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DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-06 · 15:14 UTC

"Hazardous Waste collection is the FIRST Saturday of each month April thru November between 7:30 AM and 1:00 PM. If near a holiday, please check the holiday schedule to see if we are open. If we are closed on the weekend that would be hazardous waste day it will normally be skipped entirely for that month.

You may want to visit www. PaintCare. org for paint disposal options in your area.

#RiversideRecycling accepts #HouseholdHazardousWaste ( #HHW ) on the 1st Saturday of the month (April through November.) Collection occurs from 7:30AM to 1PM. This program is open to all Maine residents disposing of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) from their residence. Portland E-Card holders may dispose of up to 10 gallons of HHW annually with a maximum of TWO visits at no charge (i.e. two visits of 5 gallons each visit, or one visit with 10 gallons will use up the HHW portion of your E-Card for the year). Acceptable paint, stain and varnish can be disposed of at no charge as part of the PaintCare .org program and does not go against the HHW portion of your Ecard. Residential customers without an Ecard will be charged $6.50 per gallon for liquid wastes or $3.50 per pound for solid wastes. Unfortunately, we cannot accept #HazardousWaste from businesses or municipalities..

How will the drop off program work?

- Prepare your household hazardous waste for drop off. When preparing hazardous items for disposal at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility, be sure that liquids are in sturdy leak-proof containers with caps or lids. Use the original container whenever possible. Secure breakable or loose items inside boxes or bags. Do not mix items together. Be careful that no items spill or break when they are in your vehicle.
- Bring your items to Riverside Recycling, 910 Riverside St. on the 1st Saturday of the month (April through November.) Collection occurs from 7:30AM to 1PM. When you arrive at the facility, stop at the attendant’s booth and speak with the attendant. ALL HAZARDOUS WASTE MUST BE DROPPED OFF BEFORE RECYCLING ANY OTHER ITEMS.
- Follow any directions you receive at the attendant’s booth and proceed into the facility. When you pull up at the HHW facility, stay in your vehicle. The HHW staff will handle removing your items for you."

FMI:
https://riversiderecycles.com/hazardous-waste/

#SolarPunkSunday #HouseholdWaste #OilBasedPaint #Solvents #Chemicals
#AutomotiveFluids #FallCleanups
#WasteDisposal #HouseholdChemicals

#portlandme #hazardouswaste #riversiderecycling #householdhazardouswaste #hhw #solarpunksunday

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-06 · 14:57 UTC

#LincolnNE - #HazToGo Fall Mobile Events Offer Free, Convenient Disposal of #HouseholdWaste

Aug 31, 2026

"As fall approaches, many of us start tackling seasonal #cleanup projects, organizing the garage, clearing out the basement, or getting storage areas in order before the colder months arrive.

That often means rediscovering things that have been tucked away for months or even years: half-used cans of oil-based #paint, old #pesticides, cleaning #chemicals, #solvents, or leftover #AutomotiveFluids sitting on a shelf.

Over time, these everyday products can become #HouseholdHazardousWaste, and disposing of them improperly can create serious environmental risks. Chemicals poured down drains or thrown in the trash can pollute waterways, create hazards for sanitation workers and affect wildlife and the environment.

Fortunately, Lincoln and Lancaster County residents have convenient options for disposing of these materials safely.

Twice each year, the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department hosts Household Hazardous Waste Mobile Collection events, bringing safe disposal services directly into local communities. These drive-through events make it easy for residents to clear potentially dangerous materials out of garages, basements and storage areas.

Residents simply gather unwanted household chemicals, place them in a leak-proof tote and bring them to one of the collection locations.

The fall events are a particularly good opportunity to tackle those clean-out projects before winter arrives and safely dispose of materials you no longer need.
HaztoGo Rural Collection Event

2026 Fall Mobile Collection Events

Friday, September 25 | 2–6 pm
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
375 Lincoln St., #MalcolmNE

Saturday, September 26 | 9 am–1 pm
Star City Shores
4375 S. 33rd Ct., Lincoln

Participating in these events doesn’t just help clean up your home. Proper disposal helps protect the entire community by keeping hazardous chemicals out of landfills and waterways and ensuring they are handled safely and responsibly.

Best of all, the service is provided at no cost to residents of Lincoln and Lancaster County.

HaztoGo Collection at Star City Shores

For residents who cannot attend one of the fall mobile events, there is no need to wait. The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department operates HazToGo - , Lincoln’s Hazardous Waste Center, a convenient, year-round site offering the same household hazardous waste disposal services.

