In 2010, OCRRA will offer three Household Hazardous Waste Days at Ley Creek.

2010 Ley Creek Events:

• Saturday, July 17, 8 AM - 2 PM
• Saturday, October 16, 8 AM - 2 PM

To participate in a drop-off day, you must live in the OCRRA Service Area
(includes all of Onondaga County, but excludes the Town and Village of Skaneateles, NY).
You must also have a reservation.

* During OCRRA's special events (Household Hazardous Waste Days, Electronics Days, etc.) Ley Creek does not accept anything but special event items. During the special events, you may NOT drop off trash or other recyclables normally accepted there.

Click here to make a reservation

NOTE: Latex paint is NO longer accepted at Household Hazardous Waste Days.
Click here to learn why.

To dispose of small amounts of leftover latex paint, leave the container in a well-ventilated area until the paint is completely dried out.

To speed up the process, or if there is a large amount of liquid paint, mix in cat litter or paint hardening crystals. These will absorb the liquid paint while it air dries. Most local paint or hardware stores carry paint hardening crystals.

Once paint is solidified, put the entire container in the trash (remove lid before disposing).

PLEASE NOTE: For the beauty of the community, do not put paint cans in the trash that contain liquid paint. This creates a mess on the streets during the collection process.

Acceptable Items:

• Automotive products such as transmission or brake fluid, engine degreaser, anti-freeze, diesel fuel, gas cans, and contaminated gasoline.
• Painting supplies, including OIL-BASED paints (up to 50 cans), stains, or finishes, paint thinner, turpentine, brush cleaner, paint stripper, and wood preservatives.

  Place empty oil-based, latex or aerosol paint cans in your trash.

• Garden supplies and pesticides.
• Cleaning supplies, such as oven cleaner, drain cleaner, lye, toilet bowl cleaner, floor and furniture polish, mothballs and products containing petroleum.
• Miscellaneous products, such as fluorescent light bulbs, pool chemicals, lighter fluid, kerosene, driveway sealer, nail polish remover, smoke detectors, loose asbestos that has been double bagged, and any product whose label has descriptions such as toxic, flammable, poisonous, corrosive.

Unacceptable Items:
Only materials from OCRRA Service Area households with appointments will be accepted.

• Latex paint
• More than 200 lbs. of material
• More than 50 gallons of oil-based paint
• Any empty paint cans or cans with dried up paint (put them in the trash).
• Any container larger than 5 gallons
• More than 50 lbs. of a solid
• Any 55-gallon drums
• Wall paper paste or dry wall sizing.
• Auto batteries (take to battery retailer for recycling).
• Empty aerosol cans that did not contain hazardous materials (put in blue bin).
• Motor oil (take to service station).
• Propane tanks of any size
• Controlled substances.
• Etiological, pathological, or medical waste.
• Explosives.
• Radioactive materials.
• Non-hazardous products (i.e. soap).
• Asbestos pipes.

Preparing for OCRRA's Household Hazardous Waste Day

1) Place all items, including paint cans, in cardboard boxes. Use newspaper or cardboard to keep items from tipping over or hitting each other. Wrap leaking items in newspaper and put in a plastic bag. Tighten all caps.

2) Avoid exposure to potentially hazardous vapors. Ventilate your car if storing household hazardous materials in your vehicle prior to drop off. Do NOT smoke while transporting materials. We want you to arrive safely.

3) When at the event, please stay in your vehicle at all times.

4) For safety reasons, please, no smoking while at the event and if possible leave children and pets at home.

5) Household batteries should be within driver’s reach. New DOT regulations require batteries be separated into the following types before arrival at the event:

• alkalines - typical household batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, etc.)
• button batteries – hearing aid or watch type batteries
• rechargeables – found in power tools, phones, and other electronic
  equipment. Some look like alkalines, but are rechargeable; check labels.
  
  

6) Do not bring any trash or other items for disposal. Only household hazardous waste will be accepted during the collection.

Year-round disposal options
Can't wait until OCRRA's next household hazardous waste collection? Or, are you a business with hazardous material to dispose of? Environmental Products and Services*, a local provider of environmental services, offers a year-round drop-off operation for hazardous waste. Please call 451-6666 for pricing and information.

*OCRRA's reference to this company's website does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by OCRRA, and is provided for information purposes only.

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Questions?
If you have any questions about OCRRA's Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Day, or need help identifying household hazardous wastes, call 453-2866, or email us your question and we'll respond.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation presently funds 50% of OCRRA's Hazardous Household Waste Day costs through state grants.