{"id":9844,"date":"2021-07-15T18:33:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T23:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/?p=9844"},"modified":"2021-07-15T19:08:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T00:08:53","slug":"framingham-household-hazardous-waste-day-saturday-july-31-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/2021\/07\/15\/home-garden\/framingham-household-hazardous-waste-day-saturday-july-31-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Framingham Household Hazardous Waste Day, Saturday, July 31, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210731_haz-waste-day.jpg\" alt=\"July 31, 2021 Hazardous Waste Day, Framingham\" class=\"wp-image-9851\" width=\"296\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210731_haz-waste-day.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210731_haz-waste-day-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210731_haz-waste-day-150x65.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FRAMINGHAM, MA<\/strong> -- The Framingham Department of Public Works (DPW) will host<strong> Household Hazardous Waste Day<\/strong>, Saturday, July 31, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00p.m. at the DPW Operations Center, 100 Western Ave., Framingham MA 01702.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Household hazardous waste is banned from disposal in trash or recycling by state law. The DPW's Sanitation Division sponsors annual household hazardous waste disposal events which are FREE and open to all Framingham residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents can bring their household hazardous waste to be disposed of properly, <em>(see list of accepted items below)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Proof of residency is required.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#008800\"><strong>ACCEPTED HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE INCLUDES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aerosol Paints<\/li><li>Bug Sprays<\/li><li>Caustic Cleaners\/Degreasers<\/li><li>Cleaning Solvents<\/li><li>Concentrated Fertilizers<\/li><li>Diesel Oil<\/li><li>Degreaser<\/li><li>Herbicides<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Mercury-containing Devices<\/li><li>Oil, Enamel, or Lead-based Paints&nbsp;<\/li><li>Old Gasoline\/Kerosene<\/li><li>Paint Thinners<\/li><li>Pesticides<\/li><li>Photo Chemicals<\/li><li>Pool and Spa Chemicals<\/li><li>Rodent Poisons<\/li><li>Urethanes<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#880000\"><strong>MATERIALS NOT ACCEPTED AT HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210731-framingham-hazardous-waste-day.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210731_hazzard-waste-day.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9845\" width=\"141\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210731_hazzard-waste-day.png 667w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210731_hazzard-waste-day-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210731_hazzard-waste-day-116x150.png 116w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210731_hazzard-waste-day-300x389.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210731-framingham-hazardous-waste-day.pdf\">Download Printable Poster (8 1\/2\" x 11)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>No latex paint - Latex paint is non-hazardous and may be dried out and disposed of with regular trash.<\/li><li>Radioactive waste including radioactive type smoke detectors (batteries can be removed and the smoke detector can be disposed of with regular trash)<\/li><li>Explosives<\/li><li>Gunpowder<\/li><li>Flares, Ammunition<\/li><li>PCB Oils<\/li><li>Bulk Chemicals\/Oil<\/li><li>Asbestos<\/li><li>Medical\/Biological Waste, including sharps<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MEDICAL SHARPS<\/strong> - Effective July 1, 2012, home medical sharps are <strong><em>banned from disposal in trash or recycling<\/em><\/strong> by state law. Home medical sharps include all use and unused\/unopened home sharps (hypodermic needles and lancets that result from personal use or use on pets- including Epipens. These items cannot be disposed of in the curbside program or at the recycling center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/framingham-dpw-operation-center-1024x519.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9852\" width=\"649\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/framingham-dpw-operation-center-1024x519.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/framingham-dpw-operation-center-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/framingham-dpw-operation-center-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/framingham-dpw-operation-center-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/framingham-dpw-operation-center.jpg 1533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><figcaption>Framingham Dept. of Public Work Operations Center<br>[ Image (c) Google ]<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2952.4270916416035!2d-71.40879508454658!3d42.269405679193135!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89e3883d5c090723%3A0x9fc77e5c3d2effea!2s100%20Western%20Ave%2C%20Framingham%2C%20MA%2001702!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1626392383329!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FRAMINGHAM, MA &#8212; The Framingham Department of Public Works (DPW) will host Household Hazardous Waste Day, Saturday, July 31, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00p.m. at the DPW Operations Center, 100 Western Ave., Framingham MA 01702. Household hazardous waste is banned from disposal in trash or recycling by state law. The DPW&#8217;s Sanitation Division sponsors annual household&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/2021\/07\/15\/home-garden\/framingham-household-hazardous-waste-day-saturday-july-31-2021\/\">[read more]<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[283,20],"tags":[3101,99,1844,3483],"class_list":["post-9844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-around-town","category-home-garden","tag-department-of-public-works","tag-dpw","tag-hazardous-waste","tag-hazardous-waste-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9844"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9862,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9844\/revisions\/9862"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}