Hazardous waste collection

Garland & Hot Spring counties are having a hazardous waste collection at the Garland County Fairgrounds on Sat. Oct. 13th from 8am to 1pm. There was an article in the Sunday Sentinel-Record. This is for household quantities of waste - not for contractors. Items accepted are products in the original closed container with labels attached:

• Automotive products such as antifreeze, brake fluid, transmission fluid, waxes, polishes or cleaning compounds and used motor oil
• Paints, thinners, strippers, and solvents and other non-chlorinated solvents
• Household over the counter pesticides and herbicides incl. pet care products
• water based cleaners
• oxidizers and bleaches
• compressed gas cylinders
• old kerosene and diesel fuel
• electronic waste ie. monitors, computers, keyboards, mice, VCR and DVD players, TV's 19" or smaller, electronic games, microwaves [also accepted weekdays 7am to 3:30pm at Regional Recycling Center, 218 Runyon St.]
• passenger car tires
  
  Unacceptable items:
  
• explosives ie. dynamite, blasting caps and ammunition
• any unknown product
• gasoline
• oil filters
• lead acid batteries

Jack Watson