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Home Resource, Missoula Public Health outline year‑round household hazardous waste drop‑off and alternatives
Summary
Home Resource and Missoula Public Health described how their appointment‑based Household Chemical Disposal facility accepts residential hazardous materials year‑round, what items are accepted or excluded, how the program is funded, and alternatives residents can use to reduce hazardous waste.
Home Resource and Missoula Public Health told a packed Lunch & Learn that Missoula now has a year‑round, appointment‑based Household Chemical Disposal facility for residential hazardous materials and urged residents to reduce and reuse hazardous products when possible.
"We opened this year‑round facility last July," said Mike Lessard, program director at Home Resource, describing a change from the single annual drop‑off events that previously served the community. The facility accepts flammables, chlorinated solvents, toxics, pesticides, acids and bases, oxidizers, mercury‑containing items and PCB ballasts, among other household hazardous wastes.
The program was created as a partnership between Home Resource and Missoula Public Health to replace the former one‑weekend collection model, which speakers said encouraged long‑term storage of hazardous materials and contributed to illegal dumping and water contamination risks. "Having just this one time…
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