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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
| Contact: |
Terri Thomas, Thurston County
Education and Outreach Specialist, 360-754-2896 or thomaste@co.thurston.wa.us |
Hazardous Waste Collection Events
Scheduled
OLYMPIA
–
Thurston
County
is sponsoring a hazardous waste collection event for residents to safely
dispose of hazardous household products.
The
annual spring Wastemobile Collection Event will be held on Saturday, May 31
and Sunday June 1 from 10:00-4:00 daily.
The location will be the
Yelm
Middle School
parking lot, at
402 Yelm Avenue West
, in Yelm. The event is
free for residents of
Thurston
County
.
Items accepted include
oil-based and latex paint, glues, pesticides, thinners, solvents, all types of
batteries, antifreeze, motor oil and filters, cleaners, pool and hobby
chemicals, fluorescent light bulbs and tubes, mercury thermometers, adhesives,
polishes and other products that say “Danger,” “Warning,” or
“Caution” on the labels.
The WasteMobile does not accept
garbage, yard waste, household appliances, electronics, computers, monitors,
medical wastes, explosives, ammunition, propane tanks, empty or leaking
containers, business wastes, smoke detectors or radioactive materials.
Residents who miss this event
can always take hazardous household materials to HazoHouse, located at the
Thurston County Waste and
Recovery
Center
,
2418 Hogum Bay Road N.E.
near Lacey. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Monday.
“We accept literally tons of
dangerous household products at WasteMobile events, including products that
have been banned for years but have been sitting in garages,” said Terri
Thomas, an educator with Thurston County Solid Waste. “These types of
products can cause a lot of damage to your health and the environment, so they
should never be put in the trash or dumped on the ground, down a storm drain,
or in the sink.”
For more information on recycling events and
services, call the Thurston County Department of Water and Waste Management,
357-2491 or go to www.co.thurston.wa.us/wwm
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