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Get Rid Of That Stuff At Hazardous Waste Collection Day For Businesses
Once each quarter, Pinellas County hosts an EnviroBusiness Hazardous Waste Collection Day. The next collection day will be held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8 at the Household Electronics & Chemical Collection Center, 2990 110th Ave. N., St. Petersburg.
The quarterly collection offers 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.
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).
Hazardous business waste includes simple things like TVs, computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, cell phones and telephones. It also includes fluorescent light bulbs, cleaners, toner cartridges, pesticides, laboratory vials, paints, process waste and much more.
Businesses pay the contractors directly at the county’s reduced contract prices. To arrange for drop off and payment, businesses should call EQ Florida Inc. at 813-623-5302, ext. 231 (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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