Household Hazardous Waste Day returns April 21 for 20th year

For the 20th year in a row, the city of Hoover is offering its residents a way to properly dispose of hazardous household items that shouldn’t go in the garbage.

This year’s Household Hazardous Waste Day is scheduled for April 21 in the parking lot at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, from 8 a.m. to noon.

It’s a chance for people to safely get rid of things such as leftover wet paint, automotive fluids, household cleaners, pesticides, batteries, tires and more.

Last year, 1,415 Hoover residents brought items to dispose, according to Robin Mangino, administrative services supervisor for the Hoover Public Works and Park Maintenance Department.

That included enough paint and paint-related materials to fill 132 3-yard boxes and 16 pallets, city records show. Workers also collected 55-gallon drums of pesticides, flammable liquids and solids, antifreeze, household batteries and other hazardous materials.

Residents also brought about gallons of used motor oil and cooking oil, tires, car batteries, aerosols, fire extinguishers and propane tanks, records indicate.

Hoover police last year collected 35 to 40 boxes of old prescription medication, a 22-caliber revolver, a pellet gun, a small box of fireworks, a couple of flares, a box of reloading supplies and 50 to 75 pounds of ammunition. Police also will collect explosives, edged weapons and military ordnance and souvenirs.

The Foundry Rescue and Recovery Center will collect TV sets, printers, computers, keyboards, power cables, radios and telephones.

Household Hazardous Waste Day is open to Hoover residents only. Materials will not be accepted from people who live outside the city or from businesses, Mangino said. People should bring a valid driver’s license or current photo ID with their address included.

Household Hazardous Waste Day items

ACCEPTED:

► Automotive fluids (gas, oil, transmission fluid)

► Batteries (car & alkaline)

► Standard vehicle tires

► Aerosols

► Household cleaners & polish

► Chemical drain cleaner

► Pesticides and herbicides

► Paint and paint thinner

► Computer equipment

► TV sets

► Cellphones

► Firearms

► Ammunition

► Explosives

► Fireworks

► Sealed medical wastecontainers

► Medications

NOT ACCEPTED:

► Appliances

► Lawn equipment

► Radioactive material

► Asbestos

► PCB

► Unidentified materials and containers

For a complete list of acceptable and unacceptable items, go to hooveral.org/309/Household-Hazardous-Waste-Day.