Prince William County Balls Ford Road Facility Offers Once a Month Household Hazardous and Electronic Waste Disposal This Sunday

 

 

Containers will be available this Sunday, August 10^th, from 10 am to 3 pm for local citizens to dispose of Household Hazardous and Electronic Waste materials at the local Composting Facility located on Balls Ford Road.  As of July 13^th, Prince William County Department of Public Works made it easier for residents in Bristow, Gainesville and Nokesville, Virginia to dispose of the following electronics with a maximum of 3 items per household:

-Computers (CPU), notebook/laptop, monitors, keyboards, mouse, etc.

-Small printers and inkjet copiers, fax machines, and scanners (cartridges must be removed)

-Televisions, including picture tube, projection LCD and plasma types

-VCR’s, DC/DVD players, stereos (no speakers)

-Telephones and cellular phones

-Computer cables and cords, chips and cards, and miscellaneous circuit boards

 

 

Residents are encouraged to visit the Prince William County website, http://www.pwcgov.org/recyclerefuse where they can learn about their program S.T.O.P, which stands for Stop Throwing Out Pollutants.  The Balls Ford Road Compost Facility is located at 13000 Balls Ford Road, near its intersection with Wellington Road, in Manassas. 

 

 

The following Household Hazardous Waste materials will be accepted at the Balls Ford Facility:

Please bring identified hazardous materials from your home in the original labeled container. Materials accepted include:

insecticides	fertilizers	swimming pool chemicals
gasoline	pesticides	cleaning fluids/polishes
oven cleaners	herbicides	photography chemicals
silver cleaners	paint thinners	smoke detectors
paints (latex & oil)	chemistry kits	driveway sealers
rodent controls	caulks/adhesives	lacquers
ant bait/traps	mineral spirits	drain cleaners
propane tanks (less 20lbs)	pet supplies	spray paint cans
varnishes	fluorescent bulbs	mercury products
automotive parts	flammable waxes	flammable abrasives
battery acid	yard care products	aerosol cans

 

 

For more information, please contact the Solid Waste Division, 5 County Complex Court, Suite 250, Prince William, VA 22192, 703-792-4670 or visit http://www.pwcgov.org/recyclerefuse .

 

Date Published: 2008-08-06 14:53:14

Section: Local Community Announcements,