The DC Department of Public Works (DPW) will hold its fall household hazardous waste and electronics recycling drop-off day Saturday, October 27, from 9 am to 3 pm at the Trash Transfer Station at 3200 Benning Road, NE.

Residents may bring old cleaning and gardening chemicals; pesticides and poisons; acids, varnish and oil-based paints; solvents; aerosols; wood preservatives; spent batteries of all kinds; roofing tar; chemistry sets; automotive fluids, computer monitors, and TV screens to the collection site for free, environmentally safe disposal or recycling. Monitors and TV screens must be intact, not cracked, punctured or shattered.

What:   Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Recycling Event

When:  October 27, 2007, 9 am to 3 pm

Where: Trash Transfer Station at 3200 Benning Road, NE, Washington, DC  20019

Acceptable Items:

Pesticides

Paints

Drain Openers

Old Medicine

Antifreeze

Cleansers

Asbestos Tile

Aerosols

Petroleum Products

Batteries

Solvents

Wood Preservatives

Used Oil

Mercury Thermometers

Fluorescent Light Bulbs

Polishes

Moth Balls

Brake Fluid

Thinners

Televisions & Video Equipment

Computers & Components

Small amounts of Gasoline

Unacceptable Items:

Dioxins

Radioactives

Explosives

Propane Tanks

Tires

Ammunition

Biologically Active Wastes

Microwave ovens

Wooden TV Cabinets or Consoles

Air Conditioners