A recent county-wide collection of household hazardous waste brought in a large number items. Huron City Commissioner Gary Harrington says 189 cars stopped by the South Dakota State Fairgrounds during the five-hour event on October 21st…
Items collected during the event included 462-pounds of aerosols, 110-gallons of flammable liquids, 904-pounds of toxic liquids, 220-gallons of waste paint, 30-pounds of asbestos, 2,312-gallons of latex paint, one pound of propane, 28 pounds of batteries, five pounds of mercury and just short of two tons of municipal solid waste. Sixteen staff from various city departments helped during the collection along with a county employee and three staff from the State Fair. The full list includes:
- Aerosols: 462 pounds
- Flammable Liquids: 110 gallons
- Toxic Liquids: 904 pounds
- Waste paint-oils, etc: 258 gallons
- Waste Paint: 220 gallons
- Waste Corrosive Liquid: 435 pounds
- Hypochloride Solutions: 31 pounds
- Asbestos: 30 pounds
- Latex Paint: 2,312 gallons
- Propane: 1 pound
- Batteries: 28 pounds
- Mercury: 5 pounds
- MSW (garbage): 3,940 pounds