Household Hazardous Waste Collection

If you are feeling the urge to spring clean you may be wondering what you should do with things like paints, fluorescent bulbs and poisons. 

Stearns County runs a mobile unit that will collect unused hazardous products that may be lying around your home. 

The first collection will be this Saturday, April 25, at the Paynesville High School North Lot from 8 AM to 11 AM. 

Collections will be held throughout the summer in other locations.  Go to http://www.co.stearns.mn.us/4872.htm for a complete schedule. 

Products accepted include:

Paints

Mothballs

Adhesives

 Cleaners

Sealers

Aerosols

Poisons

 Garden Chemicals

Solvents

Pool Chemicals

Fuels

 Roofing Tar

Mercury

Fluorescent Bulbs

Automotive Chemicals

 

Products NOT accepted include:

Used Motor Oil

Antifreeze

Electronics

Unknowns

Explosives

Household Garbage

Appliances

Furniture

Tires

Pharmaceutical Waste

Medical Waste

Business Waste

 

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