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Pinellas County’s EnviroBusiness hazardous waste collection days are now scheduled for the second Wednesday of every month. Any business may drop off hazardous electronics for a fee that can be as minimal as five cents per pound for some items. To drop off chemicals, businesses need to qualify as small waste generators (producing less than 25 gallons, or 220 pounds, of chemical waste per month).
The next EnviroBusiness hazardous waste collection day is scheduled 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Mar. 12 at the Household Electronics & Chemical Collection Center, 2990 110th Ave. N., St. Petersburg. Dates for the remainder of the year are: April 9, May 14, June 11, July 9, August 13, September 10, October 8, November 12 and December 10.
Businesses also can drop off hazardous waste at any of the Saturday mobile collection events, which are coordinated between Pinellas County and local municipalities. Between the EnviroBusiness and the Saturday mobile collections, 30 annual days of opportunity are available for businesses to drop off hazardous waste.
The collections offer businesses an inexpensive and convenient way to properly dispose of unwanted hazardous electronics and chemical waste. About 90 percent of all the electronic equipment brought in is either reused or recycled. Hazardous business waste includes electronic items such as TVs, computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, cell phones and telephones. It also includes items such as fluorescent light bulbs, cleaners, toner cartridges, pesticides, laboratory vials, paints, process waste and much more. Businesses should find an alternate means of disposal for explosives and medical waste.
Businesses pay the contractors directly, at the county’s reduced contract prices. For many electronic items such as laptops or phones, there is no charge. For other electronic items, the charge is minimal such as five cents per pound for a keyboard or 10 cents per pound for a monitor.
To arrange for drop-off and payment, businesses should call EQ Florida Inc. at 813-319-3400 (chemicals), or Creative Recycling Systems, Inc. at 813-621-2319 (electronics).
For more information, call 727-464-7500 or visit www.pinellascounty.org/bizwaste.
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