Safely dispose of household hazardous waste with King County's Wastemobile, April 4-6 in Redmond

King County's popular program in 19th year of safeguarding environment

East King County residents will have an opportunity to safely dispose of household hazardous items with a visit to King County's Wastemobile, which will be in the parking lot of the Redmond Home Depot, April 4-6.

Operated by King County as part of the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program, the Wastemobile offers King County residents the ability to drop off hazardous household waste items, including pesticides, chlorine bleach, oil-based paints, automotive products (oil, antifreeze, auto batteries, etc.), fluorescent bulbs/ballasts and other items free of charge.

The Home Depot is located at 17777 NE 76th St., Redmond. Hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

By properly disposing of these materials and keeping them out of drains and landfills, King County residents are helping safeguard the environment.

"The intent of the program is to ensure safe, proper disposal of hazardous products people have in their homes," said Alexandra Thompson of King County's Solid Waste Division.

Latex paint is one item no longer accepted during household hazardous waste collection events. Research has shown that dried or solidified latex paint can be safely disposed through the regular solid waste process.

Created in 1989, the Wastemobile was the first program of its kind in the nation. In its 18 years in operation, the program collected more than 14,771 tons of household hazardous waste from over 328,650 customers.

"Our goal is to make disposal of these hazardous materials easy so that they won't end up in the normal household trash," Thompson said. "The high number of residents that come out to these events lets us know that we are providing an important and convenient service."

For more information, including acceptable materials and quantity limits, call the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program's Hazards Line at 206-296-4692, Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., except holidays. Recorded information is available after hours. Information is also available on the Wastemobile Web Site at www.govlink.org/hazwaste/house/disposal/wastemobile/index.html.

Related Information:

Household Hazardous Waste Disposal

Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County