Household hazardous waste disposal opportunities

Posted: Feb 8, 2013 5:34 PM by MELISSA CANONE

The City of New Iberia will not host the Hazardous Waste Day this year. The following items can be dropped off at these vendors:

Batteries:
Radio Shack - lithium-ion and nickel-cadmium
Home Depot - rechargeable batteries, lawn mower batteries, flashlight batteries, car batteries
Lowes - rechargeable batteries
L & K Metals - will buy old auto batteries
Auto Zone & O'Reilly's - accepts auto batteries

Electronics:
Best Buy: Audio equipment, cables, CD, Cell phone Accessories, cell phones
Computer, monitors, TV, digital cameras, etc
St. Edward's School-name brand ink cartridges for benefit of school

Light bulbs:
Lowes: - Fluorescent lights - rechargeable batteries
Home Depot - small light bulbs, rechargeable batteries, lawn mower, flashlight batteries.

Oil/Brake Fluid:
Wal-Mart
Auto Zone
O'Reilly

Paint:
L & P Family Group will accept all water-based paint (no oil-based) at their storage facility at 715 Twenty Arpent on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Paint will be used to rehab several houses. For more information please call Mr. Bucket Joseph at 256-1610.
Otherwise:
? Pour paint onto a piece of visquine.
? Allow paint to dry on visquine and in can
? Dispose of in regular garbage when dry

Tires:
Wal-Mart - pick up old tires but there is a charge for each tire
*Best to leave at business when purchasing new tires

White Goods, TV's :
Picked up by Gordon's as part of City of New Iberia contract
Metal:
Thibodeaux's Scrap Metal - metal & microwaves
L & K Metals
Auto Zone - metal brake pads, brake rotors

Resource for Recycle: www.earth911.com