With nearly 5 million pounds of household hazardous waste properly disposed of since its inception in 2003, the NoHaz Consortium is providing Oakland County residents with an opportunity to do the safe and responsible thing with their household waste.
Five NoHaz collection events are scheduled from April through October, giving residents convenient opportunities to get rid of everything from outdated computers and dead batteries to paints, pesticides and more. Last year, nearly 4,600 residents loaded up their vehicles, drove to collection events and dropped off more than 633,140 pounds of household hazardous waste.
"Oakland County residents have embraced the NoHaz program and responsibly and properly disposed of almost 5 million pounds of hazardous household waste since the program began in 2003," Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said. "I encourage them to take advantage of one of the upcoming collection events and thank them for their participation."
All 2017 NoHaz collection events run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays as follows:
- April 15, Oxford Middle School, 1420 Lakeville Road., Oxford.
- June 24, Oakland University, 2200 N. Squirrel Road., Rochester.
- July 22, North Sashabaw Elementary School, 5290 Maybee Road., Clarkston.
- Sept. 16, Oakland Community College, Highland Lakes Campus, 7350 Cooley Lake Road., Waterford.
- Oct. 28, Wildwood Amphitheater, 2700 Joslyn Court, Orion Township.
Residents of the 16 NoHaz Consortium communities may dispose of their HHW for a nominal fee of $10, $15 or at no charge, depending on their community. Any Oakland County resident who does not reside in a NoHaz community may dispose of acceptable materials at any collection event, for a fee of $50.
NoHaz communities are Addison Township, Groveland Township, Independence Township, Lake Angelus, Lake Orion Village, Leonard Village, Oakland Township, Orion Township, Oxford Township, Oxford Village, Pontiac, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Rose Township, Springfield Township and Waterford Township.
Dozens of different household waste products are accepted including: household paints, stains, driveway sealer, asphalt roofing tar, computers, televisions, laptops, DVD/VCR players, cables, accessories, game systems, electronic games, motor oil, gasoline, antifreeze, batteries, pesticides, fungicides, pool chemicals, muriatic acid, aerosols, batteries, cleaners, polishes, needles, syringes, inhalers, EpiPens, medication (excluding controlled substances), propane cylinders and tanks, fluorescent lamps and mercury. A complete list of accepted materials can be found at www.nohaz.com
The NoHaz Consortium is a group of communities that provide residents a safe, reliable and environmentally responsible way to dispose of household hazardous waste. Collection events are coordinated and administered by the Planning Division of the Department of Economic Development & Community Affairs. The Planning Division makes arrangements for the safe and responsible disposal of the materials received.
NoHaz also sponsored a poster contest to educate and engage elementary students about the importance of recycling and proper disposal of household hazardous waste.
The winners are:
- First place Nicole Schroeder, fifth grade, Deerfield Elementary School, Avondale Schools, Rochester Hills.
- Second place Adriana Dimovski, fourth grade, Holy Family Regional School, Rochester Hills.
- Third place Claire Varzaru, fifth grade, Orion Oaks Elementary, Lake Orion.
They will each receive a certificate, a gift card and their artwork is featured on 2017 NoHaz posters.
Published: Fri, Apr 14, 2017
