Coral Springs and Broward County are partnering to organize a household hazardous waste collection day Jan. 31. The event is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will be held in the rear parking lot at City Hall South, 9530 W. Sample Road.
City and county residents can bring their old paint, used motor oil, batteries, household cleaning supplies and other hazardous wastes to the collection site for proper disposal.
Past household hazardous waste collection events in the city resulted in the disposal of 3,800 gallons of old paint, 440 gallons of used motor oil, and 6,300 pounds of flammables. Almost 900 county residents participated in previous collection days, 681 of which were Coral Springs residents.
Other items accepted include solvents, pesticides, lawn and pool chemicals, propane tanks, compact fluorescent light bulbs, tires (a maximum of four per person), fire extinguishers, car batteries, flares, mercury thermometers, televisions, computers, monitors, keyboards, mouses, printers, fax machines, cell phones, and rechargeable batteries. Business generated waste is not accepted at this event.
Call Broward County Waste and Recycling Services at 954-765-4999.