UPDATE: Roswell Cancels Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event

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UPDATE at 9:55 a.m. Feb. 20:

The city of Roswell has canceled the event due to winter weather conditions expected to move into the city Saturday morning. A future date will be announced.

ORIGINAL STORY

Roswell’s Public Works/Environmental Department on Saturday will hold a household hazardous waste collection event. This event is for Roswell residents only; no commercial entities will be allowed to participate.

The event will run from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 21 at 1810 Hembree Road, the location of the city’s Public Works/Transportation/Fire facilities.

Please note this event is not at the Roswell Recycling Center. This collection is for Roswell residents only; no commercial entities will be allowed to participate.

Materials accepted will be:

• Oil based paint (no latex paint will be accepted)
• Paint thinner/turpentine
• Pesticides including: fertilizers, herbicides, flea and tick products, fungicides, insecticides, rodenticides
• Undiluted pool chemicals
• Household cleaners
• Fluorescent bulbs
• Propane gas cylinders
• Mercury thermometers/thermostats
• Household batteries (non-rechargeable)
• Aerosols including aerosol paint
• Automotive brake fluid/used motor oil filters (no other automotive fluids)

The Environmental Quality Company will be handling and disposing of the materials. Materials cannot be dropped off prior to the event.

For more information, contact Janet Liberman at jliberman@roswellgov.com or 770-641-3715.

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