Get rid of household hazardous waste at City collection events on June 7 and 14

City of Kansas City, Missouri, residents may safely and sustainably recycle their household hazardous waste, unwanted confidential documents, old electronics and leaves and brush at two ABOPT (Antifreeze, Batteries, Oil, Paint and Tire) collection events:

• Saturday, June 7, 8 a.m.-noon at the Mohart Multipurpose Center, 3200 Wayne Ave.
• Saturday, June 14, 8 a.m.-noon at Winnetonka High School parking lot, 5815 N.E. 48th St.

City staff will be on hand to collect and safely dispose of antifreeze; car and household batteries; oil (automotive, cooking, heating, etc.); paint; paint-related chemicals, such as strippers, thinners and varnishes; and tires.

Proshred will be on-site for disposing of unwanted confidential documents (no need to remove staples, paper clips or small binder clips, but documents must be removed from three-ring binders) and Vintage Tech Recyclers will accept old electronics (Bridging The Gap suggests a tax-deductible cash donation ranging from $5 per car to $25 per wooden console or DLP TV).

A leaf and brush dumpster will be onsite for leaves, yard waste, brush and tree trimmings. All items must be in paper bags, not plastic.

Proof of residency is required for dropping off tires, leaves and brush—these categories are limited to Kansas City, Missouri, residents. Space also is limited to the first several hundred vehicles that arrive.

This event is sponsored by the City and Heartland Community Connection in partnership with the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council, Blue Hills Community Services, Neighborhood Housing Services of Kansas City, Bridging the Gap, Keep Kansas City Beautiful, Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission, Green Impact Zone and Kansas City Police Department.

Another ABOPT collection event will be held in September. Meanwhile, residents may drop off household hazardous waste year-round at the City's Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 4707 Deramus Ave. This facility is open Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appointments are not required.

To learn more about the City's household hazardous waste, recycling, tire and leaf/brush drop-off sites, please visit www.kcwaterservices.org/household-hazardous-waste/.