NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2002 Fall Collection of Household Hazards Set for Saturday, November 2 Residents can dispose of hazardous materials and home electronics at a special collection site. (Washington, DC) The District Department of Public Works (DPW) will hold its annual fall collection of household hazards Saturday, November 2, 2002 from 9 am to 3 pm in the Carter Barron Amphitheater parking lot at 16th and Kennedy Streets, NW. DC residents can bring items including old cleaning and gardening chemicals, small quantities of gasoline, pesticides and poisons, acids, varnish, oil-based paints, solvents, aerosols, wood preservatives, spent batteries of all kinds, roofing tar, chemistry sets, automotive fluids—and even asbestos floor tiles—to the collection site for environmentally safe disposal or recycling. A professional hazardous waste contractor will remove materials from residents' vehicles. A licensed hauler will take the waste to a facility that has been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for processing. It is estimated that the average home contains between 50 and 100 pounds of accumulated hazardous wastes including car batteries, paint and petroleum products. Page 1 of 2        1  2