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 The Southern Windsor/Windham Counties Solid Waste Management District (SW/WCSWMD) will hold free household hazardous waste (HHW) collections on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the Springfield Transfer Station and Recycling Center, 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and at the Rockingham Transfer Station, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
There will also be collections on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at the Springfield Transfer Station from 9:00 a.m. - noon and at the Weathersfield Transfer Station from 9:00 a.m. - noon.
This year, the District will hold additional collections in conjunction with the Windham Solid Waste District. The schedule for these "Rural Rovers" is:
| Saturday, May 22 |
Townshend |
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
| Saturday, June 12 |
Ludlow Transfer Station |
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
| Saturday, July 10 |
Windsor Town Garage |
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
| Do NOT Bring: |
DO Bring: |
| latex paint (thicken and trash it) |
aerosols |
| waste oil (service stations may take it) |
antifreeze |
| fluorescent bulbs (transfer station or hardware store) |
automotive products |
| ammunition (gun dealer) |
gasoline |
| asbestos |
hobby chemicals |
| auto batteries (transfer station) |
household cleaners |
| alkaline batteries (trash) |
kerosene |
| empty containers (recycle) |
paint cleaners |
| fireworks |
pesticides |
| medical waste |
oil-based paints |
| medicines (trash) |
pool chemicals |
| computers (transfer station) |
mercury thermometers |
| radioactive material |
mercury thermostats |
Bring in a mercury thermometer - get a free digital thermometer.
Pre-registration is not required for District residents.
If you are a Conditionally Exempt Generator of HazWaste (less than 220 lbs./mo.), you may participate but you must pre-register and pay for your disposal costs.
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