Sedona News – The city of Sedona and Yavapai County will host the free Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection Event on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, from 8 a.m. to noon, at the West Sedona Elementary School parking lot at 570 Posse Ground Rd. New to this year, participants may also bring medical waste and paper documents for shredding.
This event is for residents of Sedona and unincorporated Yavapai County.
Accepted waste
Waste that will be accepted includes aerosol paints and spray products; antifreeze; batteries except for lead acid or any other vehicle battery; gasoline; household cleaners; kerosene; light bulbs; pesticides; pool chemicals; standard grill and camping propane tanks; oil-based paints; stains; solvents; thinners; adhesives; cameras; VHS/CDs/DVDs and players; computer equipment; credit card machines; desktop and laptop computers; e-readers; flatscreen TVs; up to 20 total CRT TVs/monitors; floppy drives and hard drives; gaming systems; household electronics such as blenders, hair dryers, microwaves, toasters, and vacuums; mp3 players; phones; power cables; power tools; printers and scanners; radios and security equipment.
Medical waste accepted includes expired vitamins, over-the-counter medications, prescriptions and sharps.
Paper documents for shredding will have a limit of four, file-size boxes of paper per household.
Not accepted waste
Waste that will not be accepted includes ammunition and fireworks, car or other vehicle batteries, commercial business waste, explosives, compressed gas cylinders other than propane such as oxygen, latex or acrylic paints, motor oil and oil filters, plasma or radioactive materials including smoke detectors, tires of any kind or any other material or items not listed in the accepted list.
Here are ways to dispose of some of the items not accepted at this event:
· Add kitty litter or sawdust to latex paint to dry it out and dispose with regular trash; if possible, remove the dried paint from the can, and please recycle the can.
· Vehicle batteries and motor oil can be returned to garages or auto supply stores.
Other information
Sedona residents in Coconino County may participate in this event in addition to being able to drop off items year-round in Flagstaff via the Flagstaff Hazardous Products Center. Visit www.flagstaff.az.gov/hpc or call 928-213-2159 for more information.
Disposing of hazardous waste in landfills contaminates drinking water and can kill wildlife. Throwing out electronics can waste billions of dollars in recoverable materials such as gold, silver, coltan, copper, palladium, platinum and other valuable metals. Proper disposal is important for protecting the health of humans and our environment.
Waste and paper collected at the event will be by partners Clean Harbors, Westech Recyclers, Ponderosa Medical and Assured Document Destruction.
For additional details on the Sedona Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection Event contact the Sustainability Department at Sustainability@sedonaaz.gov or visit www.sedonaaz.gov/waste-collection.