(Washington, DC) The DC Department of Public Works (DPW) will hold its fall household hazardous waste and electronics recycling drop-off day Saturday, October 27, from 9 am to 3 pm at the Trash Transfer Station at 3200 Benning Road, NE.
Residents may bring old cleaning and gardening chemicals; pesticides and poisons; acids, varnish and oil-based paints; solvents; aerosols; wood preservatives; spent batteries of all kinds; roofing tar; chemistry sets; automotive fluids, computer monitors, and TV screens to the collection site for free, environmentally safe disposal or recycling. Monitors and TV screens must be intact, not cracked, punctured or shattered.
What Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Recycling Event
When October 27, 2007, 9 am to 3 pm
Where Trash Transfer Station at 3200 Benning Road, NE, Washington, DC 20019
Acceptable Items:
- Pesticides
- Paints
- Drain Openers
- Old Medicine
- Antifreeze
- Cleansers
- Asbestos Tile
- Aerosols
- Petroleum Products
- Batteries
- Solvents
- Wood Preservatives
- Used Oil
- Mercury Thermometers
- Fluorescent Light Bulbs
- Polishes
- Moth Balls
- Brake Fluid
- Thinners
- Televisions & Video Equipment
- Computers & Components
- Small amounts of Gasoline
Unacceptable Items:
- Dioxins
- Radioactives
- Explosives
- Propane Tanks
- Tires
- Ammunition
- Biologically Active Wastes
- Microwave ovens
- Wooden TV Cabinets or Consoles
- Air Conditioners