Free Paper Shredding & Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Friday, November 4th – Saturday, November 5th
From the October edition of University Heights’ “At Your Service”
University Heights is holding its semi-annual collection of household hazardous waste and FREE paper shredding on Friday, November 4th, from 8:00 AM to 4:00PM and Saturday, November 5th from 9 a.m. -1 p.m. Drop-off is available in the Service Yard at City Hall. Please note that the City will not accept latex paint cans unless the paint can is empty or the contents are dry. Please use the following information as a guide for acceptable items:
- General Recycling o Plastic (number 1-7)
- Metal (including aluminum foil sheets and trays, aerosol cans)
- Glass bottles and jars
- Yard waste (grass clippings, branches, leaves, bushes)
- Confidential paper document shredding
- You do not need to remove staples, paper clips, binder clips or rubber bands before shredding.
- The shredding truck will be on-site on Saturday, November 5th. Papers dropped off on Friday will go into a locked shredding container for shredding on Saturday.
- Hazardous Waste Disposal
- Computers and electronics (desktops, laptops, printers, servers, cables, wires, extension cords, inkjet cartridges, cell phones, digital & video cameras). Please remove all confidential information from the hard drive of all devices. The City is not responsible for any data remaining on your hard drive.
- Household hazardous waste (oil paint, varnish, pesticides, automotive fluids, motor oil, car batteries, roof tar, driveway sealer, kerosene, gasoline, lighter fluid, mercury, fluorescent bulbs). No latex paint, smoke detectors, medical waste, or pharmaceuticals.
Leave a Reply