Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event

DOUGLAS COUNTY SOLID WASTE WILL BE HOLDING A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION EVENT ON SATURDAY APRIL 15TH FROM 8AM TO 2PM. THIS WILL BE AT 110 2 nd Street NE, East Wenatchee . ACCEPTING ALL BATTERY TYPES, POOL CHEMICALS, AUTO FLUIDS, PESTICIDES, PROPANE TANKS, FLOURESCENT BULBS, SHARPS AND GENERAL HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS. MANY PAINTS WILL STILL BE ACCEPTED EXCLUDING LATEX/OIL BASED PAINTS, STAINS, AND VARNISHES. GOOD NEWS IS PAINT WILL BE ACCEPTED YEAR-ROUND NOW! MUST BE A DOUGLAS COUNTY RESIDENT- PROOF OF RESIDENCY WILL BE REQUIRED.

Due to year-round Paint Collection Drop-off sites in Douglas County, NO Latex paint, oil-based paint, stains or varnish WILL BE ACCEPTED  AT THIS EVENT 

Items to Bring: 

♦ Paint thinners, solvents 

♦ Batteries, Antifreeze ♦ Fuel ♦ Contaminated motor oil, brake  fluid ♦ Cleaning products, spot  removers ♦ Weed and bug killers,  insecticides ♦ Lawn fertilizers ♦ Swimming or hobby chemicals ♦ Cylinders (propane or helium) ♦ Fluorescent lamps/bulbs ♦ Sharps 

>>>Paint Collection Drop-off Sites>>> 

Hours of Operation Vary – Please call  before driving to ensure time & items  are correct. 

Don’t Bring: 

♦ Latex/oil-based paint, stains,  varnish (Drop-off sites listed below) 

♦ Agricultural or commercial waste ♦ Medical waste ♦ Explosives 

♦ Asbestos and dioxin bearing waste ♦ Radioactive material ♦ Poison A  gases ♦ Leaking containers 

♦ Demolition debris ♦ Containers larger than 5 gallons. 

∙ Zacker Processing Center – 509.886.0899 

∙ Rock Island Community Recycling Center 509.884.1261 ∙ Waterville Community Recycling Center 509.745-8871 ∙ Bridgeport Community Recycling Center 509.868.4041

How do you know if a product is hazardous? If the label mentions the words pesticide, caustic, acid, flammable,  warning, danger or poison, it is considered hazardous. 

Keep products in original containers ~ Store them so they do not tip over during transportation ~  Keep away from children, pets, passenger compartments of vehicle. 

For more information regarding the event: 

Visit: douglascountywa.net/443/Collection-Events or  

Contact Douglas County Solid Waste at 509-886-0899 

And ask for Becci Piepel or Christina Gapan