Monroe County Executive Adam Bello announced details Friday of the county’s Department of Environmental Services annual household hazardous waste and pharmaceutical collections program.
A study by Cornell University said that pharmaceutical and personal care compounds are in high concentration lakes. Some include metformin, atrazine and carbamazepine in lake water. Microplastics have also been detected in lake samples that can be dangerous to aquatic life and get into drinking water.
“That’s why we’re making it easier than ever to dispose of hazardous items by bringing our collection initiative to our neighborhoods. Just bring your household hazardous waste and pharmaceuticals to one of our collection events and our Department of Environmental Services will handle the rest," Bello said.
Appointments are required for all hazardous waste collections and may be made by visiting the Monroe County/WM Eco Park website.
Any Monroe County residents are welcome to schedule an appointment.
Appointments are available for municipal household hazardous waste from 7:45 to 11:45 a.m. at the following dates and locations:
- April 26, Town of Gates DPW, 475 Trabold Rd.
- May 17, Town of Perinton DPW, 100 Cobbs Lane
- June 7, Town of Ogden DPW, 2432 S. Union St.
- Sept. 20, Town of Webster DPW, 1005 Picture Parkway
- Oct. 4, Town of Greece DPW, 647 Long Pond Rd.
Monroe County also will provide four mobile pharmaceutical collection events, three of which will be in partnership with Wegmans. Appointments are not required.
- April 12, Churchville Park, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
- May 3, Wegmans, 3701 Mt. Read Blvd., Greece, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
- July 19, Wegmans, 745 Calkins Rd., Henrietta, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Sept. 10, Wegmans, 1955 Empire Blvd, Webster, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
These are in addition to the standing schedule for residents to drop off hazardous waste every Wednesday from 1-6 p.m. and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
