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State of Tennessee Hazardous Waste Collection Schedule
How do you get rid of old paint and other home repair/maintenance products?
What can I bring?
Acceptable
Items:
AUTOMOTIVE AND MARINE
PRODUCTS
oil and fuel additives, grease and rust solvents, naval jelly,
carburetor and fuel injector cleaners, starter fluids, body putty,
antifreeze / coolant, gasoline
HOME MAINTENANCE / IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS
oil-based paint, used strippers and thinners, adhesives, driveway
sealant, roofing tar, wallpaper remover, stains and varnishes
HOME LAWN AND GARDEN PRODUCTS
pesticides, fertilizers, wood preservatives
MISCELLANEOUS
pool chemicals, photo processing chemicals, medicines / drugs,
aerosols / compressed gas, mercury thermostats and thermometers,
fluorescent tubes, compact fluorescent bulbs
ELECTRONICS
CPU's, TV's (console TV's must be dismantled), monitors, printers,
keyboards
Not Acceptable
(check with your county to
see if they have year round options)
MEDICAL / BIOLOGICAL
needles and sharps, infectious wastes, dead animals, any waste from
a doctor's office, clinic, or veterinarian's office
EXPLOSIVES / AMMUNITION
fireworks, military ordnance, gun powder, ammunition
RADIOACTIVE
smoke detectors, radium paint
BUSINESS / INSTITUTIONAL WASTE
no businesses, large or small, no colleges or universities, no
schools, no hospitals, no home improvement or painting, contractors,
no agribusiness
MISCELLANEOUS
empty containers of any kind, automotive gas tanks, laboratory
chemicals, cooking oil, alkaline batteries - should be thrown away
in the trash |
Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Dates for Spring 2008
Collections will be held from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Saturday, April 19th, 2008
Johnson
County
Johnson County Transfer Station
Highway 67 -Mountain City
Contact - Cliff Dunn 727-7929
Sullivan
County
Sullivan Central High School parking lot, Blountville
Contact - Leslie Snyder 392-8814
LSnyder@kingsportchamber.org
Marvin Johnson 279-2879
Update - Latex Paint can now be
dried, and safely disposed of in most local landfills
Current
information for year round hazardous waste drop off:
Sullivan County Residents:
Paint,
batteries, oil, antifreeze, electronics and e-waste is now being
accepted year round at these locations:
Kingsport Transfer Station
2119 Brookside Ln., Kingsport 37660
Mon-Fri
7:30am-4:30pm,
closed 11:30-12:00 for lunch
Also open every 2nd Saturday from
8:00am-12:00pm
Bristol
Transfer Station
804 Raytheon Rd., Bristol 37620
Mon-Thurs 8:00am-4:30pm
Thursday
10:00am-6:00pm
Closed
Friday
Open every
2nd Saturday
8:00am-12:00pm
Poison Control Data:
For 2002 the volume of calls to the Poison Control for the region's six
counties are as follows:
Carter 862 * Greene 1052 * Johnson 164 * Sullivan 4169
Unicoi 262 * Washington 2923
Total for these 6 counties: 9,432
In 2002 the Middle Tennessee Poison Center received a total of 61,923 calls. The majority of exposures occur to children under the age of six. Common exposures include medications, pesticides, plants, household cleaners and cosmetic products.
There is a new toll-free for Poison Control. It is 1 (800) 222-1222 and this number directs a caller anywhere in the U.S. to the Poison Center that serves their area.
About Household Waste Collections in our area
Since 1994 the Appalachian RC&D Council has organized collections in all 6 counties on an annual basis.
These collections have removed over one half million pounds of potentially toxic chemicals from over 10,000 households in the region.
Thanks to help from Keep America Beautiful Affiliates, Local Governments, Tennessee Valley Authority and other partners these items no longer pose the threat of poisoning anyone or polluting surface and ground water in our region.
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