Gwinnett Co. planning hazardous waste disposal event

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — If you live in Gwinnett County and have hazardous waste you need to get rid of, you’re in luck.

Gwinnett County is hosting a household hazardous waste collection day on Saturday, July 26.

Gwinnett residents are allowed to bring up to five containers of household hazardous waste for free.

The container, such as a laundry basket or cardboard box, will not be returned.

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It happens at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, located at 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville.

When you drop off your containers of household hazardous waste, it will be identified by an on-site chemist, then sorted, packaged, and labeled by trained and certified staff based on its chemical composition, quantity, and packaging requirements.

Materials are then taken to approved facilities for recycling or disposal.

Here’s a list of what will be accepted. If it isn’t listed, they won’t accept it.

Aerosol/spray pesticides
Automotive products (engine degreaser, brake fluid, transmission fluid, antifreeze, etc.)
Cleaners, corrosives, spot removers, acids and bases
Aerosol/spray paint
Auto batteries
Batteries (household and rechargeable)
Chlorinated solvents
Cooking oil and grease
Fire extinguishers
Flammables (lighter fluid and waste fuels (kerosene, gasoline, diesel fuel, etc.)
Fluorescent bulbs and ballasts
Hand sanitizer
Insecticides
Latex and water-based paints
Lawn care products
Mercury
Mercury salts and elemental mercury thermometers
Oil-based paint and stains
Oxidizers
Pesticides
Poisons
Propane cylinders
Solvents and varnishes
Thermostats and other mercury-containing items
Thinners and paint strippers
Weed killer
Wood preservatives