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 HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTIONS
      9 am - 1 pm on the following dates:    

FALL 2010        Printable Flyer

9/18   Whitman DPW, 100 Essex St., with Abington

(10/2    Hanson Plymouth County Hospital) Tentative

10/16   Plymouth DPW, 159 Camelot Dr., *

10/23  Weymouth DPW, 120 Winter St.

10/30  Hanover Transfer Station, with Rockland and Norwell 

* Plymouth residents must co-pay by check for quantities >30 gal. or  60 lb.  $20 for each additional 15 gal or 30 lb.
 

  • Residents may attend their own town's event at no charge. Proof of residency is required.

  • Visitors from SSRC member towns may attend events at no charge with a VISITOR authorization FORM from their own town's Hazardous Waste coordinator.  Your town may limit subsidized quantity; proof of residency is required.

  • Visitors without an authorization form, or with more material than their town authorized, will be charged $43 per 15 gallon containers or 30 lbs. of material.  Bring a check made out to Clean Harbors.

  • Commercial generators: contact John at PSC Environmental, 781-879-4435 to prearrange payment.

  • Clean Harbors also provides resident drop-off every Saturday Mar-Nov from 8 am-noon at 1 Hill Ave. in Braintree for a fee.  Call 781-380-7177  printable flyer

Turn in a toxic mercury item and get a free digital thermometer! Sponsored by Covanta SEMASS

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Materials accepted at all events:

From the workbench:

  • oil based paint and stain*

  • hobby/artist supplies

  • photography chemicals

  • fiberglass resins

  • adhesives

From the shed:

  • pesticides, herbicides, fungicides

  • fertilizers containing pesticides

  • pool chemicals

  • cesspool cleaners

  • wood preservatives

From the garage:

  • flammable liquids and aerosols:

  • gasoline, motor oil mixtures

  • tire cleaners

  • transmission fluid

  • degreasers

  • carburetor cleaner

  • antifreeze *, brake fluid

  • marine and auto paints

From the house:

  • Mercury, including thermometers and thermostats *

  • drain cleaners

  • moth balls and crystals

  • hazardous cleaners and polishes

  • poisons

  • acids and bases

Materials accepted at some events:

  • motor oil *
  • fluorescent tubes*
  • NiCad (rechargeable) and button batteries *
  • asbestos (friable)
  • electronics *

Materials not accepted include:

* click on your town's link at top of home page to see if these items are collected regularly by your town

Bring chemicals in original or labeled containers.  

Improper disposal of these materials can react, explode or create toxic fumes, contaminate soil and groundwater and endanger the health and safety of people and animals.

Mercury, a heavy silver liquid, poisons the nervous system, liver and kidneys.  Pregnant women and young children are most vulnerable.   For more information, go to www.keepmercuryfromrising.org

 

SSRC HAZARDOUS WASTE COORDINATORS

ABINGTON          Board of Health              781-982-2119

COHASSET         Dept. of Public Works      781-383-0273

DUXBURY           Dept. of Public Works      781-934-1112

HANOVER           Dept. of Public Works      781-826-3189

HANSON             Board of Health              781-293-3138

HINGHAM            Dept. of Public Works      781-741-1430

KINGSTON          Streets, Trees & Parks    781-585-0513

NORWELL            Board of Health             781-659-8016

PLYMOUTH          Emergency Preparation   508-830-4076

ROCKLAND           Board of Health             781-871-0154, x150

SCITUATE           Board of Health             781-545-8725

WEYMOUTH         Dept. of Public Works     781-337-5100

WHITMAN           Board of Health             781-618-9755

Call the South Shore Recycling Cooperative at 781-329-8318

for more information and directions.