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NEW LOCATION:
In
an effort to streamline the drop off process and decrease
customer wait time, we have chosen a larger, more convenient
site for drop off of hazardous waste and electronics.
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
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9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
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In the Vacant parking lot on
the South side of
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Bird Street (exit I-275 N @
Bird Street).
Many common household materials can create real danger in
homes when forgotten or improperly managed and disposed.
Household hazardous materials can also pose a risk to children
and pets, threaten public safety and solid waste workers, and
contribute to environmental degradation. Household chemical and
electronics collections provide residential customers a safe
means of disposing of unwanted home generated chemicals and
electronics in an environmentally responsible manner. For more
information, please call Customer Service at (813) 348-1111.
List of Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Electronics
The FCC is going to require
all televisions to run a digital signal by February 17,
2009. All-digital
broadcasting will free up frequencies for public safety
communications (such as police, fire, and emergency rescue).
Also, digital is a more efficient transmission technology
that allows broadcast stations to offer improved picture and
sound quality, as well as offer more programming options
for consumers through multiple broadcast streams
(multi-casting). In addition, some of the freed up
frequencies will be used for advanced commercial wireless
services for consumers.
Back before there were
plasma screen and liquid crystal display (LCD) tubes, we watched
our Super Bowls and sitcoms on cathode ray tubes (CRT). The CRT
model provided room for all switches and wires in a box behind
the screen, but it also stored a large amount of lead.
Approximately 20 percent of CRTs are comprised of lead,
equivalent to between four and eight pounds per unit.
Even the smallest amounts of lead can be a
serious issue.
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