The fall 2009 Household Hazardous Waste Round-Up will be held Saturday, October 10 at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea. County residents are invited to dispose of their unwanted oil-based paint, pesticides, and other household hazardous wastes.

Residents can also dispose of household hazardous waste at local collection events sponsored by participating cites. Please scroll down for a list of participating cities and collection dates.

The following items will be accepted at this collection event. The District can only accept materials that originated from a household and not a commercial source. “In accordance with Federal Law, our contractor is not allowed to accept or transport business waste with household waste due to EPA classifications. Currently, household hazardous wastes are not regulated and are exempt from RCRA classification.”

HOUSEHOLD MATERIALS ACCEPTED
Oil or solvent-based paint, sealers, primers, or coatings (aerosols or liquids)                                      
Varnishes, polyurethanes, shellacs                                                                                                     
Paint thinner, mineral spirits, turpentine                                                                                  
Pesticides, herbicides, fungicides                                                                                                                                                                                
Caustic household cleaners
Automotive fluids, motor oil, car batteries
Adhesives, roof tar, driveway sealer                                                                           
Kerosene, gasoline, lighter fluid
Mercury, fluorescent bulbs

MATERIALS NOT ACCEPTED
Latex paint
Explosives, gun powder, ammunition, flares
Medical waste, pharmaceuticals, sharps
Radioactive waste (i.e. smoke detectors)

DISPOSAL OF LATEX PAINT
The Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District does not accept latex paint at the Household Hazardous Waste Round-Up.  Latex paint is comprised mostly of water and is not a hazardous material.  To dispose of latex paint, solidify and place in your curbside trash.

Watch the video on how to dispose of latex paint:

DISPOSAL OF OTHER ITEMS
Residents can dispose of certain items year-round, without having to wait for a Round-Up. Wastes such as motor oil, antifreeze, propane tanks, aerosol cans, alkaline batteries and rechargeable batteries can be disposed of at various locations throughout Cuyahoga County. See our brochure Handle with Care: How to Properly Dispose of Hazardous Household Products for more information.

The Home Depot has a national compact fluorescent lightbulb (CFL) recycling program. At each Home Depot store, customers can simply bring in any expired, unbroken CFL bulbs, and give them to the store associate behind the returns desk.

EVENT BACKGROUND
The Household Hazardous Waste Round-Up is a free collection event available to all Cuyahoga County households. The Round-Up provides for the environmentally-safe disposal of hazardous, poisonous or toxic household products that cannot be disposed in the regular trash.

Since this program began in 1996, more than eight million pounds of hazardous household chemicals have been collected. When households improperly store or dispose of hazardous materials in the trash, storm drains, or the ground, they can pollute our environment and endanger the health and safety themselves, their family, pets, and sanitation workers.

The Household Hazardous Waste Round-Up is held twice a year at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea and at many city service departments. Residents who miss a collection event and have an immediate need for disposal can pay for the disposal of their own materials through an environmental services company.

This is the final Household Hazardous Waste Round-Up of the year. The next free collection event will be held in 2010.

CITY COLLECTION EVENTS
The following communities are participating in the Household Hazardous Waste Round-Up by holding a small collection event for their residents. Please contact your city service department for more detailed information.

