Westchester's Household Chemical Cleanup Day Set for Saturday

Westchester County will hold its next Household Chemical Clean-Up Day on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Westchester County’s Recycling Center in Yonkers (Exit 6A/Stew Leonard Dr. off I-87). Additional Household Chemical Clean-Up Days will be held on Oct. 27-28 at FDR State Park in Yorktown and Nov. 3-4 at Playland Park in Rye.

Items accepted:

Properly labeled household chemicals including;

• Most automotive fluids – i.e., antifreeze, brake fluid, gasoline
• Flammable liquids – i.e., kerosene, butane, charcoal fluid, turpentine
• Metal, jewelry and furniture polishes and waxes; Wood preservatives
• Pesticides, insecticides, herbicides
• Photographic & swimming pool chemicals

Other hosehold and electronic items including;

• Cell phones
• Car tires – up to 10 tires accepted per household
• Fluorescent light bulbs
• Fire extinguishers
• Small propane tanks (1 and 2 pound tanks only)
• Rechargeable and button cell batteries
• Mercury – in their containers such as thermometers and thermostats
• TVs, computer monitors and computer towers

Items that are not accepted and should not be delivered to a chemical clean-up day include oil and latex paint, motor oil, vehicle and non-rechargeable batteries, and 20 pound BBQ tanks. These items and many other special wastes can be disposed of without having to wait for a cleanup day. For instance, residents can add kitty litter to oil or latex paint, air dry the mixture for a day or two and, once hardened, dispose of the paint with the garbage.

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