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[SEPT. 19, 2003]  The Logan County Local Emergency Planning Committee and Logan County Health Department, in conjunction with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, are sponsoring a husehold hazardous waste collection day. The collection is for household waste only. Agriculture, business, city, county or industrial wastes will not be accepted.

This one-day event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Logan County Fairgrounds. Please enter the fairgrounds from the south entrance on Short 11th St. only.

Acceptable wastes

  • Oil-base paints
  • Paint thinners
  • Herbicides
  • Insecticides
  • Pesticides
  • Old gasoline
  • Pool chemicals
  • Cleaning products
  • Mercury
  • Household batteries
  • Used motor oil
  • Drain cleaners
  • Lawn chemicals
  • Solvents
  • Antifreeze
  • Hobby chemicals
  • Aerosol paints and pesticides
  • Fluorescent lamp bulbs

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Unacceptable wastes

  • Agricultural wastes
  • Business and commercial sector wastes
  • Explosives
  • Fireworks
  • Lead acid batteries
  • Medical wastes
  • Propane tanks
  • Smoke detectors
  • Farm machinery oil
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Institutional wastes
  • Latex paint*

This free event will take place rain or shine.

*Please contact your local health department to find ways to dispose of latex paint. [Or see LDN posting.]

If you have any questions, please contact Terry Storer at 732-9491 or Kathy Waldo at 735-2317.

[News release]

 

 

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