Free hazardous waste disposal event at O'Connor Field House on Wednesday

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CALDWELL, Idaho (CBS2) — According to a recent news release, Pickles Butte Sanitary Landfill is hosting a free household hazardous and electronic waste disposal event on Wednesday in the parking lot of O’Connor Field House in Caldwell. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

People are asked to remain in their vehicles and place their household hazardous and electronic waste in an easily accessible location, like the trunk or truck bed. Waste should be limited to 25 gallons or 20 items per household.

Below is a list of common household hazardous waste and e-waste that will be accepted:

  • Cleaning Products: oven cleaners, drain cleaners, wood and metal cleaners and polishers, toilet cleaners, tub and shower cleaners, tile cleaners, bleach and pool chemicals.
  • Indoor Pesticides: ant spray and baits, cockroach sprays and baits, flea repellents and shampoos, bug sprays, houseplant insecticides, moth repellents, mouse/rat poison and baits.
  • Automotive Products: motor oil, fuel additives, carburetor and fuel injection cleaners, starter fluids, automotive batteries, transmission and brake fluid and antifreeze.
  • Workshop/Painting Supplies: adhesives and glues, furniture strippers, oil or enamel-based paints, stains and finishes, paint thinners and turpentine, paint strippers and removers, photographic chemicals, fixatives and other solvents.
  • Lawn/Garden Products: herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, wood preservatives
  • Household Batteries and Fluorescent Light Bulbs: nickel-cadmium batteries, lithium/lithium-ion batteries, fluorescent tubes and light bulbs.
  • Other Flammable Products: propane tanks, kerosene, home heating oil, diesel fuel, gas/oil mix, lighter fluid
  • Electronic waste: cell phones, computers, monitors, printers, audio/video, small devices (iPods, gaming devices) and other equipment with a cord

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