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Latex Paint, Motor Oil, Smoke Detectors, Radioactive Material, Medical Wastes, Explosives, Shock-sensitive Materials, Fire Extinguishers, Automotive batteries, Home Business Waste, and Commercially Generated Waste ARE NOT ACCEPTED at Leelanau County HHW collections. OIL/AUTOMOTIVE FLUID: Some service stations accept used oil, antifreeze and transmission fluid. Call first to see if it is accepted. AUTO BATTERIES: Return auto/boat batteries to the retailer when purchasing new batteries. All outlets that sell auto batteries are required by law to take them back for recycling. SMOKE DETECTORS: Return to the manufacturer. COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS: Goodwill accepts computers and computer peripherals - keyboards, printers, etc. - through the Goodwill RECONNECT program. You can drop your computers off at their retail outlet located at 2279 S Airport Rd in Traverse City. AMMUNITION: Contact the Sheriff or Fire Department. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS: Contact Northern Fire & Safety at (231) 947-6035 or Cofessco North Fire Protection at (231) 941-4190. DISPOSING OF LATEX PAINT: Latex paint, or water based paints, are NOT accepted at the HHW collections. Following are some ways you can dispose of your extra latex or water based paints: Use It Up... Apply another coat of paint to the surface you’ve painted; donate the paint to charity or art projects; or paint the inside or outside of a shed, garage, tree house, fort, etc. Let It Dry... The simplest way is to remove the lid and allow the liquids to evaporate. This works well for small quantities, but larger amounts may require a different method. You can speed up the drying process by mixing in equal amounts of an absorbent material, such as cat litter, sawdust, plaster of paris, or vermiculite. Or, pour thin layers (about 1” of paint) into a cardboard box lined with plastic, and allow the paint to dry one layer at a time until it has hardened. When drying paint in the can, stir it occasionally to break the surface scum and allow evaporation to proceed. The clear liquid can be pored into a plastic-lined cardboard box or mixed with absorbent material and left to dry. After It’s Dry... When thoroughly dry, the remaining hardened material can be thrown out with your regular trash. Leave the lid off the can so your garbage hauler can see that the paint has hardened. Haulers will not pick up paint that is not dry and hardened. Do NOT dump paint on the ground or down the drains or throw liquid paint in the trash. |
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This page last updated on 6/30/2008.