Saturday, October 28, 2023

St. Joseph County and the County Solid Waste Committee is holding a Household Hazardous Waste Collection and Recycling event on Saturday, October 28th from 3 until 7 p.m. at the St. Joe County Fairgrounds in Centreville. This is for St. Joseph County residents only!

Materials for the hazardous waste collection include:
Pool chemicals, pesticides, old gas, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, oil-based paints, pharmaceutical needles, smoke alarms, and more. Up to 100 pounds will be accepted at no charge. There will be a $1.00 per pound charge for anything over and above 100.

Materials NOT accepted:
Explosives and waste oil. Waste oil can be recycled at auto parts stores.

Paper Recycling includes:
Cardboard, newspaper, magazines, junk mail, and phone books. NO Plastics.

Appliance Recycling includes:
Scrap metal, refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, and window air conditioners.

Electronics include:
Personal computers, telephones, TVs, game systems, laptop computers, printers, DVD players, cables and wires, scanners, monitors, and VCRs. Residents will be allowed 2 TVs or monitors at no cost. Additional TVs and monitors will be $10 for each. No additional charge or limit on the other electronics.

Tires include:
Up to 10 passenger tires at no cost. Others tires will be charged as follows:

Passenger & Light Trucks (Anything over 10) $2.00 each
Semi Tires $5.00 each
Tractor Tires $25.00 each
*All tires must be free of mud, concrete, tree vines, etc.

Latex Paint:
There will be a fee of $3.00 per can, (regardless of amount of paint in can). Please separate your latex paint from oil-based paint/stain.

For more information call 269-467-5533.