The next Household Chemical Clean-Up Day will be held Friday, Nov. 2 from 1-3 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Playland Park in Rye. Our current
schedule runs through Nov. 10.
Lead-contaminated toys will be accepted at this event. The Mobile Shredder, a free public service, will also be on hand for residents to shred their personal documents. Paper from businesses, schools, institutions, governments or municipal organizations will not be accepted.
Each resident may bring up to four file boxes, approximately 10 by 12 by 15 in size. To speed up the process, residents must remove all metal clips, fasteners, binders, folders and hard covers and place the papers loosely in a box. Hard covers cardboard or plastic covers on items such as ledger books, marble composition books and hard-cover books are not acceptable. Residents may rip away pages from these hard cover books for shredding and throw the covers in their household trash. All bank and credit card statements folded in envelopes should be unfolded and flat for shredding.
Items accepted at household chemical clean-up day events are:
Properly labeled household chemicals including:
-Most automotive fluids i.e., antifreeze, brake fluid, gasoline
-Flammable liquids i.e., kerosene, butane, charcoal fluid, turpentine
-Metal, jewelry and furniture polishes and waxes; Wood preservatives
-Pesticides, insecticides, herbicides
-Photographic & swimming pool chemicals
Cell phones
Car tires up to 10 tires accepted per household
Fluorescent light bulbs
Fire extinguishers
Small propane tanks (1 and 2 pound tanks only)
Rechargeable and button cell batteries
Mercury in their containers such as thermometers and thermostats
TVs, computer monitors and computer towers
Items that are not accepted include oil and latex paint, motor oil, vehicle and non-rechargeable batteries, and 20 pound BBQ tanks. These items and many other special wastes can be disposed of in another way. For instance, residents can add kitty liter to oil or latex paint, air dry the mixture for a day or two, and once hardened, dispose of the paint with the garbage.
For more information on how to properly dispose special wastes, call the countys Household Chemical Info Line at (914) 813-5425 or log on to westchestergov.com.
