Hazardous waste disposal

[Carol Iglauer]

Does anyone know how best to dispose of hazardous wastes such as toilet
cleaner, silver polish, rust remover, and oil-based paints? In the
county, there is a hazardous waste disposal day once a year, but you
have to show proof of county residence. I don't know of anything similar
in the city. The ReStore doesn't usually take open cans or bottles.

Thank you very much.

Carol Iglauer
40XX Magnolia Place

[Elke Overton]

You are supposed to be able to take it down to the drop-off site on
Gasconade, but last time I did that, they just told me to put the toxic
waste in the same dumpster with all the other trash. It was so stupid. I
complained to the Missouri Department of Health and Environmental Services.

Thank you very much.

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[Elke Overton]

Here are some other resources...
http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/street/refuse/recycle/blue-bin-
news.cfm

This is the City page for hazardous waste, but there is no information about
hazardous waste drop-off...
http://stlouis-mo.gov/by-topics-term.cfm?termID=46&termName=Hazardous%20Mate
rials&toptermname=Environment&browsebyTopic=1

statewide: http://dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/index.html
http://dnr.mo.gov/env/swmp/hhw/hhwcollectionevents.htm

what to do with paint:
http://www.co.st-louis.mo.us/Portals/8/docs/Health/Recycling/Leftover%20pain
t%20tips2.pdf

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From: shaw...@googlegroups.com [mailto:shaw...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
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Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 9:43 AM
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Subject: [shawtalk] Hazardous waste disposal

Thank you very much.

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[Barb Crabtree]

Call Brightside. I believe they take hazardous materials as the last
pickup for the day.

[Laura]

The St. Louis metro region currently has no hazardous waste collection
sites that I know of, yet we have one of the biggest hazardous waste
processors in the country right over in Sauget. Chicago has 4
collection points and all their waste comes down here. We need to put
more pressure on our politicians for this!

Laura

[Diana and Jim O]

try mixing liquids with cat litter - buy the cheapest brand and then it doesn't go into the sewers but unfortunately still into landfills - it's a messed up system -

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[Carol Iglauer]

I know about doing that, but many of the things I have are too thick to get out of the bottle or jar. I am going to put a list up on ReUseItStLouis, which I told the group about at the meeting. The goal of the group is actually to keep things out of the landfill, so maybe I will find some takers.

Thank you for writing back--Carol