Household Hazardous Waste Collection Scheduled for Champaign
For Immediate Release
October 26, 2001 |
Contact: Maggie Carson
217-557-8138
TDD: 217-782-9143 |
Springfield, Ill. -- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Director Renee Cipriano announced that a household hazardous waste collection
has been scheduled for November 3 in Champaign. "We are very pleased we
were able to add this collection to our schedule. This will give citizens
the area another opportunity to rid their homes of unused or leftover
household products."
The collection will be held on Saturday, November 3, from 8 a.m. to 3
p.m., at the Champaign Public Works Facility, 702 Edgebrook Drive, in
Champaign. Citizens may bring motor oil, chemical cleaners, oil-based
paints, thinners, antifreeze, weed killers, insecticides and pesticides
and similar household products. Although latex paints will be accepted,
citizens are encouraged to find alternative uses since latex paints are
not considered hazardous. Fluorescent and other high-intensity discharge
lamps may also be brought to the collections. Homeowners are also encouraged
to bring in mercury-containing products and rid their homes of this toxic
substance.
Items not accepted include explosives, smoke detectors, agricultural
chemicals and all business wastes. An Illinois EPA contractor disposes
of the potentially harmful wastes in an environmentally friendly manner.
Household hazardous waste reduction is an important component of our overall
strategy to make Illinois' environment safer," said Cipriano.
The events are free to the public and are paid for by a portion of the
statewide fees on landfilled solid waste. Questions can be addressed to
Rodney Fletcher, City of Urbana Environmental Manager 217-384-2381, or
the Illinois EPA at 217-785-8604.
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