Home & Garden
Wakefield, Reading To Hold Hazardous Waste Collection Day
Residents can dispose of everything from used motor oil to drain and oven cleaners at the event this weekend.
WAKEFIELD, MA — Wakefield and Reading residents will have a chance to dispose of household hazardous waste materials as the towns pool together to host a waste collection event this weekend.
Wakefield announced the event on Wednesday.
The event is set for Saturday, Oct. 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Wakefield Memorial High School at 60 Farm St.
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Accepted items include:
- Drain cleaners
- Oven cleaners
- Furniture polish
- Metal polish
- Arts & crafts supplies
- Photo chemicals
- Floor cleaners
- Window cleaners
- Dry cleaning fluids
- Radiator cleaners
- Propane tanks
- Nail polish & remover
- Rust preventatives
- Wood preservatives
- Wood strippers
- Oil/lead based paint
- Paint thinner
- Solvents
- Degreasers
- Sealant
- Spray paint
- Pesticides (including 2,4,5-T, Silvex)
- Herbicides
- Insect sprays
- Rodent killers
- Pool chemicals
- Muriatic acid
- No-pest strips
- Cesspool cleaners
- Gasoline
- Car batteries
- Tires – car (no rims)
- Truck tires
- Antifreeze
- Brake fluid
- Wax polish
- Engine & radiator flushes
- Transmission fluid
- Used motor oil
The following items will not be collected at this event:
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- Asbestos, ammunition, pharmaceuticals
- Commercial waste
- Biologically active, radioactive, or explosive materials
- Latex paint (let dry and put out with weekly trash pickup)
- Lithium batteries
- Garbage (will be taken by regular weekly trash pickup)
- Septage (must be removed by a licensed hauler)
- TVs/CRTs
This event is only open to residents of Reading and Wakefield. Guests should please bring proof of residency.
Anyone with questions can contact the Wakefield Department of Public Works by phone at (781) 246-6301.
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