Free Household Hazardous Waste
Drop-Off Collection For Hartford Residents
Once again, residents can dispose of their household
chemicals and dangerous products for free
by bringing them to the specified MDC collection sites in the City, or to
specified MDC collection sites in participating towns. Hartford will have
two scheduled collection days this year for public drop off, one in the
spring and one in the fall. The dates and locations for the collections are
listed below:
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
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Lewis Fox Middle School Parking Lot
(Corner
of Albany Avenue & Blue Hills Avenue)
Hartford MDC Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF), 240 Brainard Road
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Collection days are held on
Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The June 13th
collection is designed for the neighborhoods and will accommodate both
walkers and drivers. The October 24th collection will
accommodate drivers only.
Some
common
Household Hazardous Waste products are:
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Garage &
Workshop
Gasoline and Diesel
Antifreeze
Oil Based Paints
Turpentine
Paint Strippers/Thinners
Household Batteries
Transmission Fluid
Kerosene & Fuel Oil |
Kitchen
Ammonia
Floor Care Products
Drain & Oven Cleaners
Disinfectants
Polishes
Aerosol Cans
Mercury Thermometers |
Yard & Hobby
Brake Fluid
Glues & Epoxy Products
Insecticides & Pesticides
Cleaning Solvents
Pool chemicals
Moth Balls
Mercury
Artists' Paints |
If you have any of these products that you do not intend to
use, please take part in this program and help us help our environment.
If you need more information, please call our Customer Service Center at 311
from most Hartford phone lines or dial 860-
757-9311 or the MDC’s HAZWASTE Line at 860- 278-3809.
