has a hazardous property. Examples include household disinfectants, drain cleaners, adhesives, pesticides, old gasoline, and pool chemicals. A material is considered hazardous if it is flammable, corrosive, toxic, or reactive with heat or contact with metals, the press release said. [Read more…]
Anderson County is hosting a hazardous waste collection event on Saturday, April 14, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Oak Ridge Public Works building.
The type of materials that you can bring include household cleaners, home improvement items, lawn and garden materials, and automotive fluids.
For a complete list of acceptable/non-acceptable items, call Anderson County Sold Waste Management at 865-463-6845 or visit the City of Oak Ridge website.
The Oak Ridge drop-off site is 109 Woodbury Lane, behind K-Mart.
