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