Programs like these play an important role in keeping our local environment healthy and safe. Sometimes protecting the environment starts with something simple: cleaning out a shelf in the garage and bringing those materials to a place where they can be handled the right way.

For additional information about accepted materials, event details or HazToGo, visit HazToGo .com."

Source:
https://journalstar.com/news/community/article_9fe354c3-144a-42e4-8937-218148b4f3c9.html

#SolarPunkSunday #FallCleanups #HazardousWaste #WasteDisposal #HouseholdChemicals

#lincolnne #haztogo #householdwaste #cleanup #paint #pesticides

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-08-22 · 13:21 UTC

Yes! My town is discussing bringing back #eWaste and #HazardousWaste drop off days!!! The last one (back in 2021).

#ewaste #hazardouswaste

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-05-28 · 21:21 UTC

At #Chevron’s Gates, Communities Demand #Justice and a #FossilFree Future

#AntiChevron Day 2026 united communities fighting #extraction, #EnvironmentalRacism, and #corporate impunity across continents

May 21, 2026 | Paul Paz y Miño

"Nearly three decades after communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon first brought global attention to Chevron’s crimes, and 13 years after activists launched the first Anti-Chevron Day in 20 countries, the resistance continues. Chevron remains one of the most polluting companies on Earth – and one of the most determined to avoid accountability for it.

Anti-Chevron Day

"For the 13th year running, Anti-Chevron Day brought frontline leaders from across the globe to the shadow of Chevron’s #RichmondCA refinery, where communities gathered with anger, grief, music, ceremony, and determination to confront one of the world’s most destructive oil companies.

"The gathering came just weeks after the historic First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, #Colombia, where Indigenous leaders and governments demanded an urgent and just transition away from the fossil fuel economy that continues to poison the territories and devastate the health of frontline communities worldwide. In Richmond, that demand felt immediate and deeply personal. It is being shaped by the people most directly harmed by extraction and pollution, and by movements building solidarity across borders.

"Chevron must clean up its '#RainforestChernobyl' in the #EcuadorianAmazon!

"For over three decades, Chevron chose profit over people. While drilling in the Ecuadorian Amazon from 1964 to 1990, it deliberately dumped more than 16 billion gallons of #ToxicWastewater, spilled roughly 17 million gallons of #CrudeOil, and left #HazardousWaste in hundreds of open pits dug out of the forest floor."

#BigOil #ChevronKnew #OilDrilling #EnvironmentalCatastrophe #OilPollution #AmazonWatch #IndigenousResistance #CleanUpYourMessChevron

#indigenousresistance #chevron #justice #fossilfree #antichevron #extraction

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-03-08 · 03:36 UTC

#PortlandME - #Riverside #Recycling Facility

#HazardousWaste

"Hazardous Waste collection is the FIRST Saturday of each month April thru November between 7:30 AM and 1:00 PM. If near a holiday, please check the holiday schedule to see if we are open. If we are closed on the weekend that would be hazardous waste day it will normally be skipped entirely for that month.

You may want to visit www.PaintCare.org for paint disposal options in your area.

Riverside Recycling accepts household hazardous waste (HHW) on the 1st Saturday of the month (April through November.) Collection occurs from 7:30AM to 1PM. This program is open to all Maine residents disposing of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) from their residence. Portland E-Card holders may dispose of up to 10 gallons of HHW annually with a maximum of TWO visits at no charge (i.e. two visits of 5 gallons each visit, or one visit with 10 gallons will use up the HHW portion of your E-Card for the year). Acceptable paint, stain and varnish can be disposed of at no charge as part of the PaintCare.org program and does not go against the HHW portion of your Ecard. Residential customers without an Ecard will be charged $6.50 per gallon for liquid wastes or $3.50 per pound for solid wastes. Unfortunately, we cannot accept hazardous waste from businesses or municipalities..

How will the drop off program work?

Prepare your household hazardous waste for drop off. When preparing hazardous items for disposal at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility, be sure that liquids are in sturdy leak-proof containers with caps or lids. Use the original container whenever possible. Secure breakable or loose items inside boxes or bags. Do not mix items together. Be careful that no items spill or break when they are in your vehicle.

Bring your items to Riverside Recycling, 910 Riverside St. on the 1st Saturday of the month (April through November.) Collection occurs from 7:30AM to 1PM. When you arrive at the facility, stop at the attendant’s booth and speak with the attendant. ALL HAZARDOUS WASTE MUST BE DROPPED OFF BEFORE RECYCLING ANY OTHER ITEMS.

