Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Facility at the Joplin Recycling Center HOUSEHOLD 1310 West A Street Tuesday and Thursday 12pm to 6pm HAZARDOUS Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 9am to 3pm WASTE Additional Information (CHEMICALS) City of Joplin 417-624-0820, Ext. 501 [email protected] ~ www.joplinmo.org COLLECTION FACILITY Selected Items are Made at the City of Joplin Recycling Center Reasons for Proper HHW Disposal Available Back to the Public... 1310 West A Street • Prevent landfill degradation for FREE! Funded in Part by: Reuse Policy: • Improper storage can lead From an environmental perspective, the best to fire or toxic fumes method for dealing with household hazardous waste (HHW) is to use it up for its intended • Health & safety issues such purpose. Therefore, the selected household-type as poisoning and mixing products received at this collection facility have • Protect waste water been evaluated for their potential “reuse value” Region M and are made available for reuse...for FREE. treatment plants and septic Solid Waste This approach has several direct benefits. First, systems Management it promotes reuse and recycling. Secondly, it District reduces the cost associated with proper and • Improper trash disposal can safe HHW disposal. The facility stresses that it harm garbage truck drivers, Newton County CANNOT GUARANTEE the integrity, safety, transfer station employees Emergency usability or effectiveness of the products taken for Management reuse. Patrons accept products from this center and landfill employees at their own risk and are encouraged to return • Prevent improper dumping, items when they are no longer needed. Funded in Part by & thus protecting the Managed by: land of Southwest Proper Identification C I T Y O F Missouri, and Required. Commercial Waste the Spring River is Not Accepted Watershed. City Staff reserves the right to accept or reject M I S S O U R I any and all waste, plus reserves the right to refuse service to any person or organization. Rules subject to change without notice. FREE HHW Drop-off for residents of McDonald, Newton, Jasper, July 2014 Barton and Vernon Counties in Missouri What is Facility Does NOT Accept: How to Package and Transport Household Hazardous Waste? Ammunition and Explosives: HHW to the Facility: Call local law enforcement agency as they generally Common household products generated incidental When transporting HHW to a collection, it is important offer free disposal. to owning and/or maintaining a place of residence to remember that these are hazardous wastes. A are considered HHW when they contain ingredients Antifreeze: business or industry transporting the same wastes and/or combination of ingredients that can be FREE drop off at Lube-N-Oil, 906 W. 7th St. or would be required to adhere to a number of safety hazardous to the environment and/or human health. Mitchell’s Mobil 1 Lube Express, 2525 S. Range Line Rd. and handling regulations. These regulations have Words to look for: Danger, Poison, Caution, Asbestos: been established to prevent injury, spills, and other Warning, Flammable, Reactive, Explosive, Residential asbestos should be misted with water, accidents resulting from mishandling hazardous Corrosive, Caustic and/or Toxic. wrapped in plastic and brought to a local landfill or waste. There are no regulations governing how transfer station. There will be a fee. homeowners transport HHW, but you can take Facility Accepts These Commercial and School Waste: precautions to prevent accidents from occurring Call commercial hazardous waste hauler. on your way to the collection site. Use protective Categories of Limited HHW: chemical-resistant gloves and safety glasses. Do Container of any one item over 30 gallons: not bring children or pets along to the collection site. Call commercial hazardous waste hauler. • Aerosol Cans Procedures: (including aerosol paint cans) Fluorescent Bulbs: Sorry, this was a budgetary decision. Wrap with tape 1. Keep products in their original containers. Do not • Automotive Products and set out for residential trash service. Computer mix products. (except oil, filters and Recycling Center, Springfield, Missouri accepts bulbs 2. Label materials that are not in their original for a fee. 417-866-2588 containers. Every effort should be made to identify antifreeze) Motor Oil and Transmission Fluid: unknowns. If unaware of specific product name, • Batteries Free drop off at any O’Reilly Auto Parts. However, provide product category, such as pesticide or the Joplin HHW Facility will accept oil that has been cleaning product if possible. • Home Maintenance Products contaminated with other liquids or solids. 3. Check all containers, make sure the lids are tightly (except paint) Paint: sealed. • Household Cleaners Sorry, another budgetary decision. Stir in sawdust or cat 4. If a container is leaking, this container should litter, allow to dry, DO NOT replace lid, set out with trash. be placed within a larger, plastic container with • Lawn and Garden Products Pharmaceuticals a tight-fitting lid. A nonflammable absorbent, such • Mercury Debris Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications can be as clay-based cat box fill, should be packed dropped off for free at the following locations: Joplin, around the product to absorb any possible leaks. • Pool and Spa Supplies Carthage, Webb City, Carl Junction, and Lamar Police Label the outside container with the contents and date. • Propane Tanks, Metal Stations; Newton and McDonald County Sheriffs Offices; Jasper County Courthouse in Joplin. 5. Place products upright in cardboard box and Cylinders, and Fire Pressure Treated Wood and Railroad Ties: secure so that they do not tip over in transport. Extinguishers Contact B-3 Construction Landfill in Scammon, KS 6. Transport products in the back of a pickup 620-479-2323 or Waste Corp. in Joplin, MO 417-623-6620. truck or in a car trunk. If you must transport the Radioactive Materials materials in the passenger compartment, make Contact commercial hazardous waste hauler. sure there is adequate ventilation. Do not smoke while transporting HHW. Sharps-Lancets, Needles, Syringes: Residents should place sharps in plastic detergent 7. Keep flammables out of direct sunlight and away bottle with bleach water, replace lid, tape shut, write from sources of heat, spark, flame or ignition. “sharps” on bottle and place in regular trash. Medical 8. When in doubt...call Joplin Recycling Coordinator offices should call commercial medical waste hauler. 417-624-0820, Ext. 501