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Acceptable and unacceptable items
Electronic Waste
Frequently Asked Questions
Collection schedule
HHW Coordinators
Agricultural Pesticide Waste Collection Program
ACCEPTABLE ITEMS
AUTOMOTIVE AND MARINE PRODUCTS
- oil and fuel additives
- grease and rust solvents, naval jelly
- carburetor and fuel injector cleaners
- starter fluids
- body putty
- antifreeze / coolant
- gasoline
HOME MAINTENANCE / IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS
- oil-based paint
- used strippers and thinners
- adhesives
- driveway sealant
- roofing tar
- wallpaper remover
- stains and varnishes
HOME LAWN AND GARDEN PRODUCTS
- pesticides
- fertilizers
- wood preservatives
MISCELLANEOUS
- pool chemicals
- photo processing chemicals
- medicines / drugs
- aerosols / compressed gas
- mercury thermostats and thermometers
- fluorescent tubes
- compact fluorescent bulbs
ELECTRONICS
- CPU's
- TV's (console TV's must be dismantled)
- monitors
- printers
- keyboards
UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS
MEDICAL / BIOLOGICAL
- needles and sharps
- infectious wastes
- dead animals
- any waste from a doctor's office, clinic, or veternarian's office
EXPLOSIVES / AMMUNITION
- fireworks
- military ordnance
- gun powder
- ammunition
RADIOACTIVES
- smoke detectors
- radium paint
BUSINESS / INSTITUTIONAL WASTE
- no businesses, large or small
- no colleges or universities
- no schools
- no hospitals
- no home improvement or painting contractors
- no agribusiness
MISCELLANEOUS
- empty containers of any kind
- automotive gas tanks
- laboratory chemicals
- cooking oil
- alkaline batteries - should be thrown away in the trash
For
more information about Tennessee's Household Hazardous
Waste Program, Paula
Mitchell at 615-532-9265.
