News on Behalf of Solid Waste Authority: SWA’s September Household Hazardous Waste Tip: Change the Way You Dispose of Mercury-Containing Devices

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If you’ve swapped out your standard incandescent lightbulbs for fluorescent lightbulbs, remember one key thing: your new, energy-saving lightbulbs contain mercury and should not be thrown away in the trash.

Palm Beach County residents can bring fluorescent lightbulbs (both long tubes and curly shaped bulbs) and an array of other mercury-containing energy devices such as thermostats, thermometers and electrical switches, to any of the seven Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County Home Chemical & Recycling Centers (HCRCs).

The SWA’s HCRC locations include (from north county to south county):

• Jupiter

North County Transfer Station

14185 Military Trail (SWA Road) in Jupiter

Monday-Friday: 7 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday: 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

• West Palm Beach

Home Chemical and Recycling Center

6161 N. Jog Road in West Palm Beach

Monday-Friday: 7 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday: 7 a.m.–5 p.m.

• Belle Glade

Glades Regional Transfer Station

1701 State Road 15 in Belle Glade

Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Royal Palm Beach

West Central Transfer Station

9743 Weisman Way in Royal Palm Beach

Monday-Friday: 7 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday: 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Lantana

Central County Transfer Station

1810 Lantana Road in Lantana

Monday-Friday: 7 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday: 7 a.m.-12 p.m.

• Delray Beach – West

Southwest County Transfer Station

13400 S. State Road 7 in Delray Beach

Monday-Friday: 7 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday: 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Delray Beach – East

South County Transfer Station

1901 SW 4th Ave. in Delray Beach

Monday-Friday: 7 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday: 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

Commercial quantities of items that contain mercury may require special disposal. Call 561-687-1100 for details on recycling mercury and mercury-containing devices from your business.

In the last fiscal year, Palm Beach County residents recycled more than 32,000 pounds of fluorescent lamps and other mercury-containing energy devices. Each year, the SWA’s Home Chemical & Recycling Centers either recycle or safely dispose of more than 4.6 million pounds of household hazardous wastes.

Pollution prevention starts at home. A full list of household hazardous wastes that need special disposal can be found online.

REMINDER: Hurricane season started June 1. Hurricane season preparations can help minimize property damage and make our communities safer. Once a storm threatens, it’s too late to trim trees. So, now is the time to complete major vegetation trimming.

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About the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County

The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County (SWA or Authority) is a Dependent Special District that was created by the Florida Legislature in 1975. Since then, the SWA has developed an award-winning integrated solid waste management system to handle the county’s waste and recyclables. We call ourselves AWAY: whether you throw it, recycle it or flush it AWAY, we put your waste to work. Each year, we:

• Process 100,000 tons of recyclables
• Combust approximately 1.8 million tons of trash to generate electricity at renewable energy facilities
• Produce enough electricity to power approximately 90,000 homes
• Recycle more than 130,000 tons of wastewater treatment residuals (sludge from flushes) into an environmentally-friendly fertilizer amendment
• Safely recycle or dispose of more than 4.6 million pounds of home hazards
• Collect rainwater from the roofs of Renewable Energy Facility 2 and store it in a 2-million gallon cistern, which is used as part of the energy making process

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