Hazmobile collection
From City Scene, published on 8 June 2008
The HazMobile will take your household hazardous waste between 10am and 2pm
on Saturday, 7 June, at the Glen Innes Community Centre car park on Line Road.
Household hazardous waste includes:
- household chemicals such as cleaners, disinfectants, polishes and pool
chemicals
- garden chemicals such as pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers
- automotive products such as waste oil, petrol, diesel and brake fluid
- DIY products such as solvents, glues and wood preservatives
- fluorescent tubes and energy-saving light bulbs
- 9kg LPG cylinders
- all types of batteries
- mobile phones.
The HazMobile will not take:
- paint (except for toxic paint such as old lead paint and marine
antifouling paint). Other types of paint and paint tins can be taken year
round for reuse or recycling to Resene Colorshops
or to PlaceMakers stores as part of the Enviropaint
take back recycling scheme. At Resene Colorshops, Resene-branded paint is
free to return. A small charge applies to other paint brands to cover
handling, recovery and recycling costs. PlaceMakers takes all paint free of
charge. Conditions apply to the return of paint tins. Please
see the Resene and PlaceMakers websites for more details.
- electronic waste such as
computers and televisions. Working computers can be
donated to charities and computers, computer accessories and televisions can be
taken to www.rcn.co.nz
- asbestos - call Auckland City Council or look in the Yellow Pages for
companies that specialise in asbestos removal
- ammunition and explosives - contact your nearest police station
- non-hazardous materials such as broken glass, tyres, electrical
appliances of any kind and building materials - take these items to a transfer
station
- hazardous commercial waste - look in the Yellow Pages for hazardous
waste treatment companies.
