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Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Date Set for Newtown
Bring your car waxes, fluorescent bulbs, insecticides, oven cleaners, chemistry sets, flea powder, moth balls, engine degreasers...
NEWTOWN, CT — Area residents can drop off hazardous waste at Brookfield High School on Saturday.
The Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority is hosting a “Household Hazardous Waste” event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 28, at Brookfield High School, 45 Long Meadow Hill Road in Brookfield.
Residents from Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury, New Fairfield, Newtown and Ridgefield can drop off hazardous items such as camera batteries, moth balls, paints, septic tan degreasers and more. (See below for a more complete list.)
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If you are from one of the six towns above, you do not need to register. If you are from Bridgewater, Kent, New Milford, Redding or Sherman you must pre-register to attend the July 28 event, by calling HRRA at 203-775-4539 or emailing info@hrra.org.
What Is Accepted:
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- Paints
- Stains and Varnishes
- Paint Thinners & Strippers
- Wood Preservatives
- Resins, Rosins & Adhesives
- Polishes for Furniture, Floor & Metals
- Cleaners for Rugs & Upholstery
- Cleaners for Oven, Toilet Bowl & Drains
- Swimming Pool Chemicals
- Fluorescent Bulbs
- Pesticides, Herbicides, Insecticides
- (including Lawn Care Products)
- Flea Powder
- Moth Balls
- Spot Removers
- Dry Cleaning Solvents
- Lighter Fluids
- Septic Tank Degreasers
- Engine Degreasers
- Waste Fuels (Kerosene, Gasoline)
- Carburetor Cleaners, Brake Fluids
- Transmission Fluids, Car Waxes
- Full or Partially Full Aerosol Cans
- Rubber Cement, Airplane Glue
- Photo Chemicals, Chemistry Sets
- Hobby Supplies
- Rechargeable (Ni-Cd) Batteries
- Camera Batteries
- Thermostats, Thermometers
What Is Not Accepted:
- Empty Aerosol Cans (put in garbage)
- Household Batteries (put in garbage)
- PCB Capacitors
- Smoke Detectors
- Auto Batteries & Tires
- Motor Oil & Antifreeze (Recycle at Town Drop Off Center)
- Ammunition, Fireworks, Explosives (Call the Police Depart.)
- Radioactive Materials
- Unknown Gases
- Controlled Substances
- Pathological Material
- Pharmaceutical or Medical Wastes
- Electronics, Computers, VCRs
See HRRA’s website for a full list.
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