18 Hazardous Waste collection events on tap in Wasco, HR & Sherman Counties
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Piled high and precarious - maybe its time to part way with your flourescent tubes containing mercury vapor or even small amounts of liquid mercury. Might want to lose that muscle shirt too! LOL. There are 18 hazardous waste collection events for items such as these in 2023.
Sometimes those buckets have been around a little too long. Here’s an easy way to get rid of them and create some room for more useful items. Recycle them at a hazardous waste collection event. There are 18 this year to choose from in the tri-county area.
From The Tri-County Hazardous Waste & Recycling Program:
The Dalles, OR --The Tri-County Hazardous Waste & Recycling Program is holding 18 hazardous waste collection events for the 2023 calendar year. These events are open to households, small businesses and Agricultural Producers of Wasco, Hood River, and Sherman Counties. Pre-registration is required for households at the events in Hood River and The Dalles, but not required at rural events. Small businesses and Agricultural Producers are required to pre-register for all events at least one week in advance of each event, and Agricultural Producers can only attend designated agricultural collection events.
Accepted materials at these events are products that are labeled “caution”, “warning”, “danger”, or “poison”, septic field/drain cleaners, oven cleaners, gasoline, kerosene, and other fuels, automotive fluids, pool and spa chemicals, fluorescent lights, thermostats and thermometers, art and hobby chemicals, and much more. For a full list of accepted items and an event schedule, visit www.tricountyrecycle.com.
The Tri-County Hazardous Waste & Recycling Program was formed as an intergovernmental agreement in November 2003 to build and operate two permanent household hazardous waste collection facilities in Hood River and The Dalles, and conduct satellite collection events throughout the region. Wasco County is the lead agency. The facilities and events collect hazardous wastes from households; businesses and institutions, which are Very Small Quantity Generators, as well as pesticide wastes from farmers and ranchers. The program’s grand opening took place on July 29th, 2006.
For more information, call Tri-County Hazardous Waste & Recycling Program at (541) 506-2529.