City	Information
Bay Village	Drop-off September 21-October 2, 31300 Naigle Road, M-F 7:30-3:00 and Sat. 8:00-12:00. Questions, call (440) 871-1221 or www.cityofbayvillage.com
Beachwood	Drop-off September 25-October 2, 2700 Richmond Road (Door #5), M-F 7:30-3:30. Questions, call (216) 292-1922 or www.beachwoodohio.com
Bedford	Drop-off September 1-30, 100 Solon Road, M-F 8:00-4:00. Questions, call (440) 232-1600 or www.bedfordoh.gov
Bedford Heights	Drop-off September 21-October 2, 25401 Solon Road, M-F 8:00-3:00. Questions, call (440) 232-8832 or www.bedfordheights.gov
Bentleyville	Collection event in Spring only. Questions, call (440) 247-5055
Berea	Does not participate. Questions, call (440) 826-5816 or www.bereaohio.com
Brecksville	Year-round drop-off (Saturday only), 9023 Brecksville Road, 9:00–12:00. Questions, call (440) 526-2643 or http://members.core.com/~brecksvc/
Broadview Heights	Drop-off September 21-October 2, 9543 Broadview Road Bldg. #10, M-F 7:00-3:00. Questions, call (440) 526-4718 or www.broadview-heights.org
Brook Park	Year-round drop-off, 19065 Holland Road, M-F 7:00–3:00. Questions, call (216) 433-7192 or www.cityofbrookpark.com
Brooklyn Heights	Year-round curbside collection with recycling. Questions, call (216) 351-0131 or www.brooklynhts.org
Chagrin Falls	Drop-off September 21-October 2, 240 Solon Road, M-F 7:00-3:30. Questions, call (440) 247-5053 or www.chagrin-falls.org
Cleveland	Drop-off September 21-October 3, 5600 Carnegie Avenue and 3727 Ridge Road, M-F 9:00-3:00. Questions,, call (216) 664-3711 or www.cleveland-oh.gov
Cleveland Heights	Year-round curbside collection. Questions, call (216) 691-7311 or www.clevelandheights.com
Cuyahoga Heights	Curbside collection on Tuesdays. Questions, call (216) 641-3505 or www.cuyahogaheights.com
East Cleveland	Drop-off October 1-6. Questions, call (216) 681-2419 or www.eastcleveland.org
Euclid	Does not participate. Questions, call (216) 289-8345 or www.ci.euclid.oh.us
Fairview Park	Drop-off August 8-9, 20777 Lorain Road, 9:00-12:00. Questions, call (440) 356-4410 or www.fairviewpark.org
Garfield Heights	Drop-off August 21-26 and August 28-September 2. Questions, call (216) 475-1107 or www.garfieldhts.org
Highland Heights	Drop-off September 21-October 3, 5827 Highland Road, M-F 8:00-3:30 and Sat. 9:00-2:00. Questions, call (440) 461-2440 or www.highlandhts.com
Highland Hills	Call for more information. Questions, call (216) 591-2311
Hunting Valley	Call for more information. Questions, call (440) 247-6101 or www.huntingvalley.net
Independence	Special curbside collection on Fridays. Questions, call (216) 524-9191 or www.independenceohio.org
Lakewood	Year-round drop-off, 12920 Berea Road, M-F 8:00–3:00 and Sat. 8:00–12:00. Questions, call (216) 252-4322 or www.ci.lakewood.oh.us/pw_refuse.html
Maple Heights	Drop-off September 28-October 2, 5353 Lee Road. Questions, call (216) 662-6000 or www.mapleheightsohio.com
Mayfield Heights	Does not participate. Questions, call (440) 442-2626
Mayfield Village	Drop-off August 22-September 5, 610 SOM Center Road, M-F 7:00-3:00 and Sat. 9:00-1:00. Questions, call (440) 442-5506 or www.mayfieldvillage.com
Middleburg Heights	Does not participate. Questions, call (440) 234-2216 or www.middleburgheights.com
Moreland Hills	Drop-off September 21-October 2, 4350 SOM Center Road. Questions, call (440) 248-1188 or www.morelandhills.com
North Olmsted	Drop-off September 21-October 4, 5200 Dover Center Road. Questions, call (440) 716-4151 or www.north-olmsted.com
North Royalton	Drop-off August 31-October 3, 10789 Royalton Road, M, W, F 9:00-12:00 and T, Th 12:00-3:00 and Sat. 8:00-3:00. Questions, call (440) 582-3002 or www.northroyalton.org
Olmsted Falls	Drop-off September 1-October 7, 8045 Brookside Drive, M-F 7:30-4:00. Questions, call (440) 235-1345 or www.olmstedfalls.org
Olmsted Township	Year-round drop-off, 26960 Cook Rd, M-F 7:30–3:30. Questions, call (440) 235-1011 or www.olmstedtownship.org
Orange	Drop-off October 4, 4160 Lander Road, 7:00-6:00. Questions, call (216) 292-7202 or www.orangevillage.com
Parma	Drop-off October 3, 5680 Chevrolet Boulevard, 7:30-2:30. Questions, call (216) 661-7375 or www.cityofparma-oh.gov
Parma Heights	Does not participate. Questions, call (440) 884-9607 or www.parmaheightsoh.gov
Pepper Pike	Drop-off September 1-October 7, 28000 Shaker Boulevard. Questions, call (216) 896-6149 or www.pepperpike.org
Richmond Heights	Drop-off in September, on Tuesdays (4:00-7:00) and Saturdays (9:00-1:00), 26260 Chardonview Road. Questions, call (216) 383-6311 or www.richmondheightsohio.org
Seven Hills	Drop-off October 5, behind City Hall, 8:00-6:00. Questions, call (216) 525-6225 or www.sevenhillsohio.org
Shaker Heights	Drop-off September 26-27 and October 3-4, 15600 Chagrin Boulevard, 8:00-4:00. Questions , call (216) 491-1490 or www.shakeronline.com
Solon	Curbside collection every first full week of the month. Questions, call (440) 248-5834 or www.solonohio.org
South Euclid	Drop-off September 28-October 7, 1349 S. Green Road, M-F 8:30-3:00 and Sat. 7:30-11:30. Questions, call (216) 381-0402 or www.cityofsoutheuclid.com
Strongsville	Drop-off September 28-October 7, 16099 Foltz Parkway, M-F 8:00-3:30. Questions, call (440) 580-3124 or www.strongsville.org
University Heights	Year-round drop-off, 2300 Warrensville Center Road. Questions, call (216) 932-7800 or www.universityheights.com
Walton Hills	Drop-off September 21-25, 6800 Dunham Road, M-F 8:00-3:30. Questions, call (216) 587-2574 or www.waltonhillsohio.gov
Westlake	Drop-off September 21-26, 741 Bassett Road, M-F 8:00-6:30 and Sat. 7:30-12:00. Questions, call (440) 835-6432 or www.cityofwestlake.org
Woodmere	Curbside collection on Mondays and Fridays. Questions, call (216) 292-4101 or www.woodmerevillage.com