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1 HAZARDOUS WASTE DROP SITES In the Corvallis and Albany areas

2 2016 HHW EVENTS Corvallis/Benton Household Hazardous Waste Events Saturday, February 13 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 14 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 13 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 12 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Albany/Linn Household Hazardous Waste Events Albany Household Hazardous Waste Event Friday & Saturday, October 14 th & 15 th 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lebanon Household Hazardous Waste Event Saturday, April 9 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Harrisburg** 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 30 th 1214 SE Montgomery St Albany, OR Old Crow Foot School site- next to Seven Oaks Middle School Harrisburg High School 400 S 9 th Street

3 Items Accepted at Republic Services HHW Events paint* & wood treatments cleaners & degreasers inks & plating wastes computers and other electronics (no appliances) fertilizers & pesticides laboratory chemicals CFLs and fluorescent tubes herbicides & insecticides Antifreeze batteries thinners & solvents photographic chemicals tube lighting other hazardous products labeled: Flammable, toxic, poison, danger, warning, caution. *Dry paint cannot be recovered and should be placed in the garbage. You should not dispose of your household toxic trash down the sink, on the ground, down a storm drain or in your garbage can.

4 Recycling Batteries in the Corvallis Area Corvallis Republic Services Depot Household, car, coin/button cell Corvallis Battery Xchange Car and computer batteries Corvallis Battery All except Lithium-ion First Alternative Co-op Recycling Center Household batteries OSU Valley Library House hold only Corvallis Home Depot Batteries from rechargeable tools Corvallis Staples Household Batteries, except AAAs and AAs Car batteries accepted at: Knecht s Les Schwab AutoZone NAPA Auto Parts

5 Recycling Batteries in the Albany Area Albany Habitat for Humanity Restore Household batteries Rechargeable batteries Albany Home Depot Batteries from rechargeable tools Albany Staples Household Batteries Car batteries AutoZone, Battery X-Change

6 Corvallis Paint** Albany Benton Habitat for Humanity ReStore All unhardened interior/exterior paint All unhardened stains (if mostly full) Sealed spray paint Corvallis Sherwin Williams All unhardened interior/exterior paint Miller Paint Albany Habitat for Humanity ReStore All unhardened interior/exterior paint All unhardened stains (if mostly full) Sealed spray paint Albany Sherwin Williams All unhardened interior/exterior paint Miller Paint Lebanon ReStore **dry paint cannot be recovered and should just go in the trash

7 Fluorescent Light Bulbs Corvallis Albany Corvallis Republic Services Depot Compact fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) only Tubes accepted during Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) events only Corvallis Home Depot CFLs only (individually wrapped) Albany Home Depot CFLs only (individually wrapped) Albany Lowe s CFLs only No tubes, no LEDs

8 Electronics in the Albany area Albany Republic Services Depot AND Lebanon Transfer Station TVs Laptops and Computers Monitors Burcham s Metals Most electronics NO monitors or items containing glass or ink/toner Most Appliances Must remove motors from fridges, freezers and air conditioners Staples Computers (fee may apply) and Printers only Albany Goodwill All electronics

9 Electronics in the Corvallis Area Corvallis Goodwill All electronics Corvallis Republic Services Depot TVs Laptops and Computers Monitors Benton Habitat for Humanity ReStore Some electronics TVs Laptops and Computers Monitors

10 Corvallis Philomath Police Department drop box Look for annual Benton County Drug Take-Back events (April 30) OSU Department of Public Safety drop box (2 nd floor of Cascades Hall) Medications Albany Albany Police Department Online Republic Services residential sharps mail back program

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