Waste oil paint and used motor oil collection
On Saturday, April 18, the Center for Ecological Technology (CET) will coordinate a paint and oil collection from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Great Barrington Recycling Center. This collection is for the 15 towns that form the South Berkshire Household Hazardous Waste Collaborative. Acceptable materials are oil-based paint, stains, paint thinners, and turpentine, as well as waste motor oil.Advance registration with CET is required.
The towns in the South Berkshire Household Hazardous Waste Collaborative sponsor this program. The participating towns are Alford, Becket, Egremont, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, Richmond, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham and West Stockbridge.
Latex paint will not be accepted. 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. Usable paint can be given away through freecycle.org or some non-profits.
To register or for information about what can be brought to this collection, visit www.cetonline.org or email robt@cetonline.org. Or call Rob at 413-445-4556 ext. 30. Residents from communities that are not participating should call their City or Town Hall for information about hazardous household product collections.
CET is a non-profit organization working in the fields of energy efficiency, renewable energy, waste management and environmental education. CET provides practical solutions that make sense for our community, economy and environment. CET is funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
