" G O O D R I D D A N C E
D A Y "
We have a
few different views, in addition to this sub-page, of household
hazardous waste collections, here and here...
"Good Riddance" to noxious household
items, Weston Household Hazardous Waste Collection 2008 now history!
Did you miss
it? Here is the full schedule for the rest of
the year, with October 4, 2008 from 9am to 2pm at the
Westport-Weston Health District, 180 Bayberry Lane, Westport and
October 25, 2008 at the Middlebrook School, 131 School Road, Wilton,
from 8:30am to 3pm popular venues for Westonites, too!
The rain held off and the sun
eventually came out as more than 200 cars made their way thru the
gauntlet in almost no time (at least when "About Town" was dropping off
stuff) @11:30am. The final breakdown will be posted here, but it
was reported that nothing unusual had surfaced this year, just the
usual items! But they were ready for a crowd (and if a comparison
with previous years is valid, 2008 was shaping up to be a normal
year with an hour remaining)!
Weston
hosted the
first in the 2007 series...
Unofficial
report...we brought nickel-cadmium and lithium batteries in a small
box, which were deemed hazardous.
Not a beautiful day for Household
Hazardous Waste Collection April 28, 2007 - but it wasn't raining, it
just threatened!
NOT
FINAL OR
OFFICIAL NUMBERS...and
the brand taste of Westonites has changed!
@ 12 noon, 205 cars, mostly
Westonites, who brought paints, pesticides and other usual
products. It was
interesting, but the line was just around the corner from the two-bay
deposit area when we first drove in. By the time we made it
around the corner of the DPW building, the line was as it appears
below, right. It seemed like a steady flow. Now, if you
missed this event in Weston, there will be others in the Spring
and Fall around the region - click here for the schedule: http://www.westonct.gov/media/file/HazardousWasteDays2007.pdf
This was a very efficient crew, with
numbers for us on the spot - DPW employees played a big part in keeping
the line moving!
Fair weather for "Good Riddance Day
2006" (Regional Household
Hazardous Waste) Collection!
See
what Westport got this Fall of 2006 (in
line with political acrimony over 4th Congressional District
race...)
Onion Barn announcement in advance,
plus "poison green flyer"
sent out to all residents by the Town of Weston brought more than 210
by 11:20am to D.P.W. on Old Hyde Road...FORUM reported 240 cars by the
end...
where
DPW employees greeted all comers, popped trunks to give a preliminary
check (perhaps sending those who only brought latex paint to the
transfer station); at the time "About Town" arrived there was a
brief wait; by the end of the line a D.P.W. employee stands
guard...
cars taken two at a time; "still life" of
household hazardous waste items (r.).
Regional Household
Hazardous Waste Collection 2005 - Total @240 cars!
It
rained, but tht didn't keep people away!!!
With 180 cars counted by 11am (estimate from Clean Harbors
representative
on site), and another 90 minutes to go, we were going for a
record...will
be close to our pace of last year (270 cars on a perfect, sunny
Saturday
in April)? Click
here
for previous year reports. Did you miss it? Click here
for a list of future events out of town...
APRIL
SHOWERS BROUGHT...EVEN MORE CARS WITH
"GOOD RIDDANCE" GIFTS!
Onion Barn sign announced event
to all, and Town of Weston mailing ("poison green" flyer) went out the
week before...
Clean Harbors crew does their thing,
and forklift helps out!!! When finished (some hours after the
official
closing time of 12:30pm), materials will have been sorted by chemists
(one
shown in yellow apron, another in blue slicker--guys in white are also
qualified specialists in chemical science).