Almost 5,000 pounds of hazardous household waste was collected at a drop-off event in Anderson County this month.
The Household Hazard Waste drop-off on October 1 was sponsored by Anderson County Solid Waste Management Department and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. They collected 4,798 pounds of household hazardous waste, a press release said.
The TDEC collection report indicated 1,874 pounds of poisonous material (e.g., pesticides) was dropped off that day by area residents at the collection site in Oak Ridge. Other hazardous materials collected included 664 pounds of oil-based paint, 769 pounds of non-hazardous liquid, 616 pounds of flammable liquid, 460 pounds of corrosive material, 289 pounds of aerosol containers, and 61 pounds of fluorescent tubes.
A total of 149 households dropped off materials at the collection event, the press release said. Household Hazardous Waste collection events are held in the spring and fall each year throughout the state of Tennessee.
The Blockhouse Valley Recycling Center, 1480 Blockhouse Valley Road, is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., and Saturdays from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. The center accepts batteries, used motor oil and filters, oil-based paint, antifreeze, gas grill propane tanks, and old appliances and electronics year-round, the press release said.
To learn more, visit online at https://andersoncountytn.gov/solid-waste-recycling/.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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