Pasco County residents unloaded an impressive 27 tons of hazardous waste during the county’s annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Initiative, according to a news release from Pasco County.
(Photos courtesy of Pasco County)
It was the most successful mobile hazardous waste collection event Charles Ryburn can recall in his six years as the county’s environmental manager.
The chemical collection total nearly doubled from 2015, reported Ryburn in a written statement.
“Waste reduction, pollution prevention and removing chemicals from the solid waste stream are critical, and Pasco County residents are helping make that happen,” Ryburn said.
Nearly 570 cars and trucks pulled into the parking lot of the West Pasco Government Center in New Port Richey on Dec. 3 to drop off hazardous waste.
The following is a list of items disposed:
- 13,266 pounds of latex paint
- 8,211 pounds of household chemicals
- 115 lead acid batteries
- 450 pounds of household batteries
- 33 propane tanks
- 275 gallons of used oil, antifreeze and gasoline
- 250 mercury-containing lamps
- 23,667 pounds of electronics recycling
Pasco County staff manages and operates two hazardous household waste centers for the safe handling, processing, and proper disposal of all wastes.
Hazardous waste brought to the centers by county residents are either recycled or sent out to a permitted hazardous waste management facility for treatment.
For more information, call (813) 929-2755, ext. 6896, or visit PascoCountyFl.net.
Published January 4, 2017
