By Susan C. Galentine
Directorate of Public Works Net Zero/Sustainability public relations
FORT CARSON, Colo. — The Directorate of Public Works (DPW) Environmental Division staff is hosting an Earth Day household hazardous waste collection to help reduce landfill waste and prevent pollution. The Fort Carson community is invited to bring old or used household cleaners, paints, lawn care products, electronics and automotive products to the household hazardous waste collection event set for April 26 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the parking lot west of the William “Bill” Reed Special Events Center, building 1829. Check out next week’s issue of The Mountaineer for more information, as the event approaches.
Community members with military identification cards, which includes active duty, Family members, retirees, civil service employees and the like, can drop off old or used household cleaners, paints, lawn care products, electronics and data media and automotive products for proper disposal through the El Paso County Household Hazardous Waste Facility. The event is for collection of household hazardous waste only.
The DPW hosts household hazardous waste collection events to encourage participation in reducing expensive landfill waste, preventing pollution and helping the installation get one step closer to its Net Zero waste goal.
Household hazardous waste dropped off must be in closed and labeled containers that can be left at the site. Below is a list of items to turn in:
- Household products such as aerosols; ammonia; batteries; bleach; cleaners including: carpet, drain, oven and toilet; cooking and lamp oils; cosmetics; degreasers; deodorizers; fire extinguishers; floor cleaners and waxes; furniture polish and wax; laundry products; mercury; mothballs; photographic chemicals; propane and butane tanks (1 pound and 20 pounds); rust removers; silver cleaners; spot removers; and anything similar.
- Paint, stains, solvents: latex, oil-based, aerosol and hobby paints; and lacquers, stains, strippers, thinners, varnishes.
- Lawn and garden products including lawn and houseplant fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, rodent poisons; and wood preservatives.
- Automotive products including antifreeze; batteries; brake and transmission fluids; cleaners such as bug, tar, chrome, engine and vinyl; contaminated motor oil; self-service uncontaminated motor oil in 5-gallon containers or smaller only; fuels; and wax.
- Electronics and data media including computers, printers, scanners, audio and video equipment, camcorders, cell phones, digital cameras, fax machines, microwave ovens, TVs, audio and video tapes, CDs, DVDs, Blue-Ray discs, game cartridges. Only one TV and one computer monitor per family will be accepted.
For more information about the event, call 526-4340 or 491-0218.
Military unit hazardous waste must be taken to the DPW Hazardous Waste Storage Facility off of Butts Road for proper disposal. Call 526-0980 for more information.