Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day (HHWCD)

DATE & TIME:  Saturday, May 31, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

PLACE:  Alexandria City Complex at 2021 Industrial Park Rd, Alexandria, LA  71303.

PURPOSE:  Household Hazardous Waste Collection reduces the amount of hazardous waste disposed in landfills and prevents discharge of toxic chemicals to the City’s wastewater system.  Reducing hazardous waste in landfills and wastewater protects our drinking water resources (both groundwater and surface water sources) from toxic chemicals.  Local streams, bayous, and the Red River are also safeguarded against pollution thereby increasing opportunities for recreation and leisure activities to the public.  Participation in HHWCD avoids exposing City sanitation workers to dangerous liquid and solid wastes unseen in trash collection.  Even pets and wildlife that may forage in curbside trash bags are protected from accidental poisoning when hazardous waste is brought to Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day.

Items ACCEPTED:

• Household Chemicals (aerosols, latex and oil-based paints, paint thinners, stains, stain & rust removers, tars, drain cleaners, lye, acids, disinfectants,  floor & furniture polish, etc.)
• Automotive Chemicals (motor oil, antifreeze, gasoline, cleaners, etc.)
• Garden & Pool Chemicals (pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, poisons, fertilizers, propane, BBQ lighter, pool cleaners, pool shocking chemicals, pool chlorine tablets, etc.)
• Hobby Chemicals (photography chemicals, paints, thinners, lacquers, stains, resins, adhesives, etc.)
• Pharmaceuticals (prescriptions drugs, broken thermometers & liquid mercury, needles in sharps containers, etc.)
• Household recyclables (ALL batteries, cell phones & chargers, fluorescent bulbs & tubes, computers, electronic devices, etc.)

Items NOT ACCEPTED:

Ammunition, Tires, Explosives, Commercial Waste, Laboratory Waste

MORE INFORMATION:

Laboratory Services at (318) 441-6250.