Do you have household hazardous waste you don’t know what to do with? Bring it to the Warren County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on October 26 from 8am to 1pm at the Warren County Salt Barn, 999 Lauren Avery Drive, which is off U.S. 31-W and near Bristow Elementary School.
Warren County is partnering with area organizations and businesses to host the event through its Stormwater Management and Public Works departments and their City of Bowling Green counterparts.
A certified hazardous waste disposal team and other waste management professionals will be on-site to accept household hazardous wastes for recycling or proper disposal. Scott Waste Services will be on-site to dispose of regular waste and non-hazardous materials. In addition, area recyclers will collect old paint, waste oil, anti-freeze, cooking oil, batteries, old fuels and even small propane tanks for recycling and proper disposal.
Most household hazardous wastes can be disposed of safely in sanitary landfills but diverting and recycling the material are better options when available. Both keep these materials out of a landfill, which extends its useful life and reduces chances of toxic or flammable and explosive materials being comingled with other solid wastes in disposal vehicles and facilities.
e-Scrap Recycling
Small electronics, or “e-waste,” including computer CPUs, laptops, tablets, and monitors will be accepted at the drop-off site. Microwave ovens, old computer monitors, and TV sets up to 40 diagonal inches in size also will be acceptable.
Personal Document Shredding
UV&S Secure Destruction Services is continuing to partner with Bowling Green and Warren County and will be on-site to accept personal documents for shredding. It is not necessary to remove small staples and paper clips, but large clips and binders should be removed from any paper prior to the event. You can bring these items in boxes or plastic bags. Previously shredded material MUST BE sealed in a bag to prevent escape. Shredded paper must not be mixed with non-paper shreds, such as shredded compact discs and DVDs – Those items must be disposed of as rubbish.
Things that CANNOT be accepted:
CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION DEBRIS – Building materials of any kind cannot be accepted. This includes any items made with asbestos.
JUNK & TRASH – Please don’t bring trash and junk from where you cleaned up around the house – That’s what trash pickup is for… and why it is mandatory countywide.
OVERSIZED OR LEAKING CONTAINERS AND UNKNOWN CONTENTS – Containers with unknown contents or that are leaking must not be brought to the event. Containers larger than five gallons cannot be accepted without prior approval.
SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS – We cannot accept anything containing radioactive materials, including smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
TIRES – The HHWD drop-off site also is NOT accepting tires. Recycle your tires responsibly until the next waste tire event in your area.
NO WASTES FROM OUTSIDE OF WARREN COUNTY – All wastes must come from households within Warren County, which may include some small home-based businesses. Materials from other businesses CANNOT be accepted because of federal guidelines.
Participants must be prepared to produce a photo ID or other proof of Warren County residency. Vehicles transporting waste without a Warren County vehicle registration may be denied admission without proof of proper registration.
For more information, go to www.warrencountyky.gov/household-hazardous-waste-day/ or www.facebook.com/warrencountygov.
-submitted by Andrea Strange
Public Outreach Coordinator, Warren County Stormwater
