This spring, make sure your cleaning is done right
Dispose of household hazardous waste properly at this month's HHW mobile event

If you are getting ready to do your annual spring cleaning, make sure you do it right. When you are finish using household cleaners, paint, lawn and garden products, or automotive fluids this spring, remember not to pour them down the drain, empty them in the trash, or dispose of them on the ground. Instead, bring them to the City's Solid Waste Management Department's mobile household hazardous waste event (HHW) on Saturday, March 14 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Memorial Stadium, 4002 Roosevelt. 

Most household items such as paint, motor oil, antifreeze, pool chemicals, batteries, pesticides, aerosol cans and florescent light bulbs can be brought to the event, as well as, items labeled "toxic", "corrosive" or "flammable". Materials should be kept in their original containers. If containers are deteriorated or leaking, transfer materials to a safe container and label the new container to correctly identify the contents.  

This event is open to San Antonio residents who are customers of the Solid Waste Management Department. Please bring a picture ID and current CPS Energy bill showing “Environmental Fee” as proof of residency. At this event the following items will not be accepted: explosives, ammunition, fireworks, medical waste, industrial/commercial waste, radioactive materials, electronics, tires and large quantities of materials.

If you are unable to make it to the HHW mobile event, residents are encouraged to drop off their HHW items at the City's permanent facility  located at 7030 Culebra Road which is open Fridays 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  

For more information on the HHW mobile events and the permanent facility visit, www.sanantonio.gov/swmd. 

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