Household Hazardous Waste Day Saturday

Lynnfield residents will get a chance Saturday to empty their basements, garages and attics of all those hazardous items that cannot be thrown out for the weekly trash collection at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day.

Public Works will again be sponsoring this event on Saturday from 8 a.m. – noon at the Middle School parking lot located at 505 Main Street. This event will be open to all town residents. Those participating will need to provide a driver’s license that will identify them as Lynnfield residents in order to take part in this event.

The cost to Lynnfield residents is free, except for the following items: $30.00 for each CRT's/televisions less than 36 inches in size or $60.00 for each CRT's/televisions larger than 36 inches; large gas grill-type propane tanks are $9, and small propane tanks are $5 each, car batteries are $6. These prices are set by Clean Harbors.

Since the town is picking up the remaining cost for all other items on Nov. 18 and is charged by the full car-load (up to 25 pounds or 25 gallons), the DPW encourages residents to “buddy up” with their neighbors in order to help reduce the cost.

Some of the hazardous items that will be collected on November 18 include: oil-based paints, paint strippers, weed killer, chemical fertilizers, engine degreasers, anti-freeze, pool chemicals, motor oil, car batteries, aerosol cans.

More important, items that cannot be collected are: trash, latex paint, radioactive waste, biological waste, ammunition, fireworks, fire extinguishers, prescription medicines.

To safely transport these hazardous materials to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection site, leave all materials in their original containers and make sure all caps and lids are tightened. All oil paint, pesticides and household cleaners should be sorted and packed separately. Residents are cautioned not to mix chemicals and never smoke while handling hazardous materials.