HazMat Day at Costick Center
Saturday, May 3
FARMINGTON HILL HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION DAY
The City of Farmington Hills will hold its annual Household Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Drop-off Day on Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Costick Center on Eleven Mile Road between Middlebelt and Inkster. Residents of Farmington Hills, Farmington, Novi, South Lyon, Southfield, Walled Lake, and Wixom are all eligible to attend with proof of residency.
A variety of common household items will be accepted including cleaners, oil-based paints, herbicides, insecticides, and solvents. These materials can be brought to HazMat Day in labeled containers that do not hold more than five gallons or weigh more than 50 pounds.
According to Mike Csapo, General Manager of the Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County (RRRASOC), unneeded or expired medicines should also be disposed of in a safe and proper manner. "Bringing old medications to HazMat Day helps avoid the inadvertent or incorrect use of those products as well as keeps them from ending up in our environment," said Csapo.
Document shredding is also available with a 100-pound or three-box limit per household. Used computers and computer components such as CPUs, monitors, printers, and keyboards will also be accepted. The following items are not accepted: commercial or business waste, unknowns over five gallons, smoke detectors, radioactive waste, or explosives.
Latex paint is also not accepted because it's not considered hazardous waste. If the can is more than half full, pour some of the paint onto newspapers then add sand or kitty litter to the paint left in the can, which should solidify in a few days. Once it's solid, place it out with your trash with the lid off.
For a complete list of acceptable items, go to http://www.rrrasoc.org/ or call 248-208-2270. Farmington Hills residents who can't attend on May 3 may go to any of the other regional HazMat events listed on the RRRASOC website.
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