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It’s spring time, do you feel… hazardous? Most readers of this column are probably past that vulnerable time in life, when spring’s warm breezes stir amorous feelings of affection for the opposite sex . Nay!…, we’ve matured and understand the true meanings of spring… walleye runs, buying this year’s garden seed and SPRING CLEAN-UP. Yup, REAL men and women know that some of life’s greatest rewards include once again being able to park vehicles inside a garage… or seeing the far end of one’s basement for the first time in five years. Of course there’s usually a couple clinkers that can interfere with this wave of euphoria…, like what do I do with that quart of “KILLS ‘EM DEAD” bug spray,… or that bottle of acid… which is inside a pail… which is inside a bucket because the darn acid keeps eating through the containers, …or that jar of mercury which you know really shouldn’t be used to shine up coins… or those 15 gallons of various pastel colors that just didn’t made the comeback you were hoping for… Don’t simply find another place to hide these items… or throw them in your regular garbage! You’ve got some legal options on how to properly dispose of paints, solvents and hazardous waste. First off, most of these wastes are probably oil or latex paints, stains & varnishes. The least expensive way to handle these items is to dry them out by mixing with oil sorb, kitty litter or saw dust. Once these items are solid they can go with your regular garbage. Lead base paint, however, should only be disposed of through a hazardous waste facility. So how to dispose of the “other stuff”. Good news! Oneida County has received a Household Hazardous Waste Grant through the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection and will be using a portion of this grant to subsidize disposal. Yup, that’s right, a genuine, limited time, offer not valid in Alaska, Hawaii or Puerto Rico, hazardous waste disposal SALE! Of course it’s not free, since we still have to pay full disposal cost on “our end”, however just take a gander at these potential savings available through June 26th. Take your everyday Flammable Materials, including paints, stains, varnishes, solvents, old gas, etc, our usual disposal price is 60 cents per pound, however, until June 26th we are offering disposal of paint related materials for 35 cents per pound… that’s a 41% savings! Likewise, pesticides, corrosives, oxidizers and the other things that our Chemist loving refers to as “The Fun Stuff”, will be accepted for $1.00 per pound, compared to our usual $ 1.70 per pound price, once again a 41% savings until 26 June, 2004. Now the hazardous waste facility will accept these wastes between 10 am and 3 pm on Thursdays or 8 am and 12 pm on Saturdays between now and, you guessed it, High Noon, CDT, Saturday, June 26th, 2004 in the common era. No rainchecks, no lay aways and no whining. If you have questions, give a call to the Oneida County Hazardous Waste site at 282-4942 or check out our website www.oneidacountylandfill.com. |
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