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HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM AND SCHEDULE
The Boroughs hazardous waste disposal program gives households and small businesses the opportunity to properly dispose of hazardous wastes and chemicals. Improper disposal can contaminate water supplies, cause explosions and/or fires, and poses a serious threat to waste disposal workers. A schedule listing time and locations is listed below.
Businesses are required to pre-register with Emerald Alaska, Inc., the KPB’s contractor, at 1-877-375-5040 one week prior to a disposal date. Fees are charged only for commercial disposers (check or credit card only - cash is not accepted). There is no charge for waste from households, however, homeowners with more than 55 gallons (equivalent to one drum) of waste must also pre-register with Emerald Alaska, Inc. The homeowner/generator of the waste shall not deliver waste from other homeowners unless the total volume of all the waste being delivered is less than 55 gallons. If the 55 gallon amount is exceeded, approval from Emerald Alaska Inc. must be obtained prior to disposal and documentation must be provided at the time of disposal stating waste type and each generator's name and phone number. There is a 3 drum limit per household per year.
Most fluorescent and HID (high-intensity discharge) lamps contain mercury vapor inside the bulb. Based on the mercury content in the lamp vapor, these unbroken lamps can be classified as hazardous waste and cannot be disposed in a Borough landfill. Fluorescent bulbs from homeowners and small businesses are accepted daily at the Central Peninsula Landfill and Homer Baling Facility at a limit of 10 bulbs per month. Bulbs can also disposed through the Borough's hazardous waste disposal program.
Wastes that are not accepted include explosives such as ammunition, blasting caps and gun powder, reactives such as sodium metal and radioactive wastes.
The Central Peninsula Landfill, Homer Baling Facility, Seward, Sterling, Kenai and Nikiski Transfer Facilities and the Seldovia and Beluga Landfills also accept used oil and batteries year round during regular operating hours. The oil must not be mixed with any other products including water, and may be delivered in quantities of 10 gallons or less with a maximum of 25 gallons per month. Contaminated oil must be delivered to the hazardous waste disposal event. Up to 10 vehicle batteries are accepted per year.
FEE SCHEDULE
(for commercial disposers only)
Acid/Bases, Pesticides, etc.....................................$30.00/gallon
Batteries..................................................................................$1.50/pound
Empty Drum..............................................................$35.00/drum
Fluorescent Lamps/Bulbs.............................................$ .52/each
Fuses.....................................................................$30.00/pound
Mercury..................................................................$15.00/gallon
Oxidizers...................................................................$60.00pound
Paints, Solvents, Fuels, Oils, etc.................................$8.00/gallon
Solids or Sludge..........................................................$12.00/gallon
Solid Pesticides..........................................................$6.00/poundPLEASE NOTE: Unit cost applies to the container size, regardless of its contents.
Payment to Emerald Alaska Inc. is required at the time of disposal, unless other arrangements are made.
Sales tax will be applied as applicable.
HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Collection events are on Saturdays
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at all facilities
Please note that collections are not scheduled every month
The schedule listed below is subject to change.
CENTRAL PENINSULA LANDFILL
Mile 98.5 Sterling Highway
June 9, 2012
July 14, 2012
August 11, 2012
September 8, 2012
November 10, 2012
January 12, 2013
March 9, 2013
May 11, 2013
June 8, 2013
July 20, 2013
August 10, 2013
September 14, 2013
November 9, 2013
Mile 169.3 Sterling Highway
July 7, 2012
September 1, 2012
January 5, 2013
May 4, 2013
July 13, 2013
September 7, 2013
End of Dimond Ave.
July 21, 2012
September 15, 2012
January 19, 2013
May 18, 2013
July 27, 2013
September 21, 2013
Click to print Hazardous Waste Flyer Schedule in .pdf
