Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day

April 29, 2017
9:00 am to 2:00 pm

About this event

The Golden Triangle Regional Solid Waste Management Authority and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality are sponsoring a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Saturday [April 29] from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the GTR Landfill. The landfill is located just west of US45A on Old West Point Road. Please note that ONLY items from households (residential) will be accepted. Items from business or industry (including Mississippi State) will NOT be accepted. Types of items to be accepted include aerosols, batteries, paint, household cleaners, chlorine, wood finish, automobile fluids, herbicides, rodent poison, oil filters, pesticides, electronic waste and lighter fluid. Types of items that will NOT be accepted include explosives, infectious waste, munitions, radioactive waste, gas canisters/cylinders (butane, propane, Freon, etc.) and Freon devices.

Details

Type
No Appropriate Type
Link
http://www.twitter.com/MaroonResearch
Location
GTR Landfill (located just west of US45A on Old West Point Road)
Primary Sponsoring Organization
MSU Environmental Health and Safety Office
Sponsoring Organization's Web Site
http://www.ehs.msstate.edu
Contact Name
Michael Parsons
Contact Phone
(662) 325-8406
Contact Email
mparsons@ehs.msstate.edu
Additional Information
For more information, contact GTR Solid Waste Management Authority at 662-324-7566. Additional information can be found at the following link: http://www.dailytimesleader.com/content/household-hazardous-waste-collection-day-set-april-29.