Santa Rosa amnesty day for household hazardous waste

Amnesty Day, which offers Santa Rosa County residents the opportunity to dispose of household hazardous waste at no charge, is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 28. Amnesty Day is not a recycle day, but a special day for disposal of household hazardous waste. Materials will also be accepted from conditionally exempt small quantity generators including small businesses, schools and growers at a reduced rate. Small quantity generators must call (850) 981-7135 by noon on March 27 to schedule a drop off time. Calls will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Two drop off sites will be available, at the Santa Rosa County South Side Service Center, 5819 Gulf Breeze Parkway in Midway and at the parking lot of the Santa Rosa County Administrative Complex, 6495 Caroline Street in Milton, behind McDonald’s.

household cleaners

lubricants

motor oil

oil filters

paint

pesticides

pool cleaners

solvents

On Amnesty Day, residents and small quantity generators can dispose of:

antifreeze

batteries

computers

five-gallon propane bottles

fluorescent lights

fire extinguishers

gasoline

greases

household cleaners

lubricants

motor oil

oil filters

paint

pesticides

pool cleaners

solvents

Please note any containers of a household hazardous waste larger than five gallons will not be accepted.

These items should never be thrown out with your household garbage. Tires, printers, fax machines, DVD/DVR players, typewriters, copy machines, general debris or household garbage will not be accepted as part of Amnesty Day. Cathode ray televisions and monitors will be accepted at the Midway location. They will not be accepted at the Amnesty Day drop off on Caroline Street, but can be taken directly to the Central Landfill located at 6337 Da Lisa Road in Milton. Residents will be required to remove these items from their vehicle.

Amnesty Day is made possible by Santa Rosa County in cooperation with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Jim Reece of the Okaloosa County Environmental Office. For more information, contact (850) 981-7135.