CET paint/oil collection planned for Spring
CET will coordinate three separate collections of oil paint, stains, paint thinners, and turpentine, as well as waste motor oil in Lenox and Great Barrington for South Berkshire Towns. Pre-registration with CET is required.This program is sponsored by the 15 towns that form the South Berkshire Household Hazardous Waste Collaborative. The participating towns are: Alford, Becket, Egremont, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, Richmond, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham and West Stockbridge.
Wednesday, April 30, 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Great Barrington Recycling Center
Route 7 (across from Monument Mountain High School)
Saturday, May 17, 9 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Lenox Department of Public Works
275 Main Street (Across from Mass Highway)
Saturday, June 14, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Great Barrington Recycling Center
Route 7 (across from Monument Mountain High School)
Latex paint will not be accepted at any events. Usable paint can be given away through freecycle.org or some non-profits. Empty or dried-up cans of latex paint can be disposed with the regular trash. Empty cans of oil-based paint, stains and solvents can be disposed with the regular trash as well.
To pre-register or for information about what can be brought to the collection, visit www.cetonline.org or email amandad@cetonline.org. Or call Amanda at 413-445-4556 ext. 17. Residents from communities that are not participating should call their City or Town Hall for information about household hazardous product collections.
