Household Waste Disposal
Posted By J.T. on September 10, 2009
In coordination with the MARC Solid Waste Management District’s Regional Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Program, a collection event is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Cass County Fairgrounds, 308 W. Commercial, Pleasant Hill, Mo. Materials accepted are antifreeze, batteries, oil and paint ONLY. The program is for household waste only; no business waste will be accepted.
Residents of unincorporated Cass County (including Cass County cities with populations under 500), Pleasant Hill, Lake Winnebago, Greenwood, Harrisonville, Belton, Peculiar, Cleveland, Garden City, and other HHW program member communities can safely dispose of these products at no charge. Please note: Raymore is not a member of the HHW program this year. Residents of non-participating communities will be charged a disposal fee of $75 per vehicle. The MARC Solid Waste Management District administers the Regional HHW Program with funding provided in part by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and participating cities and counties.
For other hazardous items such as lawn and garden chemicals, house cleaners and gasoline, residents of participating communities can use one of the region’s two permanent HHW facilities for proper disposal. To make an appointment at the Kansas City facility, call 784-2080. For an appointment at the Lee’s Summit facility, call 969-1805.
From the Pleasant Hill Times:
The average home can contain a vast array of household hazardous products used for cleaning, painting, beautifying and disinfecting the house, yard, workshop or garage. Environmental experts say chemical-based household products from a single home may seem insignificant, but when millions of homes across the Kansas City metro area use similar products, the combined effect becomes a major problem when they are handled, stored and disposed of improperly.
The health and safety of people and animals as well as the health of our communities and the environment is endangered when these types of products are discarded in household garbage, sinks or storm drains. To avoid the dangerous impact of improper disposal on the environment, the public is asked to take household hazardous wastes to a mobile collection site like the one in Pleasant Hill this weekend or to a permanent collection facility that serves the community.
Families are also asked to consider use of safer alternatives to the more dangerous household cleaning supplies and more accurately calculate how much paint will be needed to complete a job so that less of it is left over.
The Regional HHW Collection Program offers a safe way to properly dispose of unwanted hazardous waste and helps to protect public health and safety. For more information on this program and other environmental programs visit www.marc.org/environment, or call 816-701-8226.
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