Registration Required At Johns Creek Household Hazardous Waste Event

JOHNS CREEK — The City of Johns Creek is hosting a Household Hazardous Waste event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, at Johns Creek City Hall, 11360 Lakefield Drive. Items such as motor oil, pesticides and fire extinguishers will be accepted.

This event is exclusively for residents of the City of Johns Creek, no businesses or contractors, according to the city's website. Pre-registration is required for this event. The deadline for registration is 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 4 or once registration reaches maximum capacity, whichever is reached first. Walk-up registration won’t be permitted.

Items Accepted:

• Paint: Limit of 80 pounds per vehicle (A full gallon of paint is about 8-10 pounds) Suggestions for paint disposal of additional gallons are available here.
• Herbicides, pesticides, fertilizer, pool chemicals
• Motor oil, anti-freeze, gasoline
• Mercury (thermostats, thermometers)
• Batteries and electronics (CRTs, monitors, etc.) *Note: No alkaline (AA, AAA, A, B, C, 9V) batteries. These can be safely disposed of in your regular trash.
• Propane cylinders, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, aerosols
• Cooking oils
• Fluorescent bulbs

Items NOT Accepted:

• No Medical waste, Needles
• No Ammunition, Explosives
• No Pharmaceuticals
• No Alkaline Batteries (AA, AAA, A, B, C, 9V)