Georgia's Gwinnett County to Host Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day July 20

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - July 11, 2024 - PRLog -- Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful and the Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources will host a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on July 20 from 8 to 11 a.m. at Gwinnett County Fairgrounds – located at 2405 Sugarloaf Pkwy in Lawrenceville. The event relies on the participation of dozens of volunteers who will help direct traffic, haul items from vehicles to their corresponding stations, break down cardboard boxes, and more.

Items that qualify as "household hazardous waste" that can't be disposed of or recycled curbside and will be accepted at the event include:

Aerosol/spray pesticides

Automotive products (engine degreaser, brake fluid, transmission fluid, antifreeze, etc.)

Cleaners, corrosives, spot removers, acids and bases

Aerosol/spray paint

Auto batteries

Batteries (household and rechargeable)

Chlorinated solvents

Cooking oil and grease

Fire extinguishers

Flammables (lighter fluid and waste fuels (kerosene, gasoline, diesel fuel, etc.)

Fluorescent bulbs and ballasts

Insecticides

Latex and water-based paints

Lawn care products

Mercury

Mercury salts and elemental mercury thermometers

Oil-based paint and stains

Oxidizers

Pesticides

Poisons

Propane cylinders

Solvents and varnishes

Thermostats and other mercury-containing items

Thinners and paint strippers

Weed killer

Wood preservatives

Items that will NOT be accepted include Ammunition, Radioactive Waste, Pharmaceuticals, Biomedical/Biohazard Waste, and anything else not listed above. Attendees are permitted to bring up to five containers of household waste. Containers must be the size of a copy paper box or laundry basket, and disposable containers are recommended since they cannot be returned once removed from the car.

Volunteers can register through Volunteer Gwinnett at https://bit.ly/3VYHgmu (https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3VY...). To learn more about Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful, its programs, and future events, please visit www.GwinnettCB.org.