Get rid of those hard to dispose of items Saturday during HHW event

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Household Hazardous Waste Event Set Saturday

The Annual Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Event, co-hosted by Kerr County and the City of Kerrville, is set tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 22.

From 8 a.m. until noon, local residents may dispose of specified items at the Hill Country Youth Event Center, located at 3785 TX 27 in Kerrville.

Vehicles should enter through Gate 1 at the northwest entrance. (See site map included below.)

This is a first-come, first-served event. Vehicles must be inside the gate prior to noon.

Those who plan to attend should be aware of the following:

β€’ This event is intended for residents only and 𝑁𝑂𝑇 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠.

β€’ This event is for household quantities, and any large amounts may be rejected.

β€’ All HHW items must be in containers not greater than five gallons. All items should be in a box to allow for easy transport.

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Batteries, cleaning products, pesticides, insecticides, yard fungicides and herbicides, pool chemicals, latex and oil-based paints, paint thinners and removers, fluorescent bulbs, thermometers, thermostats, propane tanks with less than a 50-pound capacity, and automotive tires. Tires will be limited to eight per vehicle and are allowed with or without rims.

(It is recommended that latex paint be set out to dry and then disposed of in a trash bag with your regular household garbage collection instead of dropping it off. If brought to the event, there is a limit of 25 gallons of paint per vehicle.)

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All types of computers and accessories (PC, CPU towers, laptops, servers, keyboards, etc.), printers, fax machines, DVD players, stereos, copiers, telephones, cellphones and chargers, answering machines, video and camera equipment, video game systems, cable boxes, DVR’s, microwaves, cable wires, power cords and strips. TV and CRT monitors will also be accepted, but please be advised that only two of these items will be allowed per vehicle.

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Medications, medical waste, ammunition, explosives, biohazards, radioactive material, gas cylinders, antifreeze, used motor oil and containers without a label.

If you have any questions about this event, please contact the City of Kerrville Public Works Department at 830-258-1221 or Kerr County at 830-792-2200.