City to host household hazardous waste collection event Nov. 18

Nov 5, 2020

The City will host a household hazardous waste collection event from 3-6 p.m. Nov. 18 at the old show barn in San Gabriel Park, 425 E. Morrow St.

At the event, the City will collect household hazardous waste items from 300 Georgetown solid waste customers who have solid waste service through Texas Disposal Systems. Customers must contact Customer Care and have their name placed on a list to participate. Contact the City’s customer care at 512-930-3640 or customercare@georgetown.org to request being placed on the list for the Nov. 18 event.

“Our last event didn’t go as smoothly as any of us wanted to, and we sincerely apologize to those who sat in long lines or were turned away and did not have the best experience,” Public Works Director Ray Miller said. “We missed the mark and learned a lot from that event. We are doing everything we can to ensure it’s better this time.”

Changes to the event include:

Restricting the number of cars at the event to 300
A new traffic pattern
Two unloading areas instead of one
Additional staff to assist the City’s vendor

Due to COVID-19 safety restrictions, residents must remain in their vehicles during the no-contact collection. Staff will unload items from the back seat or trunk of the vehicle.

All items to be dropped off must be in its marked original containers. Commercial disposal and trailers are not allowed.

Acceptable items include:

Batteries (household, hearing aids, cell phone, etc.)
Automobile batteries
Pool and spa chemicals
Used oil/oil filters (up to five gallons per vehicle)
Transmission fluid
Light bulbs (including four-foot fluorescent, curly, regular)
Grease
Thermometers
Over the counter, home lawn and garden chemicals
Aerosols
Household cleaners and disinfectants marked caution, warning, or poison
Art and hobby chemicals
Paint (up to 10 gallons per vehicle)
Clothing and household items for nonprofits Goodwill and Josco
Over the counter one-pound disposal propane bottles
Gasoline (up to five gallons per vehicle)

Unacceptable items include:

Unmarked containers or unknown chemicals
No construction, commercial, or landscape waste
Professional, concentrated chemicals that require a professional license to mix
Medications or pharmaceuticals
Oxygen tanks
Electronics
Tires
Explosives (including ammunition and fireworks)
Radioactive materials
Biological materials

For more information about the City’s solid waste and recycling services, visit recycle.georgetown.org.

Williamson County is also hosting a household hazardous waste collection event open to all county residents from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Williamson County Expo Center, 5350 Bill Pickett Trail, in Taylor. For more information, call 512-759-8881 option 4 or visit https://bit.ly/3648ZYX.