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Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Get Rid of It!
Household hazardous products can pose serious risks to your family's health and the health of our environment. Bring the unused portions of the hazardous products to one of the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days. Be sure to keep products in their original containers and don't mix them. Always keep materials in a safe place away from children, pets and heat.
Tunxis Recycling Operating Committee sponsors several Household Hazardous Waste collections each year. Check back in the spring of 2012 for an updated schedule.
Other towns in the area also host Household Hazardous Waste Collections that Bristol residents can use. Scheduled events are as follows:
- April 14, 2012 Burlington Highway Garage, off of Belden Rd.
- May 5, 2012 Plainville Roadways Garage, Granger Lane off of Rt. 177
Click here to find surrounding towns and their schedule for collection.
You can also contact TROC (Tunxis Recycling Operating Committee) at 860-585-0419 or 860-225-9811 for more information (or visit www.tunxisrecycling.org). Collections will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Bristol residents may attend any of the collection events.
Household Hazardous Products Checklist Be careful! Make sure products are sealed. Pack them in a sturdy crate or cardboard box. Leave in your car only as long as necessary, and never smoke while handling.
Bring:
In the kitchen and bathroom:
-Non-empty aerosol cans
-Household rechargeable batteries
-Furniture, Floor & metal polishes
-Laundry products like bleach & spot removers
-Bug sprays
-Disinfectants & mildew removers
-CFL & fluorescent bulbs
In the garage and garden:
-Oil-based paint, varnishes, shellac, stains, thinners & paint strippers
-Pool & photographic chemicals
-Lawn care chemicals such as pesticides & fertilizers
-Auto fluids such as motor oil & antifreeze*
-Car waxes & cleaners
-Kerosene & fuel oil*
Miscellaneous:
-Mercury (including thermometers & thermostats)
-Waste fuel, moth balls, hobby supplies
DO NOT bring:
-Latex paint (to dispose - add kitty litter or speedi-dry or waste paint hardener. When completely dry, dispose of paint with regular garbage leaving the cover off the paint can.)
-Empty containers
-Flares, ammunition & other explosives
-Smoke Detectors or fire extinguishers
-Propane tanks
-Medicine or medical devices
-Commercial or industrial waste
-Tires
-Appliances such as air conditioners & microwaves
-Electronics: TV's & computers
No waste from businesses or contractors!
5 Gallon per person limit.
*These items also accepted on a daily basis at the City of Bristol Solid Waste Transfer Station on Lake Avenue. Waste oil must be pure to be accepted at the Transfer Station. Mixtures must be brought to a HHW collection.
Tips: Check the label. If the product you are using is toxic, corrosive, reactive, explosive or flammable it can be hazardous to you and our environment.
- Never throw leftover chemicals down the drain, in storm drains, on the ground or in the trash.
- Give leftover or extra product to someone who can use it or bring it to a HHW collection day.
- Buy only what you need - use all of what you buy.
- Recycle used pure waste motor oil at the City of Bristol Solid Waste Transfer Station or at your local automotive service station.
- Recycle lead-acid car batteries at the City of Bristol Solid Waste Transfer Station
- Use non-toxic or less toxic substitutes for hazardous products.
Moving? - Make arrangements for a relative, neighbor, or friend to bring any hazardous materials to a scheduled Household Hazardous Waste collection day for you. |