Follow any directions you receive at the attendant’s booth and proceed into the facility. When you pull up at the HHW facility, stay in your vehicle. The HHW staff will handle removing your items for you.

The following are items commonly found in Portland homes that can be disposed of as part of the City of Portland’s household hazardous waste program.

Cleaning Products
- Oven cleaners
- Drain cleaners
- Wood and metal cleaners and polishes
- Toilet cleaners
- Tub, tile, shower cleaners
- Bleach (laundry)
- Pool chemicals

Automotive Products
- Motor oil
- Fuel additives
- Carburetor and fuel injection cleaners
- Air conditioning refrigerants
- Starter fluids
- Automotive batteries
- Transmission and brake fluid
- Antifreeze

Lawn and Garden Products
- Herbicides
- Insecticides
- Fungicides/wood preservatives

Other Flammable Products
- Kerosene
- Home heating oil
- Diesel fuel
- Lighter fluid
- Gasoline & Gas/Oil Mix

Indoor Pesticides
- Ant sprays and baits
- Cockroach sprays and baits
- Flea repellents and shampoos
- Bug sprays
- Houseplant insecticides
- Moth repellents
- Mouse and rat poisons and baits

Workshop/Painting Supplies
- Adhesives and glues
- Furniture strippers
- Oil, Latex and Enamel based paints
- Stains and finishes
- Paint thinners and turpentine
- Paint strippers and removers
- Photographic chemicals
- Fixatives and other solvents

Miscellaneous
- Driveway sealer

Please remain in your vehicle while dropping off your HHW items. We have trained staff that will inspect your items. Please be patient while they calculate how many gallons you have. Thank you."

Riverside Recycling
910 Riverside St | Portland, Maine 04103

https://riversiderecycles.com/hazardous-waste/

#SolarPunkSunday #HazardousWasteDisposal #HouseholdWaste #ResponsibleRecycling #Landfills #SpringCleaning

#portlandme #riverside #recycling #hazardouswaste #solarpunksunday #hazardouswastedisposal

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-03-08 · 00:53 UTC

#SudburyMA - via #SustainableSudbury

Household #HazardousWaste Collection Day

3/28/2026

"Sudbury is holding its annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Event on Saturday, March 28th, 2026 from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM at the Sudbury DPW Building located at 275 Old Lancaster Rd. Sudbury."

From the Workbench:
- Oil Based Paints (NO LATEX)
- Lighter Fluid
- Stains & Varnishes
- Fiber Glass Resins
- Wood Preservatives
- Solvents
- Paint Strippers & Thinners
- Adhesives

From the Garage
- Fuel/Gasoline/Kerosene
- Lighter Fluid
- Motor Oil/Antifreeze
- Transmission Fluid
- CarBatteries
- Car Wax/polishes
- Engine Degreaser/Brake Fluid
- Driveway Sealer/Roofing Tar
- Carburetor Clean
- Swimming Pool Chemicals

From the Yard
- Poisons
- Chemical Fertilizers
- Insecticides
- Weed Killer/Moth Balls
- Fungicides
- Flea Control Products

From the House
- Rubber Cement/Airplane Glue
- Spot Remover
- Photo Chemicals
- Rug/Upholstery Cleaner
- Chemistry Sets
- Fire Extinguishers
- Hobby/Art Supplies
- Mercury Cont. Devices
- Furniture/Floor/Metal Polish
- Fluorescent Bulbs.
- Oven/Toilet/Drain Cleaners
- Batteries; Cad, Alk, Lith, Lead-Acid

NO Radioactive Waste
NO Latex Paint
NO Infectious / Biological Waste
NO Smoke Detectors
NO Ammunition/Fireworks/Explosives
NO Propane Tanks
NO Prescription Medication/Syringes
NO Asbestos.
NO Empty Containers Trash, Industrial
NO Computers / TVs
NO Commercial Fire Extinguishers

Batteries need to be packed separately. They will be off loaded at a separate station from Hazardous Waste.

Registration required.

FMI:
https://sudbury.ma.us/health/2026/02/24/household-hazardous-waste-collection-day-3-28-2026/

#SolarPunkSunday #HazardousWaste #HazardousWasteDisposal #SafeDisposal #SustainableSudbury #MassachusettsEvents #WasteCollection

#sudburyma #sustainablesudbury #hazardouswaste #solarpunksunday #hazardouswastedisposal #safedisposal

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-02-22 · 17:17 UTC

So, here are a few #SolarPunkSunday topics that I plan on tackling in the near-future:

- #Rainbarrels, #Cisterns, #Graywater use and systems
- #ToyLibraries (in the US and elsewhere)
- #SolarPanels and #Farming
- How to make #Lime and #LimeMortar from scratch
- Dealing with #Batteries and #HazardousWaste while #SpringCleaning
- Seasoning #CastIron pans.

