King County's Wastemobile coming to Shoreline Household hazardous waste will be accepted May 11-13

King County residents can properly dispose of leftover paint, dead car batteries and other household hazardous items at the King County Wastemobile, May 11-13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Aurora Square Sears parking lot in Shoreline.

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.

The Wastemobile will be located in the parking lot of the Aurora Square Sears at 15711 Aurora Ave. N in Shoreline.

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 intent of the program is to ensure safe, proper disposal of hazardous products people have in their homes," said Alexandra Thompson of King County's Solid Waste Division.

"Our goal is to make disposal of these hazardous materials easy so that they won't end up in the normal household trash,” she said. “The high number of residents that come out to these events lets us know that we are providing an important and convenient service."

Thompson said the Wastemobile's visit to Shoreline in 2006 proved extremely successful. Participation was up by 90 percent from 2005 and more than 70,000 pounds of household hazardous materials were gathered for proper disposal.

The next Wastemobile event is scheduled for May18-20 at the Fred Meyer store in Renton.

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.