![]() ![]() ![]() Medical “sharps” include needles, syringes, and lancets. How should I properly dispose of household sharps? There now exists less toxic products for most applications, and information is available on the Internet about alternatives to pesticides and chemical fertilizers. We recommend using or storing these items until the next event, seeing if any neighbors, co-workers or friends wish to use them, and consider less toxic alternatives the next time if possible. ![]() That leaves items like lawn chemicals, gasoline, and certain cleaners and solvents. Once completely solidified, latex paint can be disposed in the regular trash (leave the lid off to show there is no liquid paint.) Latex paint, while non-toxic, is illegal to put in the regular trash in liquid form> because it will gum up machinery and spill down the road. Or mix with cat litter or sand to help soak up the liquid, remove the lid, and set it in the sun. There are low cost "paint hardener" products for waste paint available for purchase for $2 - $3 that work for 2 - 3 gallons of paint. Latex (water-based) paint is non-hazardous, and can also be dried out and disposed in the regular trash. See the DEC website for more information. Please NOTE: We no longer accept motor oil at our HHW collection events due to this easy and free alternative means of disposal. Used motor oil can be brought to most shops that perform oil changes such as Valvoline or Jiffy Lube. Always call ahead to confirm what items you plan to recycle. Staples in Glenmont also accepts most consumer electronics (though not televisions) for free recycling. They can be recycled year round at the Transfer Station on Rupert Road (fees may apply-see web page for details). Lowe's in Glenmont has an easy self-service kiosk between their double set of entrance doors near their customer service counter.įluorescent Bulbs and CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Bulbs) can be recycled at the same kiosk mentioned above at Lowes in Glenmont as well as other retailers.Ĭomputers, televisions, and most other electronics are NOT accepted at our HHW events any longer. Rechargeable batteries and lead acid (vehicle) batteries can be recycled at all retail stores where they are sold. Paint: Consumers and small businesses now have access to FREE and convenient post-consumer paint drop-off sites for the collection, reuse and recycling of paint products including most latex and oil paints and stains. There are also options for recycling or disposing of certain items in between HHW collection events. For upcoming collection events, please check the recycling events page. Most of these items may be brought to the town’s inter-municipal household hazardous waste (HHW) collection events, co-hosted with other municipalities in the Capital Region. How do I dispose of household hazardous wastes, such as paint, chemicals, and auto fluids? Please recycle at your choice of retailers or use the locator tool linked above. All retailers that sell rechargeable batteries are required to collect them for recycling. Alkaline batteries include non-rechargeable A, AA, AAA, C, D, 9 volt and 6-volt, and lantern.Īs of December 2011, per the new state law, it is illegal to dispose of rechargeable batteries in the trash. Please either tape the leads or bag them individually in ZipLock or other baggies, and then throw alkaline batteries into the regular trash. NOTE: Alkaline batteries no longer contain mercury or cadmium. Collections are listed on the Recycling Events web page. Lowes, Staples, and WalMart in Glenmont are all included in this directory.īatteries of all types EXCEPT non-rechargeable alkaline (please see below) may also be brought to the town’s household hazardous waste collection events in the spring and fall for recycling. The easiest places to recycle rechargeable batteries can be found by using the Call2Recycle locator at Battery and Cellphone Dropoff Locations | Call2Recycle | United States. Rechargeable batteries and vehicle batteries can be recycled at all larger businesses where they are sold per state law. ![]()
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