Date: September 14, 2012 at 1:00pm
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center Opens Friday, September 14
All Santa Fe city and county residents will be able to properly dispose of their HHW starting at 1:00 p.m. when the facility opens its doors for collection.
The 2,400-square foot facility will provide space for the handling and storage of HHW and will be open year round on Fridays and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., except holidays. Residents can bring in their HHW for a nominal fee of $50 per ton based on 20-pound increments (e.g., if you bring in 20 lbs or less you will pay a $0.55 fee). If trash is mixed in with the HHW, there will be a $6.30 minimum charge.
HHW is any unusable residential waste that is toxic, reactive, ignitable, or corrosive. The containers of these wastes generally have warning labels with details, and are found on products such as drain cleaners, motor oil, and pesticides. These wastes pose a potential threat to our community’s health and our environment.
Residents can recycle electronic waste at BuRRT too!
For more information visit www.SantaFeRecycling.org or contact Lisa Merrill at 820-0208, ext. 420.