Safely dispose of household hazardous waste with King County's Wastemobile in Redmond, July 21

King County residents can properly dispose of leftover paint, dead car batteries or other household hazardous by dropping them by the King County Wastemobile, July 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Redmond Home Depot, 17777 NE 76th St.

The Wastemobile is operated by King County as part of the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program. King County residents can drop off hazardous household waste items, including pesticides, chlorine bleach, paint products, automotive products (oil, antifreeze, auto batteries, etc.), fluorescent bulbs/ballasts and other items free of charge.

By properly disposing of these materials and keeping them out of drains and landfills, King County residents are helping safeguard the environment.

Created in 1989, the Wastemobile was the first program of its kind in the nation. In its first 17 years in operation, the program collected 14,771 tons of household hazardous waste from 325,060 customers.

In its 26 collection events last year, the Wastemobile served over 18,000 King County residents, collecting an average of 110 pounds of hazardous waste per customer, for a total of 1,000 tons.

"The intent of the program is to ensure safe, proper disposal of hazardous products people have in their homes," said Alexandra Thompson of King County's Solid Waste Division. "Our goal is to make disposal of these hazardous materials easy so that they won't end up in the normal household trash. The number of residents that come out to these events lets us know that we are providing an important and convenient service."

The next Wastemobile event is scheduled for July 27-29 at the Enumclaw Middle School.
For more information, including acceptable materials and quantity limits, call the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program's Household Hazards Line at 206-296-4692, Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., except holidays. Recorded information is available after hours. Information is also available on the Wastemobile Web site at www.govlink.org/hazwaste/house/disposal/wastemobile/index.html

Para la información detallada acerca de este servicio o para dejar algún recado en español, por favor llame por el teléfono: 206-296-4692, marque 2.