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# Get Rid Of Your Harmful Household Products This Sunday, August 9
- URL: https://bklyner.com/get-rid-of-your-harmful-household-products-this-sunday-august-9-ditmas-park/
- Published: 2015-08-07T18:30:07.000Z
- Updated: 2015-08-07T17:11:37.000Z
- Author: Anna Gustafson
- Tags: batteries, cleaners, Department of Sanitation, household waste, Pesticides, syringes, thermometers, waste, #API-Imported

![Photo via the Department of Sanitation](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Screenshot-2015-08-07-at-2.07.32-PM.png)

Photo via the [Department of Sanitation](http://www1.nyc.gov/events/nyc-safe-disposal-event---brooklyn/11851/1?ref=bklyner.com)

This Sunday, August 9, from 10am-4pm, you can get rid of your harmful household products at an event being [held by the Department of Sanitation](http://www1.nyc.gov/site/dsny/recycling-and-garbage/residents/safe-disposal-events.page?ref=bklyner.com) at the corner of Parkside Avenue and Prospect Park SW.

Materials that will be accepted include:

- Automotive products such as motor oil, transmission fluid, and spent batteries
- Personal care items like unwanted medicines or cosmetics
- Thermometers
- Syringes (clearly labeled and packaged in a “sharps” container or other leak proof, puncture-resistant container)
- Household products such as pesticides, paint, hazardous cleaners, spent compact fluorescent light bulbs
- Electronics

Only residential waste is accepted at SAFE Disposal Events, and no commercial vehicles are allowed. Residents must provide proof of NYC residency, such as a New York driver’s license or utility bill.

For more information, you can go [here](http://www1.nyc.gov/site/dsny/recycling-and-garbage/residents/safe-disposal-events.page?ref=bklyner.com).