KELSEYVILLE >> A HazMobile event will be held Aug. 22 and 23 at Kelseyville Lumber from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Households can bring up to 15 gallons of toxic items free-of-charge. Fees will be charged for amounts more than 15 gallons. Items that are accepted include paint, solvents, fuels, five-gallon propane tanks, pool chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, batteries, fluorescent light tubes (up to 60 linear foot) and other toxic materials that cannot be put in the trash.
Items that cannot be accepted include televisions, computer monitors, ammunition, explosives, radioactive materials or infectious wastes. To learn how and where to properly dispose these items, visit www.recycling.co.lake.ca.us or contact the Recycling Hotline at 263-1980.
HazMobile services are provided to residential households by the Integrated Waste Management Division of the Lake County Public Services Department and the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle). Businesses also are welcome to use the service to properly dispose of hazardous waste and protect the environment. However, businesses must pay for the taxpayer-funded service and first make an appointment.
Business appointments can be made by calling the Mendocino County Solid Waste Authority, the contracted agency that provides the service in Lake County at 468-9786.
Kelseyville Lumber is located at 3555 N. Main St. in Kelseyville.
