Mark your calendars for the highly anticipated Midshore Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Drop-Off Day. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, April 6, 2024, from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM, rain or shine. Hosted by the Maryland Environmental Service, the event will be held at the Department of Public Works, located at 312 Safety Drive in Centreville, Queen Anne’s County. The event is free to Midshore county residents from Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot Counties.
Residents are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to dispose of household hazardous waste in an environmentally responsible manner. Accepted items during the event include:
- Gas, gas/oil mixtures, and automotive fuels
- Empty propane cylinders size #40 and smaller
- Acids, cleaners, and solvents
- Chemicals (pool, darkroom, etc.)
- Pesticides, insecticides, and herbicides
- Oil-based paint, paint thinner, stains, turpentine, wood preservatives, and wood strippers
- Fluorescent tubes and lamps (limit 15)
- Mercury thermometers
- Usable latex paint (pourable, no mold or mildew) will also be accepted for recycling. However, residents are advised not to bring unusable latex paint to the event. Instead, they should solidify the paint with an absorbent such as kitty litter, dirt, or mulch and dispose of it in the regular trash.
Acceptable electronics include:
- Computers and peripherals (keyboards, laptops, monitors, mice, printers, cables, modems, etc.)
- TV’s, remotes, VCR, CD, and DVD players (limit 4 TV’s)
- CB radios, fax machines, answering machines, and copiers.
Unacceptable items for drop-off include:
- Household trash
- Explosives and ammunition
- Medical and radioactive wastes
- Compressed gas cylinders other than propane cylinders listed above.
- Asbestos
- Smoke detectors
- Appliances
- Power tools and power tool batteries
- Tires
- Household batteries
- Road/marine flares
- Liquid containers over 5-gallon maximum size
Please note that this event is specifically for household wastes that are toxic, corrosive, ignitable, or reactive. Each residence has a limit of 20 gallons or 250 pounds of acceptable waste. Business, commercial, or industrial customers or materials will not be accepted at this event.
For any questions regarding the program, please contact the Maryland Environmental Service at (443) 685-4073.
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