Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Event for City Residents - November 4th and 5th!

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Baltimore City’s first Hazardous Waste Drop-Off event at its new containment facility located at the Northwest Citizen Convenience Center will take place on Friday and Saturday, November 4th and 5th, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Center is located at 2840 Sisson Street.


Though tentatively planned to begin at the end of October, final facility preparations and traffic logistics planning has pushed the event to the following weekend.


This event provides an opportunity for Baltimore City residents to dispose of hazardous household materials such as oil-based paints, pesticides, herbicides, household batteries, drain cleaners, gasoline, pool chemicals and many other items. Latex paint can be dried up and the cans put out for regular trash collection.


Materials that will not be collected include asbestos, ammunition, fire extinguishers, industrial and medical wastes and radioactive materials, including smoke alarms with a radioactive symbol.


Residents must show proof of city residency, e.g. a driver's license, telephone bill or tax bill, before they can drop off any hazardous items. Residents must also be able to identify the material.


To find out more about the proper disposal of your household hazardous waste, click here.  For more information about the event, contact Celeste Amato by phone at 410-545-6541 or by email at  Celeste.Amato@baltimorecity.gov or Robert Murrow by phone at 410-396-1185 or by email at Robert.Murrow@baltimorecity.gov 
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