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Thursday, September 23, 2010

Dangerous waste

If you live in DC or the surrounding areas, drop off your hazardous wastes here:
Date: Saturdays 8am-3pm
Location: 4900 John F. McCormack Road. Washignton, Dc, 20011

The DPW takes everything from hazardous chemicals to old television sets. (If you are unable to this, donate your old usable items on Craigslist). Ever district has its own DPW site, so find yours!

Acceptable household hazardous waste and e-cycling items include:

  • Acids
  • Aerosols
  • Antifreeze
  • Asbestos tile
  • Batteries
  • Cleaning chemicals
  • Drain openers
  • Fluorescent light bulbs
  • Furniture stripper
  • Stains
  • Varnish
  • Fertilizer
  • Lighter fluid
  • Mercury thermometers and mercury containing devices
  • Moth balls
  • Motor oil
  • Paint
  • Pesticides and
  • Poisons
  • Roofing tar
  • Solvents/thinners
  • Transmission fluids
  • Windshield wiper and
  • Brake fluids
  • Wood preservatives

Electronics Recycling Acceptable Items:

  • Audio/visual equipment
  • Audio cassettes
  • Camcorders
  • CD Rom drives CDs/DVDs
  • Cell Phones
  • Computers and monitors
  • Connectors / Cords / Wire
  • Copy machines
  • Fax machines
  • Floppy drives Hard drives
  • Memory chips
  • Network / Video / Sound cards
  • Pagers
  • Power supplies
  • Printers
  • Scrap computer plastic
  • Scrap computer metal
  • Tape drives
  • TVs
  • VCRs
  • VCR tapes
  • Video games & Software

http://dc.gov/DC/DPW/Services+on+Your+Block/Recycling/Household+Hazardous+Waste+-+E-cycling-+Document+Shredding

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