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Posted on: September 22, 2017

Mayor Brown, City of Buffalo Sponsor Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Day

Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off Day

June 29 – Today, Mayor Byron W. Brown announced that the City of Buffalo will sponsor a Household Hazardous Waste Day on Saturday, July 8th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at BPS #69 Houghton Academy at 1725 Clinton Street, Buffalo, New York.

On Household Hazardous Waste Day, the Department of Public Works will collect a number of every day household items which are no longer in use by residents and should not be thrown away with regular garbage or in curbside recycling carts.

Some of the items accepted include pesticides, fertilizers, pool and household chemicals/cleaners, oil-based paints, spray cans, paint thinner, stripper and solvents, batteries, oil, gasoline, kerosene and antifreeze, tires, electronic waste and fluorescent light bulbs. A more detailed list of acceptable and unacceptable items is attached.

“This is a safe, smart, and free way of disposing of materials that could be hazardous to residents, and we encourage people to start saving these items now and drop them off to us on July 8th”, said Mayor Brown.

All items will be disposed or recycled in a responsible and environmentally safe manner. For more information, please call 311 or 851-4890 or visit www.buffalorecycles.org.

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