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Green Tips – Used Oil

Used oil from just one oil change can contaminate one million gallons of fresh water. It is estimated that do-it-yourselfers improperly dispose of 200 million gallons of used oil each year. If all the oil from the do-it-yourselfers were recycled, that would be enough oil for more than 50 million cars a year.

If you change your own oil, these tips may come in handy. Recycling used motor oil is easy:

 

  • Use drip pans to catch any fluids.
  • Do not dump or spill oil on the ground.
  • Put the used oil in a clean plastic container with a tight lid.
  • Do not mix the oil with anything else.
  • Do not pour oil down storm drains or place in the trash.
  • Take the used oil to a service station or an oil collection center for recycling.
  • Some big-box, auto-part and tractor supply stores will collect used oil from do-it-yourselfers.

 

Remember while you may have a local Household Hazardous Waste Collection event available to you, if we reduce the amount of waste materials by only buying what we need or finding a way to recycle them, we’re conserving resources and saving energy.

For more information about disposing of used oil, contact the Solid Waste Management Program at 573-751-5401.

For additional environmentally-friendly tips, please visit Green Tips or Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

Posted on Apr 10, 2012

Fulton’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center is open

For those in the mood for some spring cleaning, the City of Fulton’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center is open at the new fire station, 151 W. Tennyson Road.

Residents should call 573-592-3150 to make an appointment to drop off hazardous materials between 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. The city accepts household chemicals, pesticides, insecticides, used motor oil, antifreeze, acetone-based products, batteries, paint and paint thinners. Expired or unwanted medications will also be accepted. It is important to set up an appointment so that the prescriptions or materials are disposed of appropriately. When dropping off items do not block the garage at the front of the fire station.

The Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center was funded through a $38,207 grant from the Mid-Missouri Solid Waste Management District in 2011.

If you would like more information, visit the Solid Waste Management Program,  Schedule of Local Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events or   Household Hazardous Waste.

Posted on Mar 23, 2012

Recycling competitions promote waste reduction

Recycling competitions promote waste reduction, reuse and recycling services

Recently, the city of Parkville bet the city of Riverside that their community could get the most residents to participate in collection events for electronics waste, household hazardous waste and paper shredding. Parkville won and Riverside Mayor Kathy Rose attended a Parkville Board of Aldermen meeting to cheer the greatness of Parkville.

 

This year, the Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste Management District — Region E, organized contests between local governments as part of their Recycling Rivalry to encourage waste reduction and recycling.

Currently, Palmer Recycling and Lake of the Ozarks Solid Waste Management District — Region T is sponsoring a recycling drive pitting Mack’s Creek elementary students against each other to see who recycles the most paper, magazines, phonebooks, aluminum cans and cardboard. Local businesses, such as Thompson’s Country Store, CMC Recycling of Springfield and the Old Time Café, are participating by providing prizes for the winners.

On Nov. 18, Lee’s Summit held an internal Clean Out Your Files Day. Sugar Creek held a similar event on Nov. 22–23. Many organizations and local governments hold file-cleanout events as a way to responsibly recycle paper.

 

If you would like more information, please visit the Solid Waste Management Program Website. 

For additional information, visit: 

Schedule of Local Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events

 Reduce. Reuse, Recycle
 
e-cycle Missouri

Scrap Tires and Illegal Dumping

Household Hazardous Waste

 

Posted on Dec 29, 2011

Prescription drug collection boxes installed

 

New drug collection boxes were recently installed in police stations in cities across Franklin County.

Residents can now drop expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs into the secure, metal boxes located at the police stations 24 hours a day. Providing individuals with a secure and convenient way to dispose of prescription drugs will help prevent diversion and abuse and demonstrates sound environmental stewardship.

The Proper Disposal of Household Pharmaceutical Waste brochure has more information regarding drug disposal.  

If you would like more information regarding solid waste, please visit the Solid Waste Management Program website.

 

Or click for more information regarding:

 

Schedule of Local Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events; Household Hazardous Waste ; Permitted Facilities; Scrap Tires and Illegal Dumping; e-cycle Missouri or Reduce. Reuse, Recycle. 

Posted on Nov 30, 2011

Nov. 5 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event – Chillicothe

The City of Chillicothe and Livingston County is holding a Household Hazardous Waste, Electronic (E-Waste) and Scrap Tire collection event on Saturday, Nov. 5.

The event is for residential use only. No business or commercial waste will be accepted.

  • 9 a.m. until noon – Nov. 5, 2011
    County Road and Bridge Barn
    904 Gilbert Street
    Chillicothe

For more information, please contact: Ann Hamilton at (660) 359-5636, ext. 20

The fee for each residential television is $10.  The fee for computer system mice, keyboards, copy machines, printers and fax machines is $5 each. There is no charge for miscellaneous residentially generated electronics such as stereos and phones.  There is also no charge for household and rechargeable batteries, cell phones, intact car batteries, and ink cartridges (with no broken or cracked casings).

Appliances are limited to washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, ranges, ovens, microwaves, freezers, refrigerators, air conditioners, and hot water heaters. The fee for each appliance collected will be $5. Scrap metal will be collected free of charge.

Tires must be clean, free of debris and rimless when submitted. Four standard tires will be accepted per licensed driver without fee. Above the four-tire limit, additional charges are as follows:

$1 each for standard passenger tires (or smaller)

$4 each for oversized tires (sizes being 36 inches and above)

and $10 each for tractor tires.

If you would like more information regarding solid waste, please visit the Solid Waste Management Program website.  

 

Or click for more information regarding:

 

Schedule of Local Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events; Household Hazardous Waste ; Permitted Facilities; Scrap Tires and Illegal Dumping; e-cycle Missouri or Reduce. Reuse, Recycle.

Posted on Nov 04, 2011

Salem Electronic Waste Collection Event – Oct. 15, 2011

The City of Salem is holding an Electronic Waste (E-Waste) collection event.

The event is primarily for household generated E-waste.  The fee for each residential computer monitor or television is $5.  There is no charge for other residentially generated electronics.  Businesses may only dispose of televisions at the event and pay a fee of $10 per unit.

 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. – Oct. 15, 2011
City S/W Construction parking lot
3rd Street and Grand Avenue
Salem

If you would like more information regarding solid waste, please visit the Solid Waste Management Program website.

Or for more information regarding:

Schedule of Local Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events

Household Hazardous Waste

Scrap Tires and Illegal Dumping:

E-cycle Missouri

Posted on Oct 05, 2011

City of Arnold Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event

Region L – St. Louis-Jefferson County Solid Waste Management District

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event

The City of Arnold is holding a household hazardous waste collection event.

·        8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. – August 20, 2011
Arnold City Hall, 2101 Jeffco Boulevard
Questions – 646-282-6668
No charge for residents.

Residents can bring paints, stains, paint thinner, pool chemicals, weed killers, insecticides, cleaners, household batteries, gasoline, propane tanks, solvents and auto batteries and other household waste items.

Ammunition, gun powder, commercial and industrial byproducts, medical and biological waste, appliances, electronics and tires will not be accepted.
The event is being paid for through a grant from the St. Louis-Jefferson County Solid Waste Management District and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
If you would like more information regarding solid waste, please visit the Solid Waste Management Program.

Schedule of Local Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events

Household Hazardous Waste

Scrap Tires and Illegal Dumping 

 e-cycle Missouri

Reduce. Reuse, Recycle

Construction and Demolition Waste

 Permitted Facilities

 

 

Posted on Aug 19, 2011