Safely dispose household hazardous waste with King County's Wastemobile in Bothell/Kenmore, June 1-3

King County residents can help safeguard the environment by properly disposing of leftover paint, dead car batteries and other household hazardous waste at King County's Wastemobile, which will be at the Kenmore Park and Ride lot June 1-3.

The Wastemobile is part of King County's Local Hazardous Waste Management Program, and will be located in the southwest parking lot of the Kenmore Park and Ride, at Bothell Way Northeast and 73rd Avenue Northeast, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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.

Alexandra Thompson of King County's Solid Waste Division said the Wastemobile's visit to Bothell/Kenmore in 2006 proved extremely successful, when nearly 60,000 pounds of household hazardous materials were gathered for proper disposal.

"Last year's event in Bothell/Kenmore is a great indicator of the growing popularity of the program," Thompson said. "We're hoping to experience even greater success this year."

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 next two Wastemobile events are scheduled for June 8-10 and June 15-17 at the Fred Meyer store parking lot in Kent.

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.