Time is running out for citizens to safely clean out barns, basements, sheds, garages, medicine cabinets, storage areas under kitchen sinks, etc. of hazardous household materials. The final opportunity to discard potentially toxic/dangerous and hazardous household waste materials is this Saturday, November 2.
Residents can drop off hazardous household materials at the St. Andrew’s Landfill between 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Hazardous waste items which will be accepted for collection include Acids, Ammonia, Bleach, Cleaners, Fuels, Gas/Oil Mixtures, Gasoline, Household and Lawn Pesticides, Mercury Thermometers, Paint, Paint Thinners, Photography Chemicals, Pool Chemicals, Solvents, and Wood Preservatives.
Items which will not be accepted include Ammunition, Asbestos, Explosive Materials, Medical Waste, Pharmaceuticals, Radioactive Materials, and Picric Acid.
For more information about the Hazardous Waste Collection day, please contact the St. Mary’s Department of Public Works and Transportation at 301-863-8400. You can also log on to their website at www.co.saint-marys.md.us/dpw/recyclingandsolidwaste.asp.
