Friday, October 17, 2008

City to Hold Household Chemical and Electronics Collection

Tampa, FL October 15, 2008 - The City of Tampa Department of Solid Waste & Environmental Program Management will hold a Household Chemical and Electronics Collection from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2008. The collection will take place at the Solid Waste facility, at 4010 West Spruce Street, located behind the main Solid Waste building.

The following materials will be accepted at the collection site: paints and solvents; used motor oil; automotive products; pool chemicals; mercury-containing devices, such as fluorescent light bulbs and thermometers; lawn, garden and household chemicals; and electronics including computer monitors, printers, CPUs, keyboards and televisions. The city will not accept any explosive, radioactive or biomedical wastes at the collection site and only residential waste will be accepted.

To access the facility residents should enter on Clark Street. For additional information, please call the Department of Solid Waste at (813) 348-1111.

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