I would love to hear suggestions for future SPS topics! Feel free to chime in!

cc: @BrambleBearSnoring and @MaQuest

#solarpunksunday #rainbarrels #cisterns #graywater #toylibraries #solarpanels

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-02-08 · 15:34 UTC

#Toronto - #REmarket

Wed Feb 11 and Thurs Feb 12, 2026
St. Lawrence Market Tent, the Esplanade and Market Street.

"The #SLNA #WasteReduction Group is holding its 15th REmarket, a two day event for #donations, #recycling services, & limited household #HazardousWaste drop offs.

A totally free market (#FreeMarket) will also be held on February 11 only. Guests can donate and/or take items for free (not for commercial resale). Bring your own bag.

On February 12, #RepairCaféToronto will be fixing clothing, jewellery, computers, home electronics, small appliances, housewares, and toys, while #CultureLInk #BikeHub will be doing small bike repairs and safety check.

NEW THIS TIME- they are collecting metal keys, and wooden chopsticks."

Source:
https://www.woodsworthcoop.ca/index.php/remarket-wed-feb-11-and-thurs-feb-12-2026/

Full event details and guidelines can be found at
https://www.slna.ca/remarket-guidelines.html

#SolarPunkSunday #TorontoCanada #ReduceReuseRepair #RepairCafe #Swap #CircularEconomy #ZeroWaste #Recycling #Reuse #BuildingCommunity #HouseholdHazardousWaste #WasteDisposal

#remarket #slna #wastereduction #donations #recycling #hazardouswaste

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2025-12-18 · 03:45 UTC

Thousands of US #hazardous sites are at risk of #flooding because of #SeaLevelRise, study finds

By DORANY PINEDA, November 20, 2025

Excerpt: "The study’s researchers started by identifying and classifying tens of thousands of hazardous sites near the coasts of Puerto Rico and the 23 states with coastline. Next, they wanted to know each site’s projected future flood risk. They did this by calculating how likely each year coastal flooding could inundate a site using historical sea level measurements and projected sea level rise in 2050 and 2100 under low and high emissions scenarios. Lastly, they identified and classified communities as being at-risk if homes are located within 1 kilometer (0.62 miles) of a hazardous site with a high threat of future flooding, and compared those communities’ characteristics with other Fcoastal neighborhoods with no at-risk sites nearby.

"But researchers did not include all types of hazardous facilities, such as oil and gas #pipelines, nor did they account for #GroundwaterUpwelling or more intense and frequent storms in the future, which could lead to underestimates. On the other end, the flood-risk model they used could have overestimated the number of threatened sites.

" 'It is important to note that previous disasters, such as #hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Harvey, did result in a lot of #ToxicContamination from oil and gas pipelines,' Chandler said.

"The 5,500 at-risk sites includes 44% that are #FossilFuel ports and terminals, 30% power plants, 24% #refineries and 22% coastal #SewageTreatment facilities. Most of the sites — nearly 80% — are in #Louisiana, #Florida, #NewJersey, #Texas, #California, #NewYork and #Massachusetts."

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/20/thousands-of-us-hazardous-sites-are-at-risk-of-flooding-because-of-sea-level-rise-study-finds/

#BigOilAndGas #OilPipelines #GasPipelines #Infrastructure #HazardousWaste #Contamination #WaterIsLife #NuclearWaste #Flooding #ClimateChange #Pollution

#hazardous #flooding #sealevelrise #pipelines #groundwaterupwelling #hurricanes

Wastify AI @[email protected] · 2025-12-10 · 15:37 UTC

Important update on hazardous waste management — check out this thoughtful piece on evolving standards and practices

#HazardousWaste #WasteManagement #EcoFriendly #Sustainability #GreenChange

#hazardouswaste #wastemanagement #ecofriendly #sustainability #greenchange

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2025-12-06 · 22:41 UTC

Household #HazardousWaste Station Open

Next date: Saturday, December 13, 2025 | 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM

"The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Station provides #PaloAlto residents with an environmentally safe, convenient way to dispose of unwanted hazardous household products such as used or expired medication, paints, solvents, fuels, cleaners, pesticides, etc., which contain hazardous substances. The HHW Station is open rain or shine.

Palo Alto residents only, proof of residency is required."

HHW Station Accepted Items

The following items are accepted in the residential HHW Station (in containers no larger than 5 gallons).

