Duval County residents are encouraged to drop off their household hazardous waste and e-waste at a mobile collection event, scheduled nine times a year from November to June at various locations throughout the city, or at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility located at 2675 Commonwealth Ave. The HHW Facility is open Tuesday through Saturday, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Examples of e-waste:

televisions (limit three per customer), computer monitors and terminals, keyboards, printers, scanners, stereo equipment, VCRs, camcorders, DVDs, radios, desk or mobile phones, pagers, power tools, small kitchen and health and beauty appliances, etc.

E-waste is collected as part of the normal garbage collection service if left at the curb, however, once these items enter the waste stream with normal garbage they cannot be recycled and are disposed of in the landfill.

Examples of household hazardous waste include:

paint, varnish, shellac, paint thinners and strippers, rechargeable, car or lead acid batteries, thermometers, thermostats, drain cleaners, pool chemicals, antifreeze, aerosol cans, fertilizer, pesticides, acids, gun powder, ammunition, fireworks, fluorescent bulbs and tubes, oil and oil filters, gasoline, etc.

Household hazardous waste cannot be collected curbside with regular trash.

The next Household Hazardous Waste collection event is Sat., Dec. 7 at Mandarin Park, 14780 Mandarin Rd. from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

For more information and the calendar of collection events, please call 630-CITY or visit www.coj.net/HHW.