Federal Way-area residents have a free, easy and convenient way to safely dispose of household hazardous waste when the King County Wastemobile comes to town, Sept. 26-28.
The Wastemobile will be located in the parking lot of the Commons at Federal Way shopping center, in front of the Sears store, at 1701 S. 320th St., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
Operated by King County as part of the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program, the Wastemobile offers King County residents the ability to properly dispose of pesticides, chlorine bleach, oil-based paints, 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.
Latex paint is one item no longer accepted during household hazardous waste collection events. Research has shown that dried or solidified latex paint can be safely disposed in the regular garbage.
Following its visit to Federal Way, the Wastemobile will travel to the Home Depot store in Redmond, at 17777 NE 76th St., on Oct. 3-5.
Created in 1989, the Wastemobile was the first program of its kind in the nation. In its 18 years in operation, the program collected more than 14,771 tons of household hazardous waste from nearly 330,000 customers.
For more information, including how to dry out latex paint, acceptable materials and quantity limits, call the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program's 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.
Related Links
Local Hazardous Waste Management Program
King County Solid Waste Division