August 16, 2005

 

 

(Washington, DC) The District Department of Public Works (DPW) will hold its biannual household hazardous waste and electronics recycling drop-off event Saturday, October 15 from 9 am to 3 pm in the Carter Barron Amphitheatre parking lot at 16th and Kennedy Streets, NW. These services are free and open to all District residents.

 

Household hazards include old cleaning and gardening chemicals, pesticides and poisons, acids, varnish, oil-based paints, solvents, aerosols, wood preservatives, spent batteries of all kinds, roofing tar, chemistry sets, automotive fluids, and even asbestos floor tiles.

 

DPW will also have an electronics recycling station to receive end-of-life televisions, office and audio equipment, computers, computer parts and accessories. All computer monitors and TV screens must be intact, not cracked, punctured or shattered. During processing, the electronics are broken down into component parts, precious as well as toxic metals are extracted, and then the various materials are recycled or disposed of safely.

 

Residents who have old or unneeded recycling bins may also bring those to the event. The old bins eventually will be recycled themselves.

 

For more information on household hazardous waste, visit the DPW website.