Pesticides
Mercury wastes (thermometers, thermostats, switches)
Paints (latex & oil based)
Aerosol cans (full and partially full. Empty aerosol cans go in the blue recycle container)
Medications (no controlled substances)
Gasoline, paint thinner or other fuels and solvents (in non-returnable container)
Fluorescent light bulbs, tubes, and ballasts (ballasts labeled as non-PCB go in the blue recycle container)
Asbestos (wetted and double bagged in bags no larger than three ft. by three ft. by three ft. - 2 bags maximum)
Road flares
Propane and butane cylinders (used for BBQs and camp stoves)
Helium gas cylinders (ex: party time tanks used for filling balloons)
MAPP gas cylinders
Motor oil (in non-returnable container)
Motor oil filters
Antifreeze (in non-returnable container)
Auto batteries
Household batteries (e.g., AAA, AA, C, D, 9-volt, hearing aid, camera) - Lithium and Lithium-ion batteries accepted
Electronics with embedded (not removable) batteries (examples: smart phones, tablets)
Electronic cigarettes / vape devices (tobacco only)
Fire extinguishers
Cooking oil and grease (in non-returnable container)
Cleaners, bleach, pool chemicals
Household injection needles (must be in rigid container with a sealed lid)

Items Not Accepted

Electronic waste
Large gas cylinders (over 5 gallons in size)
Cylinders containing gases other than propane, butane, helium, or MAPP gas
Radioactive wastes
Infectious waste (containing body tissues or fluids)
Controlled substances
Explosive wastes
Marine flares
Fireworks - contact the Fire Department. Call (650) 329-2184.
Ammunition
Pressure treated wood

More dates:
Saturday, December 13, 2025 | 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Saturday, December 20, 2025 | 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Saturday, January 10, 2026 | 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Saturday, January 17, 2026 | 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Saturday, January 24, 2026 | 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Saturday, January 31, 2026 | 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM

FMI (and full calendar):
https://www.paloalto.gov/Events-Directory/Public-Works/Household-Hazardous-Waste-Station-Open

#SolarPunkSunday #HazardousWasteDisposal #HouseholdHazardousWaste

#hazardouswaste #paloalto #solarpunksunday #hazardouswastedisposal #householdhazardouswaste

Paria sans portefeuille @[email protected] · 2025-11-19 · 14:34 UTC

"Since the 1980s, Brett Christophers wrote recently in the LRB, ‘firms have made vast amounts of money by sending the rich world’s #waste to the global South’ – #hazardousWaste at first, joined more recently by discarded electronics, clothes and #plastics. Literal mountains of our rubbish are accumulating on the peripheries of cities such as Accra and Delhi. Waste, like wealth, is unevenly distributed."

https://www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and-videos/podcasts/the-lrb-podcast/where-does-our-waste-go
#plasticWaste #wasteExport #electronicWaste #environmentalRacism

#waste #hazardouswaste #plastics #plasticwaste #wasteexport #electronicwaste

California Politics Huddle @[email protected] · 2025-10-30 · 23:15 UTC

CPH Daily Bulletin 10/30/2025

Why a small change in paperwork is generating a big fight over hazardous waste in #California

https://calmatters.org/environment/2025/10/hazardous-waste-manifest-regulation/

#Waste #HazardousWaste #PublicHealth #Environment

#california #waste #hazardouswaste #publichealth #environment

San Francisco Baykeeper @[email protected] · 2025-10-20 · 21:22 UTC

Attention boaters! You can drop off your expired/unwanted marine flares for safe disposal at collection events scheduled over the next month in Alameda, Marin, West Contra Costa, Del Norte & Santa Cruz counties 🧨

Details here: https://www.calpsc.org/_files/ugd/ad724e_f400e68cf90b47488a2fce52541ebdb7.pdf

#boating #boaters #marineflares #hazardouswaste #bayarea #sfbay #sanfranciscobay

#boating #boaters #marineflares #hazardouswaste #bayarea #sfbay

GrrCON @[email protected] · 2025-10-04 · 01:48 UTC

Thanks everyone for another really great year. We’re stoked you had so much fun with our charm bracelets! We’ll see you next year September 24th and 25th!

Also, pour one out for the OG Bessie. She was put to rest like she would have wanted - stuffed in a DeVos trash can. #grrbola #hazardouswaste #snickerdoodles

#grrbola #hazardouswaste #snickerdoodles

The North Star @[email protected] · 2025-08-11 · 19:24 UTC

First Court Date for Anti-Stablex Activist

#EnvironmentalActivism #CivilDisobedience #HazardousWaste