OCTOBER 26, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
999 LAUREN AVERY DRIVE: Off US 31W (Louisville Rd.), on the left near the Jr. Food Store and across from Northbrook Mobile Home Park
What better time than days before Halloween to dig out of those creepy and scary things hiding in your garage and closets and beneath the kitchen and bathroom sinks? And you won’t need the exorcist to rid you home of these things this fall.
We’re not talking about ghosts and goblins, but household hazardous waste (HHWs).
HHWs could be that half-used can of paint, a bucket of oil from the last time you changed your vehicle’s oil, or perhaps some left over anti-freeze. HHWs can even be unused items purchased with the best of intentions… perhaps you didn’t get around to that project or that paint color was a shade too dark or light.
Sometimes, you don’t know what it is; you just want it gone by the safest means of disposal.
“Lots of people tell us that they are cleaning out the garage for a parent who may have lost their spouse or is moving,” said Judge-Executive Mike Buchanon. “They might not have known that the other spouse had accumulated these materials over time or have a clue about what some were used for – some are even banned for us in today’s environment. This is our way of helping while keeping others and their environment safe.”
Items to be accepted include batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, pesticides and herbicides, corrosives, cylinders, flammable solids, flammable liquids, aerosols, unused or expired medications, e-wastes, including laptops, PCs and monitors. Avoid explosions – do not commingle chemicals!
Items that should not be brought to a household hazardous waste day include household trash, construction debris and wire, tires, smoke detectors, refrigerated appliances or leaking containers. Also, don’t bring emptied or dried up paint cans – just throw them in your trash.
Warren County has provided opportunities for household hazardous waste disposal since 1996 by hosting period events. Events are held twice per year with the benefit of mutual aid between Bowling Green and Warren County’s stormwater management organizations and HHW grants from Department for Environmental Protection’s Kentucky Pride Fund.
The next household hazardous waste day will be Saturday, October 26, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The collection site will move north of Bowling Green to a Warren County salt storage barn at 999 Lauren Avery Drive. This facility is at the end of that road, which is off U.S. 31-W (Louisville Road). The road is opposite of the Jr. Food Store at Bristow Road and across from Northbrook Mobile Home at 5350 Louisville Road. The site might be hard to find for some people, so there will be electronic signs posted at the entrance.
For more information, go the Warren County website at www.warrencountyky.gov or call 270-843-5353 or e-mail warren.county@ky.gov. Watch for more details and updates on Facebook at Facebook.com/WarrenCountyGov
-submitted by Stan Reagan
