Free Household Hazardous Waste Day for Brookfield Residents

The New Milford Health Department is hosting a household hazardous waste collection day on September 19, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will take place at the New Milford railroad station parking lot, 1 Railroad Ave., New Milford.

A licensed transporter will safely dispose of all household residential waste. Residents are required to bring proof of residency and should label substances or bring them in their original containers. The contractor and the town reserves the right to reject some materials or impose disposal fees.

Participating towns include Brookfield Bridgewater Kent, New Milford, Roxbury, Sherman, Warren and Washington.

Items that may be brought include: Drain or oven cleaners, rust preventatives, pesticides and herbicides in 5-gallon or smaller containers, old chemistry sets, art and craft supplies, metal polish, oil-based and latex paints, transmission and brake fluids, antifreeze, insect sprays and rodent poisons, photo chemicals, solvents and degreasers, floor cleaners, dry cleaning fluids, sealants, pool chemicals, muriatic acid, wood preservatives and strippers, engine and radiator cleaners, no-pest strips, PCB-contaminated items, septic system cleaners, paint thinner, kerosene, gasoline (dirty only), chips from removed lead-based paint (placed in a plastic bag), dioxin, seven or 2, 4, 5-T, propane cylinders for barbecue grills, all fluorescent light bulbs, cell phones and rechargeable batteries.

Items that should NOT be brought include: Computers, printers, fax machines and other electronic equipment (they can be brought for free to the New Milford Recycling Center during regular business hours), motor oil, regular alkaline batteries, car batteries, tires, garbage, medical waste, asbestos, ammunition or fireworks, prescription medications, Freon or unknown gases, explosives and other highly reactive materials, radioactive materials and smoke detectors. To learn how to dispose of these items, visit www.newmilfordhealth.org.

Oil-based and latex paint may also be dropped off at no charge at Sherwin Williams and Ring’s End on Route 7 and H.H. Taylor & Son on Railroad Street.

Those interested in dropping off materials at the hazardous waste event should enter the Railroad Station parking lot from Bridge Street and will be directed to the exit on Young’s Field Road.

For more information contact New Milford Health Department (860) 355-6035 www.newmilfordhealth.org.