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The next EnviroBusiness hazardous
waste collection day is scheduled for Wednesday, May 13, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., at the Household
Electronics & Chemical Collection Center,
2990 110th Ave. N.,
St. Petersburg.
The
EnviroBusiness hazardous waste collection days are just for businesses and are
scheduled for the second Wednesday of every month. Businesses pay the contractors directly, at the
county’s reduced contract prices.* Any business may drop off
their hazardous electronics. 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). For more information, call (727) 464-7500 or
visit www.pinellascounty.org/bizwaste.
The collections offer businesses an inexpensive and convenient way to
properly dispose of unwanted hazardous electronics and chemical waste.
About ninety percent of all the electronic equipment dropped off is either
reused or recycled. Hazardous business waste includes electronic items
such as TV’s, 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.
*About the contracted prices for businesses, for many electronic items
such as laptops or phones, there is no charge. For other electronic
items, the charge is minimal such as 5 cents per pound for a keyboard or 10
cents per pound for a monitor. A licensed hazardous waste contractor must be
on-site to handle business hazardous waste. 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).
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