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Household Hazardous Waste
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The Routt County Department of Environmental Health now offers a curbside household hazardous waste collection program. This service is available, once a year, to all residential households in Routt County for a nominal fee of $20.00. Please consult the lists below for acceptable and non-acceptable items.
To use this service call 1-800-HHW-PKUP (or 1-800-449-7587). You will be provided with information on how the program works, a special packing kit will be shipped to your home, and a pick-up date will be scheduled. You don’t even have to be present when Curbside, Inc. comes to dispose of your hazardous waste. Door-to-door hazardous waste collection service is also available to small businesses within Routt County that generate less than 220 pounds of hazardous waste per month. Any costs associated with the pick-up and disposal, however, must be paid by the business. If you own a small business and would like to participate in this service call 1-800-449-7587 for an estimate on the cost and to schedule a date to pick-up your hazardous waste.
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Items Commonly Accepted
Items Not Accepted
HHW Alternatives
Paint
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Items Commonly Accepted
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- Adhesives
- Car Batteries
- Caulking/Sealer
- Charcoal lighter/Lighter fluid
- Herbicides
- Household chemicals & cleaners
- Latex paint (up to 10 gallons)
- Oil-based paint (up to 10 gallons)
- Oil filters
- Paint thinner
- Pesticides
- Photo Chemicals
- Pool Chemicals
- Rug/upholstery cleaner
- Spray cans
- Thermostats/thermometers
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Items Not Accepted
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- Appliances
- Antifreeze (May be recycled at NAPA providing it is from a non-commercial source and it is not commingled with other fluids.)
- Asbestos
- Business Waste
- Empty Containers
- Explosives (Dynamite, ammunition, picric acid, fireworks and firearms: for disposal of these items contact the Routt County Sheriff's Office at (970) 879-1090)
- Garbage
- Known PCB Wastes
- Medicines (drugs)
- Medical & Pathological Waste (Infectious waste and syringes: qualified residents may mail in their syringes. Call 1-800-449-7587 to order a free Sharps mail-in Kit.)
- Motor oil (May be recycled at NAPA providing it is from a non-commercial source, is not commingled with other fluids, and it is delivered in an approved recycling container. No used oil cans or quart-sized containers).
- Radioactive Substances
- Tires
- Yard Waste
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HHW Alternatives
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- All Purpose Disinfectant
- 10 drops of tea tree oil (found at health food stores)
- 3 Tbls. vegetable-oil soap (such as Murphy’s Oil Soap® or
Dr. Bronner’s®)
- Mix in a 16 oz spray bottle and then fill with water.
- Creamy Soft Scrubber
- 1/4 cup baking soda
- Enough vegetable oil-based soap to make a paste.
- Pour the baking soda into a glass bowl and begin to add the soap slowly,
stirring until you have a rich, creamy paste. Great for bathtubs and sinks!
- Oven Cleaner
- 1 small box baking soda
- 1 or 2 squirts of liquid dish soap, mixed with water in a spray bottle.
- Generously spray soapy water all over the bottom of your oven. Sprinkle
with baking soda, then spray with water once more. Let sit overnight and
wipe clean the next morning.
- Never-Clog Drain Cleaner
- 1/2 cup of baking soda
- 1 cup of white vinegar
- 3 to 4 cups of hot boiling water
- Pour the baking soda down the drain and then add the vinegar. The combination
will fizz and bubble, cover with a stopper or strainer and let it fizz
for about ten minutes. Then, pour the boiling water down the drain to
rinse away potential clogs.
- Use this recipe regularly and you will never have to deal with clogged
drains again.
- Peppermint Ant Spray
- 2 tsp. (15 drops) of peppermint essential oil (found at health food
stores).
- 3 Tbls. liquid dish soap
- Mix together in a 16 oz spray bottle and fill with water. The soap
in the water will kill the ants and the peppermint will mask the smell
of the trail.
- Window Cocktail Please
- Club Soda
- That’s it. Fill a spray bottle with it and use a soft cloth to
wipe away. You’ll be amazed at how well it works.
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Got Leftover Paint? Get With the Program! - Buy only the paint you need: When you avoid creating waste at the start, you're practicing source reduction. It?s a smart way to help the environment.
- Store paint so it lasts for years: You don?t throw away a loaf of bread just because you used a few slices, you wrap it up and store it so you can enjoy it later. For paint, just cover the can opening with plastic wrap and make sure the lid fits securely so the paint doesn't leak. Then - here's the key step - store the paint can upside down. The paint will create a tight seal around the lid keeping the paint fresh until you need it again.
- Use up all your paint: Now that you know how to keep your leftover paint fresh for years - don't forget about it. Use it up!
- Donate or exchange your paint: If you can't use your leftover paint, donate it to community groups, theater groups, schools, churches and others who need or want it.
- As a last resort.....dispose of paint properly.
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