Household Hazardous Waste Recycling
Household Hazardous Waste 2009 Events
The 2009 Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) events are quickly approaching. The Blue Springs HHW event will be held April 18, 2009 (8am – noon) at Pink Hill Park. We are in need of approximately 15 volunteers. Breakfast, snacks and a light lunch are provided for volunteers. Volunteers must be age 18 or over to help with unloading cars. Please call 816-220-4504 to sign up to volunteer or if you have any questions.
The Blue Springs event is a full HHW event. This means that the following items will be accepted: automotive products, antifreeze, batteries, CFL light bulbs, fertilizers, flammables, fuels, hazardous cleaners, hazardous liquids, household cleaners, lawn & garden products, paint, pesticides, photographic chemicals, pool chemicals, solvents, thinners, and used oil.
Blue Springs residents can attend any mobile event or either of the two permanent drop-off facilities in Kansas City or Lees Summit. The event dates, locations and times are listed below. Any event that includes the initials ABOP in parenthesis means that only Antifreeze Batteries, motor Oil and Paint are accepted. Please bring an ID with proof of residency.
April 4: Independence 9 am–1 pm
April 18: Blue Springs 8 am–Noon
May 16: Harrisonville 8 am–Noon
May 30: Lone Jack (ABOP) 8–11 am
June 6: Gladstone (ABOP) 8 am–Noon
June 27: Grain Valley (ABOP) 8–11 am
August 1: Belton 8 am–Noon
August 15: Platte County 8 am–Noon
September 12: Cass County (ABOP) 8 am–Noon
September 26: Kearney (ABOP) 8 am–Noon
October 10: Riverside 8–11 am
October 24: Liberty 8 am–Noon
Dropping off materials at a regional drop-off facility helps avoid waiting in line at events. Be sure to call and schedule an appointment if you plan to go to a drop-off facility:
- The Kansas City HHW Facility is located at 4707 Deramus (just south of the Chouteau Bridge in the east river bottoms) 816/784-2080. They are open Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Appointments are required.
- The Lee’s Summit HHW Facility is located at 2101 SE Hamblin Rd. (at the Lee’s Summit Resource Recovery Park) 816/969-1805. Appointment required. Open on first Saturday of the month, 7 a.m.–Noon; third Wednesday of each month, year round, 2–6:30 p.m. (paint only on Wednesdays). 100-pound limit per visit.
A brochure listing information about the Household Hazardous Waste Program is available online at http://www.marc.org/Environment/SolidWaste/pdfs/hhw_brochure.pdf