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HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS PRODUCT COLLECTION
 9 am - 1 pm on the following dates:
     printable flyer

FALL 2008

 9/6  Whitman DPW, 100 Essex St., with Abington

9/20 Marshfield Furnace Brook School, Rt. 139

9/27 Norwell Highway Garage, 310 Main St. Rt. 123

10/4  Plymouth DPW, 159 Camelot Dr.

10/25 Weymouth DPW, 120 Winter St. (Weymouth residents only)

10/25 (tentative) Hanover Recycling Transfer Station, Rt. 139, with Rockland

11/8   Hanson, location TBA

  • Residents may attend their own town's event at no charge. Proof of residency is required.

  • Visitors from SSRC member towns may attend events at no charge with a VISITOR authorization FORM from their own town's Hazardous Waste coordinator Your town may limit subsidized quantity; proof of residency is required.

  • Visitors without an authorization form, or with more material than their town authorized, will be charged $42 per 15 gallon containers or 30 lbs. of material.  Bring a check made out to Clean Harbors.

  • Commercial quantity generators should contact Seth at Clean Harbors, 781-380-7121 to prearrange payment.

  • Clean Harbors also provides resident drop-off every Saturday Mar-Nov from 8 am-noon at 1 Hill Ave. in Braintree for a fee.  Call 781-380-7177  printable flyer

Turn in a toxic mercury item and get a free digital thermometer! Sponsored by Covanta of SEMASS

 

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Materials accepted at all events:

From the workbench:

  • oil based paint and stain*

  • hobby/artist supplies

  • photography chemicals

  • fiberglass resins

  • adhesives

From the shed:

  • pesticides, herbicides, fungicides

  • fertilizers containing pesticides

  • pool chemicals

  • cesspool cleaners

  • wood preservatives

From the garage:

  • flammable liquids and aerosols:

  • gasoline, motor oil mixtures

  • tire cleaners

  • transmission fluid

  • degreasers

  • carburetor cleaner

  • antifreeze *, brake fluid

  • marine and auto paints

From the house:

  • Mercury, including thermometers and thermostats *

  • drain cleaners

  • moth balls and crystals

  • hazardous cleaners and polishes

  • poisons

  • acids and bases

Materials accepted at some events:

  • motor oil *
  • fluorescent tubes*
  • NiCad (rechargeable) and button batteries *
  • asbestos (friable)
  • electronics *

Materials not accepted include:

* click on your town's link at the top to see if these items are collected regularly by your town

Bring chemicals in original or labeled containers.  

Improper disposal of these materials can react, explode or create toxic fumes, contaminate soil and groundwater and endanger the health and safety of people and animals.

Mercury, a heavy silver liquid, poisons the nervous system, liver and kidneys.  Pregnant women and young children are most vulnerable.   For more information, go to www.keepmercuryfromrising.org

 

SSRC HAZARDOUS WASTE COORDINATORS

ABINGTON          Board of Health                781-982-2119

COHASSET         Dept. of Public Works       781-383-0273

DUXBURY            Dept. of Public Works       781-934-1112

HANOVER           Dept. of Public Works       781-826-3189

HANSON             Board of Health                 781-293-3138

HINGHAM            Dept. of Public Works       781-741-1430

HOLBROOK         Dept. of Public Works       781-767-1800

KINGSTON           Streets, Trees & Parks     781-585-0513

MARSHFIELD       Dept. of Public Works      781-834-5560

NORWELL            Board of Health               781-659-8016

PLYMOUTH          Emergency Preparation    508-830-4076

ROCKLAND          Board of Health                781-871-0154, x150

SCITUATE            Board of Health                781-545-8725

WEYMOUTH        Dept. of Public Works       781-337-5100

WHITMAN            Board of Health                781-618-9755

Call the South Shore Recycling Cooperative at 508-785-8318

for more information and directions.

 

Holbrook Special Collection

5/10/2008, 9am-1pm at the High School

Cash only please

Free

cell phones

$5

Tires (auto)

Computers (complete)

fax machines - small

appliances - small

electronic musical instruments

printers-inkjet

telephones

audio-video equipment

$10

Computer monitors

copiers - small

fax machines - large, multipurpose

microwave ovens - countertop

TVs - up to 25 inch*

$15

microwave ovens - over the stove

$20

air connditioners (home)

dehumidifiers

TVs - 27-35 inch*

$40

copiers - large

TVs - >35 inch or projection*

 

 

Call ahead to Electronic Recyclers, Inc.,

978-632-7666:

Air conditioners - large

printers - laser

Other electronic items not listed

 

* add $5 if built in DVD or VCR