Lane County will hold a free Household Hazardous Waste Roundup in Florence, collecting up to 35 gallons of household hazardous waste per customer on Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6. The event will take place at the Florence Transfer Station located at 2820 N. Rhododendron Dr., with hours from noon to 5:00 p.m. on Friday and from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
All community members are invited to participate in the roundup. Accepted items include paint, household cleaners, lawn and garden chemicals, car care products, arts and crafts supplies, pool chemicals, fluorescent tubes and other common hazardous materials found in homes. Organizers advise participants to check labels for words such as solvent, flammable, corrosive, poison, caution or danger.
Items not accepted at the event include empty containers—which can be disposed of with regular trash—drums, radioactive or infectious waste, asbestos-containing materials, pressurized cylinders or explosives. Residents seeking information about disposal of radioactive waste or asbestos are encouraged to call 541-682-4120.
Businesses that generate small amounts of hazardous waste may pre-register for the event but must pay disposal fees; however, most businesses can save money compared to hiring private contractors by using this program.
Electronics recycling is also available at several Lane County transfer stations including Cottage Grove, Creswell, Florence and others during normal operating hours. Items accepted for free recycling include televisions, computer monitors, CPUs, printers and phones (maximum seven items per day). Commercial copiers or dismantled units are not accepted.
The collection events are funded by fees collected when commercial haulers or residents bring waste to Short Mountain Landfill or any of Lane County’s fifteen transfer stations. Lane County provides essential public services—including health programs—and maintains key facilities across its more than 4,600 square miles of varied terrain encompassing urban and rural communities in western Oregon, according to the official website.
