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Household Hazardous Waste and e-Cycling (Electronics) Collection Program

The Household Hazardous Waste and e-Cycling (Electronics) Collection Program provides an opportunity for you to dispose of a variety of chemicals and electronics.

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The City of Newport News Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection Program provides an opportunity for you to dispose of a variety of chemicals and electronics. The materals that are collected will be recycled or disposed of in an environmentally sound manner.

Acceptable Materials
  • Household Maintenance Products - oil paints, latex paints, stains, wood sealers, thinners, solvents, adhesives, glues
  • Automotive Products - gasoline and other fuels, auto batteries, car waxes, oil and gasoline mixtures, brake fluid, fuel additives
  • Lawn & Garden Products - insecticides, weed killers, pesticides, fertilizers, swimming pool chemicals
  • Miscellaneous Products - photofinishing supplies, chemistry sets, charcoal fluid, household batteries, fluorescent bulbs/tubes, compact fluorescent bulbs
  • Electronics - no more than 2 TVs and 2 computer monitors per household, CPUs, scanners, fax machines, VCRs
  • What To Do With Unwanted TVs and Computer Monitors

Unacceptable Materials
  • Asbestos
  • Large quantities of unknown materials
  • Waste containing Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB's) i.e. coolant from old appliances, transformers
  • Household garbage and trash
  • Business or medical wastes
  • Explosives, compressed gas cylinders
  • Smoke alarms or other radioactive products

Transporting Your Materials
  • Please keep chemicals in their original containers.
    Check to make sure lids are tight. Place chemicals in a sturdy cardboard box (boxes with dividers work well). If a container is leaking, pack it in a larger container and use cat litter or another absorbant material to soak up leaks.
  • Place chemicals that react with each other in different boxes.
    For example, bleach and ammonia should be placed in separate boxes.
  • Put chemicals in the trunk or rear of your vehicle just before you come to the site.
    Don't leave them there for a long time prior to the collection.
  • NEVER SMOKE AROUND CHEMICALS

When You Arrive at the Collection Site

You will be greeted by a collection official. You will be asked to show a driver's license (or other valid identification) as proof of Newport News residency.

You will be directed to an unloading area. Please follow directions and stay in your vehicle, unless you are asked to step out to open your trunk.

You will be asked to identify the chemicals and/or electronics in your vehicle to ensure that they are acceptable for collection. Site workers will examine your materials and determine the proper packaging for transport and disposal of your chemicals.

Once the chemicals and/or electronics have been removed from your vehicle, please wait to receive the go-ahead to leave.
 

2010 Collection Schedule

From March through November 2010, the City will host quarterly Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collections.

Collection time is from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
 
DATE LOCATION
March 27, 2010 All four events will be held at

Gildersleeve Middle School

1 Minton Drive (Behind Todd Stadium)
May 22, 2010
August 28, 2010
November 13, 2010
 
Questions?

For more information on the Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection Program, call 757-269-2850 or 757-269-2873.
 
Alternatives and options - What you can do between HHW/Ecycling events: http://www.nngov.com/public-works/sw/resources/hhw

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