TOM GREEN COUNTY, Texas — Keep San Angelo Beautiful will be hosting its free Household Hazardous Waste event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 22 at Foster Communications Coliseum, 50 E. 43rd St.
According to a City of San Angelo release, the event is only open to Tom Green County residents.
Attendees will need to provide proof of residency and should bring a valid water or electric bill.
Document shredding will also be available for a maximum of five boxes per vehicle.
The following household items will be accepted.
- Batteries
- Tires - auto and normal truck tires only (no rims, max of six tires per vehicle)
- Electronics - no TVs or CRT monitors
- Drain, oven and other household cleaners
- Paint thinner
- Latex- and oil-based paint
- Aerosol cans
- Metal polish
- Radiator cleaners
- Rust preventers
- Wood preservatives and wood strippers
- Solvents
- Photography chemicals
- Sealants
- Cooking oil
- Lightbulbs
- Gasoline
- Kerosene
- Oil
- Degreaser
- Brake and transmission fluids
- Antifreeze
- Pesticides
- Herbicides
- Insecticides
- Ammonia
- Rodent killers
- Pool chemicals
- Mothballs
- Bleach
- Fertilizers
- Corrosives and batteries
The following items will not be accepted:
- Drums over five gallons of anything
- Truckloads of anything
- Biological items - sharps, meds, scripts
- Appliances
- Cylinders or extinguishers
- Fireworks or explosives
- Reactive material
- Agriculture waste
- Construction or business waste
- Asbestos materials
- Trash
The event will include a bike giveaway by the KSAB Jr. Ambassadors, as well as vendors and booths.
For every 50 plastic bags that you turn in to Ella Elkins, she will give you a recycled, reusable bag, the release said. Elkins wants to save the oceans from plastic debris.
Anyone who wishes to register a booth should contact, Charlotte Anderson at 325-486-3771 or by email at charlotte.anderson@cosatx.us.
