West Hartford to Hold Household Hazardous Waste Collection

The MDC-sponsored Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day will take place at the , 17 Brixton Street, on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.  The collection is free and is open to all MDC-serviced towns.

How does the collection work? It couldn't be easier. Collect your household waste in their original containers, place them in a box and bring them to the collection site on Sept. 15, and MDC will handle the rest.

Remember these tips:

• Do not mix different products together
• Do not smoke in your car or near the collection area.
• Be prepared to wait between 5 and 30 minutes. Bring something to read for yourself and a game or toy to entertain your child.

What can you bring?  Many common materials found throughout your home are classified as hazardous. So look high and low. And if you don't intend to use it, bring it to the collection.

Items accepted at the collections:

Garage and Workshop

• Alkaline and lithium batteries
• Antifreeze
• Brake and Transmission fluid
• CFLs & Fluorescent bulbs
• Kerosene and No. 2 Fuel oil
• Mercury thermostats
• Oil based paints
• Paint strippers/Thinners
• Rechargeable batteries
• Road flares
• Turpentine

Kitchen and Sink

• Aerosol cans
• Ammonia
• Ant sprays and Flea repellant
• Disinfectants
• Floor care products
• Mercury thermometers
• Oven and drain cleaners
• Wood and metal polishes

Yard and Hobby

• Adhesives, Epoxy products and Glues
• Artists' paints
• Charcoal lighter fluid
• Cleaning solvents
• Fungicides, Herbicides and Insecticides
• Mercury and Mercury switches
• Moth balls
• Pesticides
• Photographic chemicals
• Pool chemicals
• Wood preservatives

Sorry, the MDC cannot collect the following materials, but that doesn't mean you should keep them around the house. If you're not sure if we take an item, call us at 860-278-3809. If we don't take it, we'll try to help you dispose of it elsewhere.

• Ammunition
• Business waste
• Car Batteries*
• Cement
• Creosote coated railroad ties
• Electronics
• Empty containers of any kind
• Explosives
• Freon
• Ice melt
• Latex paint
• Marine flares
• Medical waste including needles and syringes
• Medicines
• Smoke detectors
• Tires
• Used oil* & oil filters

* Note: These items are collected by some host towns during their household hazardous waste collections. Contact the town's Public Works Dept. to find out if these items will be collected a particular event.

For more information, go to www.themdc.com and click on the link to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Schedule or call 860-278-3809.

Submitted by Town of West Hartford