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While households are exempt from any Federal or State regulations on hazardous waste disposal, businesses and institutions such as schools, churches or social service agencies are not.

Fluorescent tubes and bulbs contain mercury and should not be broken or disposed in a landfill. Households may bring these lamps, including compact fluorescent lights (CFLs), to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection.

Southeastern Camera at 205 W Main St., Carrboro.

Town and Country Hardware (Timberlyne Shopping Center).

Batteries of all types are also collected at the following locations:.

Please only place Lithium and Lithium-ion batteries in receptacles labeled for Lithium batteries. Please separate and tape the ends/terminals (if button cell, tape the entire battery), before bringing to drop off sites.

can be dropped off at special containers now located at each Waste & Recycling Center. Dry-cell batteries of all types, flashlight, button cell, hearing aid, camera, etc.P lease do not place lead-acid batteries in the dry-cell battery receptacle. Auto-battery retailers in North Carolina are also required by law to take these batteries back. Wet-cell batteries such as automobile batteries can be stacked on pallets located at each center.

Batteries: All types of batteries can now be recycled at Waste and Recycling Centers.Antifreeze: Recycle in a separate yellow tank at the Waste and Recycling Centers.Do not bring explosives, infectious wastes, or radioactive materials. Used cooking oil and many other items in your home that may be toxic, flammable, caustic, or otherwise hazardous.īring items in their original containers with original labels intact whenever possible.ĭo not mix wastes.Thermostats and thermometers containing mercury.Fluorescent light bulbs, including tubes and compact fluorescent ("twirly") lights.Anti-freeze and other automotive fluids (antifreeze and used motor oil are also accepted at Waste and Recycling Centers).All batteries (also accepted at Waste and Recycling Centers).Aerosol cans (if aerosol spray cans are completely empty they can be recycled with scrap metal at Waste and Recycling Centers).The following items are accepted at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection: NO MORE THAN 10 PAINT CONTAINERS PER DAY CONTAINING A TOTAL OF NO MORE THAN 10 GALLONS OF PAINT. LIMIT 20 ITEMS PER TRIP AND NO MORE THAN 120 CUBIC FT PER DAY. Do not bring them to the Household Hazardous Waste collection. Residents can ship smoke detectors to be properly managed and recycled to Curie Environmental Services. Residents can bring unwanted pharmaceutical medication to local law enforcement drop off locations. Medical or infectious wastes, radioactive wastes, and explosives are prohibited. *RESIDENTIAL HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE ONLY. Orange County can assist citizens to manage and reduce the use of these potentially polluting materials. Keeping hazardous materials out of landfills reduces potential pollution liability and protects groundwater. There are two Household Hazardous Waste collections in Orange County: Hazardous Household Waste Drop-off Facilities