Properly Dispose of Hazardous Waste from Your Home

By: Salina Greene, Outreach Coordinator, NHS of Baltimore

This weekend the city of Baltimore is conducting a hazardous waste pickup of old paint and pesticides. The location is at the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute parking lot on October 10th & 11th, from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Proof of residency is required. Examples of the some of the items permitted for drop-off include gasoline, car and household batteries, paint, pesticides, and pool chemicals. Unacceptable items are acetylene tanks, smoke alarms, fireworks, fire extinguishers, acids, asbestos, and any unknown or unlabeled materials. For more information you can call 311 or click here.

This effort is part of Baltimore’s effort to encourage more green-friendly activities throughout the various communities in the city. Unbeknownst to most of the public, hundreds of thousands of gallons of hazardous chemicals pass through the city by truck, rail, and ship, which potentially spells disaster. This is why the city of Baltimore has to be extra careful in its disposal of hazardous waste materials. People have a right to be educated on the safety issues involved with living in a city which has a high rate of hazardous materials passing through their communities. It is you responsibility as a resident to do your part in prompting a healthy living environment within you own dwellings. Your families will be safer and there will be less occurrences of air pollution.