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Due to an overwhelming response to dispose of
TVs , Computer monitors, and fluorescent bulbs, we are having another special


Household
Hazardous

Waste Collection

Fisher School

Saturday, May 12, 2007   

9:00 AM–11:00 AM


Fee Rates:

$10/Car for Up to 25 Gallons or 25 lbs.

$10/Computer Monitor or Television Up to 27"

$25/Computer Monitor or Television Over 27"

$5/Propane tank


Fluorescent lightbulbs - free


NO TIRES WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS COLLECTION


Other Acceptable Household Hazardous Waste Materials

(Walpole Residents Only, Please)

The following is a representative list of the types of materials that will be accepted:

General Household

  • **Oil-based paint, varnish, stain, shellac, paint strippers
  • Turpentine, paint thinner
  • Wood preservatives
  • Metal cleaners, ammonia cleaners
  • Furniture, floor, and metal polishes
  • Floor car products/wax stripper
  • Rug & upholstery cleaners
  • Aerosol cans
  • Moth balls/crystals
  • Solvent adhesives
  • Acids
  • Hobby supplies including rubber cement, airplane glue, etc.
  • Photography chemicals
  • Chemistry-set chemicals
  • Flammable liquids, fire starters
  • Artist supplies
  • Fiberglass resins
  • Asbestos, if wetted and in double plastic bag
  • 2,4,5 Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid

Lawn/Garden

  • Insecticides
  • Pesticides
  • Poisons
  • Herbicides
  • Weed killers
  • Fungicides
  • Fertilizers
  • Flea/tick powder
  • No-pest strips
  • Cesspool cleaners
  • Flammable liquids
  • Fire starters

Bathroom

  • Toilet cleaners
  • Medicines
  • Cosmetics
  • Nail polish remover
  • Hair color
  • Aerosol deodorant

Kitchen

  • Lighter fluid
  • Over cleaners
  • Drain cleaners

Laundry

  • Chlorine bleach
  • Brighteners
  • Spray starch
  • Spot removes
  • Detergents
  • Softeners
  • Whiteners

Automotive

  • Waste fuels such as gasoline and kerosene
  • Tire cleaners
  • Radiator flush
  • Transmission fluid
  • Engine solvent
  • Degreasers
  • Carburetor cleaner
  • Brake fluid
**Latex paint is NOT considered a hazardous waste. Dry up any leftover paint and place it with your regular trash.

NO EXPLOSIVES, MEDICAL WASTES, PCBs OR RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THIS COLLECTION.


For more information please call the

Walpole Board of Health at 508-660-7321

Sponsored by the Walpole Board of Health

Have a question?
E-mail th@walpole-ma.gov
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 Last Updated: on February 5, 2008
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