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May 4, 2006

Dispose household hazardous waste safely with King County's Wastemobile in Shoreline

The Wastemobile travels to Shoreline May 19-21

Woodinville residents can properly dispose of household hazardous materials by dropping them by the King County Wastemobile, May 19-21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Aurora Square Sears, 15711 Aurora Ave N.

The Wastemobile is operated by King County as part of the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program. King County residents can drop off hazardous household waste items, including pesticides, chlorine bleach, paint products, automotive products (oil, antifreeze, auto batteries, etc.), fluorescent bulbs/ballasts and other items free of charge. By properly disposing of these materials and keeping them out of drains and landfills, King County residents are helping safeguard the environment.

Created in 1989, the Wastemobile was the first program of its kind in the nation. In its first 16 years in operation, the program collected 13,771 tons of household hazardous waste from 306,800 customers.

The Wastemobile’s visit to Shoreline in 2005 proved extremely successful. Participation was up by 126 percent from 2004 and more than 80,000 pounds of household hazardous materials were gathered for proper disposal.
The next Wastemobile event is scheduled for May 26-28 at UW Bothell and Cascadia Community College near Bothell and Kenmore.

For more information, including acceptable materials and quantity limits, call the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program’s Household Hazards Line at 206-296-4692, Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., except holidays. Recorded information is available after hours. Information is also available on the Wastemobile Web site at www.govlink.org/hazwaste/house/disposal/wastemobile/index.html.

Para la información detallada acerca de este servicio o para dejar algún recado en español, por favor llame por el teléfono: 206-296-4692, marque 2.