Household hazardous waste collection event coming

 Grand Coulee Dam area households may dispose of household hazardous waste for free on Friday, September 25 from 12 pm to 4 pm at the Delano Regional Transfer Station.  This event is for waste generated by households in Grand Coulee, Electric City, Coulee Dam, Elmer City, and rural Grant County.

Hazardous products have labels with words such as danger, caustic, flammable, and poison.  Examples include oil-based paint, automotive oil, paint thinner, rechargeable batteries, solvents, brake fluid, gasoline, aerosols, spot removers, drain openers, insecticides, herbicides, pesticides, mercury containing devices such as thermostats and thermometers, mercury-containing lights, swimming pool chemicals, and hobby chemicals.  Latex paint is also accepted. 

Limits apply for oil, paint, antifreeze, gasoline, and mercury containing lights.  Please check out the flyer at https: www.grantcountywa.gov/266/Household-Hazardous-Waste or call Grant County Solid Waste.    

The following items will not be accepted: propane tanks, lead acid batteries, rechargeable batteries larger than 300 watts, incandescent bulbs, LED bulbs, fire extinguishers, agricultural waste, commercial waste, explosives, ammunition, asbestos, radio-active material, cylinders, Poison A gases, refrigerant compressors, empty containers, leaking containers, and containers larger than 5 gallons.  Do not tape mercury-containing lights together. 

If possible, bring waste in original labeled containers and label all other containers.  Pack the waste to prevent spills during transportation and unloading. 

The event is sponsored by Grant County and the Washington State Department of Ecology.  For more information, call Grant County Solid Waste at 754-6082 ext. 3508.