Dec. 4 one-day event for disposing hazardous waste in Broward County

Coral Springs, Florida – Several Broward County cities hold one-day events throughout the year to dispose of hazardous materials.

These cities are Coconut Creek, Coral Springs, Fort Lauderdale, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Lauderdale Lakes, North Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, and Tamarac.

Just drive through, show a valid driver’s license from one of the participating cities above, and workers will remove the items from the car. Residents won’t even need to leave their vehicles.

On Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., residents may drop off these items: aerosol products, ammonia, ammunition, antifreeze, auto fluids, auto batteries, boat batteries, boat fluids, charcoal starter, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), drain cleaners, fertilizer, fire extinguishers, fireworks, flares, fluorescent tubes, gasoline, herbicides, household cleansers, insecticide, kerosene, lawn chemicals, lighter fluid, mercury thermometers, motor oil, nail polish & remover, paint, pesticides, photo chemicals, pool chemicals, propane tanks, rechargeable batteries, rust remover, solvents, spot remover, tires (limit 4), turpentine, weedkiller, wood stain, and wood stripper.

Also included are answering machines, computer cables, cell phones, computers (including laptops), copiers, DVD and VCR players, fax machines, flash and hard drives, keyboards/mice, monitors, pagers, print cartridges, printers, radios, routers, satellite/cable boxes, scanners, speakers/stereos, telephones, televisions, and wires.

Business and government-generated waste, explosives, bio-hazardous waste, microwaves, and appliances.

This month’s location is in Tamarac at 6011 Nob Hill Road.

Residents may not drop off items at Broward County’s Hazardous Waste Disposal.