Illinois EPA Adds Household Hazardous-Waste
Collection in Southern Illinois to Benefit Recent Flood Victims
For Immediate Release
April 3, 1997 |
Technical Contact: G. Tod
Rowe, 217- 785-8604
Hearing Impaired: TDD, 217-782-9143 |
Springfield, Ill. -- The Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added a household
hazardous-waste collection to its spring schedule to benefit
flood victims in Southern Illinois. The collection is scheduled
for Saturday, April 19, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the public
swimming pool parking lot, 312 W. 4th St., Metropolis.
The Agency emphasized that this free collection is to allow
citizens to safely dispose of chemicals and similar household
hazardous wastes, but not flood-damaged appliances,
furniture and other debris. Agency officials also stressed that
the event is open to all Southern Illinoisans, and is not limited
just to flood victims.
Participants are asked to bring harsh chemical cleaners,
paints, thinners, antifreeze, weed killers, insecticides and
pesticides, and similar hazardous products. Citizens are urged to
take used motor oil and auto batteries to local recyclers.
Explosives, propane tanks, fire extinguishers, smoke
detectors, agricultural chemicals and business wastes will be
turned away.
A contractor hired by the Illinois EPA correctly disposes of
all collected wastes. The program is funded by statewide fees on
landfilled solid waste.
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