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Household Hazardous
Waste Collection

 DATE:  June 7, 2008
TIME: 9am –1pm
PLACE: Highway Garage, 83 Wood Street
WHO: Hopkinton Residents

WHAT TO BRING
Household hazardous products no longer needed.  Limit 25 pounds per household. Preferably items kept in original, sealed s containers.  One trip per household. No commercial generators will be accepted.

How Can I be safe in Transporting these hazardous materials?

  • Tighten caps and lids leaving materials in original, labeled containers.
  • Pack containers in sturdy, upright boxes and pad with newspaper.
  • Sort and pack separately; oil paint, pesticides, household cleaners.
  • Avoid spills; don’t place in a garbage bag.
  • NEVER MIX CHEMICALS.
  • Pack your car and drive directly to the site.
  • NEVER SMOKE while handling hazardous material.
  • Please stay in your vehicle
WHAT TO BRING WHAT NOT TO BRING
Latex Paint
Turpentine/Paint Thinner
Oil Based Paint/ Varnish/Stain
Waste Fuels: (Kerosene/Gasoline)
Engine Degreasers
Carburetor Cleaner/Brake Fluid
Transmission Fluid/Car Wax 
Poisons/Insecticides
Weed Killers/Moth Balls
Wood Preservatives (except Penta)
No-Pest Strips, Flea Powder
Hobby/Artist Supplies
Rubber Cement/Airplane Glue		 Fiberglass Resins
Photo Chemicals/Chemistry Sets
Cleaning Supplies
Furniture/Floor/Metal Polishes
Oven/Toilet Bowl/Drain Cleaners
Rug & Upholstery Cleaners
Spot Removers
Dry Cleaning Solvents
Septic Tank Degreasers
Swimming Pool Chemicals
Aerosol Cans
Lighter Fluid
Propane Tanks		 PCB’s
Ammunition, Fireworks
Explosives
Radioactives/Gas Cylinders
Infectious/Biological Wastes
Prescription Medicines/Syringes
Smoke Detectors
Commercial or Industrial Waste
Tires
Empty Aerosols
Compressed Gas Cylinders
Asbestos

      Updated: 05/15/08

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