The Schenectady County Legislature announced registration is now open for the second Schenectady County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Program event for 2022. The event will take place on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at SUNY Schenectady.
The program allows County residents to bring unwanted hazardous chemicals from around their homes to the collection site for safe and environmentally sound disposal. This is a free program for Schenectady County residents. Space is limited and registration is required. Register online at www.schenectadycounty.com/hhw or by calling (518) 388-4775.
“This is the time of year many of us spring clean our homes and end up with a pile of unwanted paint, chemicals and other items that aren’t meant for the trash or the landfill,” said Schenectady County Legislator Richard Ruzzo, Vice-Chair of the Environmental Conservation, Renewable Energy & Parks Committee. “Our Household Hazardous Waste events are an easy way for residents to safely dispose of common household chemicals they no longer need in an environmentally smart and friendly way.”
Date: Saturday, June 11, 2022
Time: 8:30am – 12:30pm
Location: SUNY Schenectady’s back parking lot, 78 Washington Ave.
Participants should enter via the ramps off State Street. The Washington Avenue entrance will be exit-only.
Accepted Items
Acceptable items include leftover or unused household cleaners, paints and paint-related items (with the exception of empty paint containers), lawn and garden chemicals and automobile fluids (except motor oil), and a variety of other hazardous chemicals found around the house. Bring items in their original container with the original label if possible.
The HHW collection does not accept used motor oil, lighting, batteries, asbestos, explosives (including ammunition), smoke detectors, medical waste, grill-sized propane tanks or larger, electronics including televisions, computers or computer accessories, or empty aerosol or paint containers.
Only materials from residential households will be accepted. No waste from commercial, industrial, institutional, or not-for-profits will be accepted.
The County anticipates holding 2 additional HHW events later this summer and into the fall. Dates, times and locations will be announced in the future. Follow Schenectady County on Facebook (@SchenectadyCounty) for the latest information.
For additional information about the HHW program, visit www.schenectadycounty.com/hhw or email recycling@schenectadycounty.com.
PaintCare
Residents and businesses can now dispose of unwanted paint for recycling at any local PaintCare drop-off site. More information about the program, including a list of paint products accepted at each location and a full list of participating sites, is available at https://www.paintcare.org/states/new-york/. The program began on May 1, 2022 in New York State.