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The Great American Cleanup and Household Hazardous Waste Event on
April 8th Was A Huge Success
Click here to view a list of acceptable and unacceptable Household Hazardous Waste items.
Tthe
winners of the Great American Cleanup "Litter Pickup Challenge"
are::
1st place - Leadership Lincoln
2nd place - AME's of Fayetteville
3rd place - Friends of Elk River

We had a nice stream of cars throughout the day.
Lincoln
County – Lovely
Or
Lincoln
County – Littered
(It’s
your decision)
ACCEPTABLE
ITEMS
AUTOMOTIVE AND MARINE PRODUCTS
- oil and fuel
additives - accepted at Advance Auto Parts on Huntsville Hwy
- grease and
rust solvents, naval jelly
- carburetor
and fuel injector cleaners
- starter fluids
- body putty
- antifreeze
/ coolant
- gasoline
HOME
MAINTENANCE / IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS
- oil-based
paint
- used strippers
and thinners
- adhesives
- driveway sealant
- roofing tar
- wallpaper
remover
- stains and
varnishes
HOME
LAWN AND GARDEN PRODUCTS
- pesticides
- fertilizers
- wood preservatives
MISCELLANEOUS
- batteries:
accepted at Advance Auto Parts on Huntsville Hwy
- pool chemicals
- photo processing
chemicals
- medicines
/ drugs
- aerosols /
compressed gas
- mercury thermostats
and thermometers
- fluorescent
tubes
- junk mail
ELECTRONICS
- CPU's
- TV's (console
TV's must be dismantled)
- monitors
- printers
- keyboards
UNACCEPTABLE
ITEMS
MEDICAL / BIOLOGICAL
- needles and
sharps
- infectious
wastes
- dead animals
- any waste
from a doctor's office, clinic, or veternarian's office
EXPLOSIVES
/ AMMUNITION
- fireworks
- military ordnance
- gun powder
- ammunition
RADIOACTIVES
- smoke detectors
- radium paint
BUSINESS
/ INSTITUTIONAL WASTE
- no businesses,
large or small
- no colleges
or universities
- no schools
- no hospitals
no home improvement or painting contractors
- no agribusiness
MISCELLANEOUS
- household trash
- empty
containers of any kind
- automotive gas tanks
- laboratory chemicals
- cooking oil
- glass
- styrofoam
- oil-based paint
TENNESSEE’S
A TREASURE – DON’T TRASH IT!
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