FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                   

Contact:  Brigitte Kantor, Lee County Solid Waste Division
              (239) 338-3302

Household Chemical & Electronic Waste Collection
Saturday, March 22nd, 2003 Page Field, N. Airport Rd., Ft.Myers

FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 13, 2003) – Another much anticipated Household Chemical Waste and Electronic Collection will be held by the Lee County Solid Waste Division on March 22nd  at Page Field (North Airport Road) in Fort Myers, Florida. Gates will open at 8 AM and close at 2 PM. 

Interested residents may bring old and unwanted paint, thinners, polishers/strippers, drain cleaners, pool chemicals,  pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, automotive fluids, car and boat batteries, fluorescent tubes, ammunition and flares, propane gas grill tanks, anything labeled corrosive, poison, flammable, corrosive or explosive.

Additionally, computers, monitors, keyboards, mice, printers, scanners, fax machines, copiers, televisions, stereos, VCR’s, cell phones, and other electronic devices are collected.  All items are accepted whether in working or non-working condition. 

This collection is strictly for residential households!  For the safety of the residents we ask that smoking material is extinguished when entering the facility and that residents remain in their vehicles during the unloading process. 

Remember to please keep our environment save and clean by keeping all these materials out of our normal solid waste stream!

The next collection is scheduled for May 16 at Page Field. 

Thanks for your participation.