Tomorrow, you too can get rid of the hundreds of pesky moth balls that have been taking up residence in your living room since May. But it won’t be easy. You’ll have to schlep yourself and your hazardous waste down to the Hartford Water Pollution Control Facility at 240 Brainard Road between 8am and 1pm. The announcement on the City of Hartford website requests that the waste be placed in their original containers and transported by box; the MDC’s website is a bit more specific with their guidelines:
• Bring your waste in their original containers whenever possible. Please make sure all containers are closed. It is dangerous to transport open containers.
• Do not mix different products.
• Collect your waste containers in disposable boxes or bins, which should be transported in your
trunk. Do not put your Household HazWaste in the backseat with your children or pets.
• NO SMOKING IN YOUR CAR! Most wastes are flammable.
• Bring something to read, the wait is usually 5-15 minutes, but can be up to 30 minutes
(and at the very large collections sometimes longer).
• If possible, leave children and animals at home.
Here are the hazardous materials and simply annoying ones that they will be collecting:
Aerosols
Alkaline Batteries
Ammonia
Antifreeze
Ant sprays and baits
Artist’s Paints
Brake Fluid
Cleaning Solvents
Disinfectants
Drain Cleaners
Epoxy Products
Flea Repellents
Floor Care Products
Fungicides
Gasoline and Diesel
Glues
Herbicides
Insecticides
Kerosene and Fuel Oil
Lighter Fluid
Lithium Batteries
Mercury
Mercury Switches
Mercury Thermometers
Mercury Thermostats
Moth Balls
Oil or Alkyd Paint
Oven Cleaners
Paint Strippers/Thinners
Photo Chemicals
Polyurethane
Pool Chemicals
Power Steering Fluid
Rechargeable Batteries
Road Flares
Transmission Fluid
Turpentine
Wood and Metal Polishes
Wood Preservatives
Wood Stain
Asbestos (“This includes insulation, shingles, and tiles. Only a small quantity of asbestos can be accepted and the material must be dampened and double bagged. Please call 278-3809 to notify the MDC HazWaste
Coordinator that you are bringing asbestos containing material to a collection”)
Frying Oil
Fluorescent and Energy Efficient Bulbs
PCB Ballasts and Capacitors
Lead Paint Chips
Sand Blasting Grit
They will not accept these items:
Ammunition – call police about disposal of any explosives
Asbestos – larger quantities
Biological Waste
Business Waste
Car Batteries
Cement
Creosote Coated Railroad Ties
Electronics
Empty Containers of any Kind
Explosives
Fire Extinguishers
Freon
Marine Flares – Why do you even have these?
Ice Melt
Latex Driveway Sealer (Genite)
Latex Paint
Medicine/Drugs
Needles/Syringes
Propane Tanks for Gas Grills
Refrigerators
Smoke Detectors
Tires (call Public Works. Do not dump along Capitol Avenue, thankyou)
Used Oil & Oil Filters
If you don’t make it down on Saturday, you’ll likely have to wait another six months until the next collection day.