The following press release by The City of Georgetown
The City will host a free household hazardous waste collection event from 9 a.m.-noon Jan. 18 at the Georgetown Municipal Complex, 300-1 Industrial Ave.
The event will be available for up to 500 Georgetown solid waste customers who are serviced through Texas Disposal Systems. Customers must register to participate. Registration closes at 5 p.m. Jan. 17. Residents must remain in their vehicles during the collection. Staff will unload items from the back seat or trunk of the vehicle. All items dropped off must be in their marked, original containers. Commercial disposal and trailers are not allowed. A full list of accepted items is available on the City’s website.
Acceptable items include:
- Batteries (household), hearing aids, cell phone etc.
- Automobile batteries
- Pool and spa chemicals
- Used oil/oil filters- up to five gallons per vehicle
- Transmission fluid
- Light bulbs including 4’ florescent, curly, regular
- Grease
- Thermometers
- Over-the-counter, home lawn and garden chemicals (no professional, concentrated chemicals that require a professional license to mix)
- Aerosols
- Household cleaners & disinfectants marked caution, warning, or poison
- Art and hobby chemicals
- Paint- up to 10 gallons per vehicle
- Gasoline- up to five gallons per vehicle
- Fire Extinguishers
- 1 lb. Propane Tanks
- Helium Tanks
- Smoke Detectors
Items we cannot accept include:
- Unmarked containers or unknown chemicals
- Construction, commercial or landscape waste
- Propane tanks larger then 1 lb.
- Medical or pharmaceutical
- Oxygen tanks
- Electronics (e-waste)
- Tires
- Explosives including ammunition and fireworks
- Radioactive materials
- Biological material
For more information about these events, visit the City’s website here.
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