DeKalb Household Hazardous Waste Event This Saturday
Decatur Metro | September 30, 2010 | 12:50 pmCranky Old Timer sends in this info that could be useful to many of us…
Household Hazardous Waste Event sponsored by Keep DeKalb Beautiful and DeKalb County Sanitation
- Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
- 8 a.m. – 12 Noon
DeKalb County Sanitation Division
- Central Transfer Station
- 3720 Leroy Scott Drive
- Decatur, GA 30030
What are household hazardous wastes? Household hazardous wastes are products that contain potentially dangerous chemicals and are no longer in use. These items should not be disposed of in your regular trash because of its potentially harmful effects on our environment. This event will offer our County residents the opportunity to dispose of household hazardous wastes in a proper manner free of charge.
Items accepted:
Aerosols, Mercury, Batteries, Adhesives, Flammables, Lawn-care products, Automotive products, Fluorescent bulbs, Photo chemicals, Hobby and artists supplies, Paints and paint-related products, Cleaners and swimming pool chemicals,
Items NOT accepted:
Agricultural wastes, Ammunition, Bio-hazardous/Bio-medical waste, Explosives, Non-hazardous waste, Pharmaceuticals, Radioactive materials
This event is free for DeKalb County residents only. IDs required. No registration required, though we recommend that you come early.
I searched for 3720 Leroy Scott Drive, Decatur, GA 30030 on Google Maps and came up with nada.
It’s the new name for Kensington Road apparently.
Who is/was Leroy Scott? BTW, I am against naming places for live celebrities/heroes/politicians etc, even though every other street in Los Angeles is named that way. The only way to ensure that they don’t do something totally embarrassing and unworthy later, like embezzle funds or stalk their ex-spouse, is if they’ve already died and their exemplary record is still intact. Plus it’s bad luck. Everyone who has a street named after them while alive eventually goes on to die.
The County recently opened what I thought was new driveway entrance to the public works yard there off Kensington. This could be the name of that new roadway. It is a few hundred feet east of Camp Rd.
Otherwise, if one simply passes down Camp Rd. between Kensington and Memorial, there will probably be signs, etc.
You’re right. It’s the new entrance to the Sanitation Dept. off Kensington Rd. past Camp Rd.
Does anyone know if City of Decatur residents will be allowed to drop off items?
It just says DeKalb County residents, not unincorporated Dekalb County residents, so one must assume that all residents in this county are allowed to drop off items, no?
Just to clarify before cleaning out my garage I called KDB and person who answered said Dekalb residents who live in the city limits can bring items to the event.
Groovy. Thanks for verifying!
I’ve never had a more pleasant experience getting rid of hazardous waste! Very efficient set up and all of the volunteers were super nice. BTW, I didn’t have to show ID, they just asked if I was a resident of Dekalb County.