Friday, November 2, 2012

household hazardous waste collection on Sat. 11/3

The Green Sanctuary Group of Beverly Unitarian Church will collect household hazardous waste and electronics for recycling Sat. 11/3, 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. in the church parking lot, 10244 S. Longwood Dr. (the Castle). The following items are accepted if properly sealed: antifreeze, used motor oil, old gasoline, OIL-BASED paints, paint thinners, aerosal paints, car batteries, reusable batteries, herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, lawn chemicals, solvents, drain cleaners, pool chemicals, and hobby chemicals.  Also, computers, laptops, printers, monitors, stereo equipment, boomboxes, mercury-fluorescent lamps and bulbs, televisions, cell phones, eyeglasses, shoes, textbooks and small microwaves.  They CANNOT accept any latex, acrylic or water based paint, freon, incandescent bulbs, or products you can clean up with water, or any type of medicine or needles.

Modest contributions to help offset transportation costs are appreciated. For more information, call 773-233-7080.

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