Nov 30, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      

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

Household Hazardous Waste Collection-Saturday, December 2nd, 2006 in Bonita Springs (Last Event For The 2006 Calendar Year)

FORT MYERS, Fla. (November 30, 2006) – The Lee County Solid Waste Division is holding a Household Hazardous Waste Collection on Saturday,  December 2nd, 2006 from 8 AM to 2 PM, at the Naples/Fort Myers Greyhound Track in Bonita Springs, Florida. 

This collection gives residents the opportunity to dispose of special waste that needs to stay out of the normal household waste stream. These items are pesticides, fertilizers, paints, thinners, paint strippers, polishers, pool chemicals, automotive fluids, batteries, fluorescent tubes, propane gas grill tanks, etc.  In short everything labeled POISON, CORROSIVE, FLAMMABLE, REACTIVE, TOXIC, and DANGEROUS.  Ammunition and flares are also accepted!

Residents may also bring outdated or non-working computers, monitors, scanners, copiers, fax machines, televisions, stereos, video machines, microwave ovens, printers, and computer and telephone peripherals. 
These devices are known as E-WASTE and some contain significant amounts of environmental harmful materials.

White goods (stoves, refrigerators, washers, dryers, water-heaters, etc.) are not accepted! Call your hauling company to schedule a special pick-up.

The next Household Hazardous Waste Collection will be held in Cape Coral on January 27, 2007. For a list of scheduled collection days visit our web site @ lee-county.com/solidwaste.

The Solid Waste Division thanks all citizens for participating in this program and recognizes their efforts in keeping our environment safe and clean for generations to come.

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