Johnson County

Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Johnson County Residents:

Here’s your chance to safely dispose of those
hazardous household wastes!
And it's FREE!

Johnson County

Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Saturday, September 27, 2008

9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Johnson County Fairgrounds

(four miles west of Warrensburg on Highway 50)

Sponsored by Johnson County Commission and University of Missouri Extension Funded by a grant from Region F Solid Waste District and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Materials Accepted
during collection event

Pest Control Products

Pesticides
Fungicides
Herbicides
Insecticides
Roach & Ant Killer
Rat & Mice Killers
Arsenicals
Botanicals
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
Carbonates
Organic Phosphates

Household Cleaning Products

Oven Cleaners
Toilet Cleaners
Drain Cleaners
Disinfectants
Photographic Chemicals
Rug Cleaners
Floor Cleaners
Abrasive Cleaners
Ammonia Based Cleaners
Furniture Polish
Bleach Cleaners
Mothballs
Pool Cleaners

Paints and Hobby Supplies

Enamel or Oil Based Paints
Rust Inhibiting Paints
Furniture Strippers
Wood Preservatives
Stains & Finishes
Thinners & Turpentine

Miscellaneous

Fluorescent Light Tubes
Batteries
Motor Oil
Tires*

*Only small quantities associated with residential homes will be accepted at this collection. Will not accept tires from commercial entities.

MATERIALS NOT ACCEPTED AT COLLECTION EVENT

Unknown Materials (no labels)
Infectious Wastes (medical)
Radioactive Wastes
Explosives
Ammunition
Smoke Alarms
Asbestos
Appliances
Compressed Gas Cylinders

Agricultural Bulk Products (Pesticides, Fertilizers) will not be accepted. Only small quantities associated with residential homes will be accepted at this collection.

Neighborhoods wishing to collect more than one family’s hazardous waste need to make reservations to bring the waste to the collection event.

For more information, contact Georgia Stuart-Simmons at StuartSimmonsG@missouri.edu