Don’t wait to drop-off hazardous household waste |

(WMC-TV) – Don’t wait for Memorial Day to drop off your household hazardous waste.

The Memphis and Shelby County Household Hazardous Waste facility is going to be closed May 26 for Memorial Day.

However, the facility will be open on Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Here are items that are typically acceptable to drop-off:

• Aerosol spray cans (with content)
• Automotive fluids
  • Antifreeze
  • Brake fluid
  • Engine cleaners
  • Motor oil
  • Starter fluid

• Batteries
  • Automotive

• Cleaners
  • All purpose cleaners
  • Bleach
  • Oven cleaners
  • Metal cleaners
  • Polishes
  • Toilet cleansers

• Construction & Home Repair products
  • Adhesives
  • Caulk
  • Driveway sealant
  • Grease and rust solvents
  • Roofing tar/patch
  • Stains and varnishes
  • Wood preservative
  • Wall paper remover

• Cooking Products
  • Lighter fluid
  • Fire starters

• Electronics
  • Computers (PCs and laptops) *1 Computer per visit*
  • Monitors
  • Ink cartridges
  • Printers (small desktop & combo/fax)
  • Scanners
  • Servers
  • Audio/visual equipment
  • Telephones/cell phones
  • Typewriters
  • Calculators
  • Circuit boards
  • Misc. electrical equipment

• Flammable liquids
  • Gasoline
  • Lighter fluid
  • Kerosene
  • Naptha
  • Paint thinner
  • Propane cylinders (with contents)

• Plumbing
  • Drain cleaners/openers

• Lighting
  • Flourescent tubes
  • Light bulbs

• Lawn and Garden Products
  • Herbicides
  • Pesticides (poisions)
  • Fertilizers

• Paint
  • Aerosol paint (liquid still in can)
  • Latex paint (note: latex paint is nonhazardous)
  • Oil based paint
  • Paint strippers/removers
  • Paint thinner

• Pool Chemicals
  • Chlorine (powder,tabs etc)
  • PH up/down
  • Algaecides
  • Soda ash

• Other
  • Moth balls
  • Insect repellent
  • Mercury & thermostats

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