Free hazardous household Waste Day set for Jan. 26

Posted: January 7, 2008

The City in conjunction with the Keep Port St. Lucie Beautiful Committee will be holding another free Hazardous Household Waste Drop-off Day on Saturday, Jan. 26, from 8 a.m. to noon, at the City’s Public Works complex at 450 Thornhill Drive. The event makes it easy for residents to get rid of their unwanted household chemicals and waste by providing a convenient place and time where the materials can be handed over to experts — free of charge — for proper disposal.

Residents can drop off:
Cleaning fluids
Bug sprays
Batteries
Flammable chemicals, fuel
Automotive fluids, etc.
Old computers and electronics.
Fluorescent light bulbs
Propane
Mercury-filled thermometers and thermostats
Pool chemicals
Aerosol cans
Photographic chemicals
Tires

Items NOT accepted:
Paint
Biomedical wastes
Ammunition
Explosives
Gun powder
Dynamite
Flares

To arrange for disposal of unacceptable items, residents should call the county’s solid waste division at (772) 462-1624.

For more information, contact:
Carmen Capezzuto
Keep Port St. Lucie Beautiful Committee Coordinator
City of Port St. Lucie
(772) 871-5148 or (772) 873-6312