Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
2011 Results
We are pleased to report that the 2011 Household Hazardous Waste Day held on October 9th between 10 A.M. and 2 P.M at Johns Manville’s Carpenter Road plant was a resounding success.
We unloaded a total of 180 vehicles and processed a total of 26,134 lbs of household waste. This simply demonstrates what a benefit this service is to the local community and why this day is so important.
Thank you to the following sponsors of this event: Johns Manville in Defiance, LaFarge Corporation of Paulding, ERG of Bowling Green, Defiance College and the Defiance County Environmental Services Office.
Special thanks to the Defiance College Men’s Baseball Team who’s members volunteered and provided the manual labor for unloading, opening and disposing of the waste that was dropped off.
Thank you to all who contributed.
Household Hazardous Waste Day (HHWD) Summary
Summary of Items collected October 9th, 2011
Counties participating: 4
Total vehicles processed: 180
Items processed during the day:
- 13,620 lbs non-flammable paint containers
- 1,449 lbs of flammable liquids
- 900 lbs of Antifreeze
- 741 Fluorescent Lamps
- 6,670 lbs of Computer Equipment (including printers, copiers, monitors, keyboards and televisions)
- 1,100 lbs of Lead Acid Batteries
- 150 lbs. of Nickel and Alkali Batteries
- 1,500 lbs of Scrap Metal
- 4 lbs of Mercury
Total hazardous waste processed: 26,134 lbs
Total workers on site: 43 members of the Defiance College Men’s baseball team, 3 ERG volunteers, 3 Johns Manville volunteers, and 5 scrap metal for kid’s volunteers.
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