MASSENA -- There will be a free household hazardous waste, electronic equipment, and pharmaceutical and controlled substance collection at the Massena Transfer Station from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. …
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MASSENA -- There will be a free household hazardous waste, electronic equipment, and pharmaceutical and controlled substance collection at the Massena Transfer Station from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6.
Massena Transfer Station is on Dump Road off of South Main Street or State Rt. 420.
The following types of hazardous waste will be accepted:
Household batteries (excluding alkaline batteries)
Fluorescent light tubes & ballasts and compact fluorescent lights
Misc vehicle fluids
Solvents
Pesticides
Adhesives
Corrosives
Antifreeze
Epoxy resins
Pool chemicals
Polishes & waxes
Oil based paints & stains
Driveway sealers
Household cleaning products
Wood preservatives
Aerosol cans
Home chemistry sets
Photography chemicals
Products containing mercury
The following types of waste will not be accepted:
Non-residential hazardous waste (such as commercial or institutional waste generators
Waste Oil, unless contaminated with another fluid such as solvents
Materials containing PCB’s
Latex paint
Asbestos
Smoke detectors
Radioactive materials
Unsorted solid waste
Tires
Automotive batteries
Infectious waste
Construction & demolition debris
Non-hazardous recyclable materials
Explosives, flares and munitions
Business or agricultural waste
For more information and a list of accepted electronic equipment visit www.NorthCountryRecycles.org, or contact Jan Oatman, 661-3234, or St. Lawrence County Planning Dept., 379-2292.
The collection is sponsored by St. Lawrence County, the Development Authority of the North Country, and the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and is free to all residents of Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties.