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 12, 2010
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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Martin Luther King School
Corner of Westbourne Parkway and Blue Hills Avenue
Hartford MDC WPCF
240 Brainard Road
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The June 12th collection is designed for the neighborhoods and will accommodate both walkers and drivers. The October 23rd 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 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.
