FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, September 26, 2022
October Events: Household Hazardous Waste and Scrap Tire Collections
Calhoun County has scheduled both a household hazardous waste and scrap tire collection for the month of October. Both events are open to Calhoun County residents and accept residential material only. Participants are asked to remain in their vehicles.
Household Hazardous Waste
Monday, October 10, 2022
2:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Bailey Park
1350 Capital Ave. NE, Battle Creek 
Enter event on Wagner Dr.

Participants will use Wagner Dr. to enter the event. The collection will take place in the parking lot south of CO Brown Stadium. Vehicles will exit the park onto Capital Ave. NE. Click the image for detailed map. 
ITEMS ACCEPTED:
Household Hazardous Waste - oil-based paint, fuels (in fuel cans), solvents, acids, bases, pesticides, household cleaners, mercury, medications, sharps (inside rigid puncture resistant container w/lid), household batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, propane cylinders, gas cylinders (NO foam insulation), fire extinguishers, aerosol cans, PCB and non-PCB lamp ballasts, oxidizers, self-heating solids, flammable solids/liquids, toxic inorganics/organics, lighters, chlorophenols, lead, self-defense spray, peroxides, water-reactives, isocyanates, and cyanide. 

NOT ACCEPTED: 
Latex paint, school chemicals, biologically active material, home-use insulation spraying cylinders, ammunitions, weapons, explosives, and radioactive material (includes smoke detectors). HHW collections do not include trash, tires, yard waste, construction/demolition waste, appliances, or industrial/business-generated waste. These items are not defined as household hazardous waste.

Please separate paint from the rest of your items. Pack your items, so the containers will remain upright, and spills can be contained. Plastic buckets and totes with solid bottoms collect and contain spills better than cardboard boxes. Please label all items that are not in their original packaging. We can’t guarantee that your oil and gas containers will be returned. 

Scrap Tire Collection
Monday, October 24, 2022
12 - 5 p.m.
Tekonsha Village Offices 
537 N. Church St., Tekonsha 

Participants will use the driveway closest to the Village Offices to enter the event. Tires will be unloaded at the rear of the semi-trailer. Vehicles will exit using the driveway closest to the semi-trailer. Click the image for map.
Only residential passenger vehicle tires will be accepted. EGLE Scrap Tire Grant rules limit the number of scrap tires brought by a resident to 10 tires (this is the amount of tires anyone can haul without requiring a scrap tire hauler registration). Commercial businesses may NOT bring tires to the cleanup event. The event is limited to household and residential scrap tires ONLY. A commercial “farm” or “farm operation” as defined in the Michigan Right to Farm Act is a commercial business.  

Residents are encouraged to properly dispose of tires (such as paying the disposal fee when buying new tires), rather than taking the scrap tires home.  

Event may end early if the trailer is full. No early tire drop-off is allowed. This collection is funded by an EGLE Scrap Tire Cleanup Grant.
For information, contact
Sarah Kelly, Program Coordinator
269-969-6395