South End Amnesty Day March 29
Amnesty Day, which offers south Santa Rosa County residents the opportunity to dispose of household hazardous waste at no charge without having to drive to the Central Landfill in Milton, is scheduled for Saturday, March 29 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Santa Rosa County South Side Service Center located at 5819 Gulf Breeze Parkway in Midway. Amnesty Day is not a recycle day, but a special day for disposal of household hazardous waste.
Materials will also be accepted from conditionally exempt small quantity generators including small businesses, schools and growers at a reduced rate. Small quantity generators must call (850) 981-7135 or (850) 983-4651 by noon on Friday, March 15 to schedule a drop off time. Calls will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Residents are reminded that they can dispose of hazardous household waste at no charge year round, Mondays through Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Household Hazardous Waste Center located at the entrance of the Central Landfill, 6337 Da Lisa Road in Milton.
The following items should never be thrown out with your household garbage. On Amnesty Day, citizens can dispose of up to five gallons each at no cost:
- Engine & cooking oil
- Gasoline
- Paint
- Antifreeze
- Oil filters
- Lubricants
- Greases
- Solvents
- Pesticides
- Fertilizers
- Batteries
- Helium tanks
- Propane bottles
- Pool cleaners
- Household cleaners
- Computers
- Cathode Ray TV’s
- Monitors
- Printers
- Fax Machines
- DVD/DVR players
- Typewriters
- Copy machines
- Battery backups
- Fluorescent lights
- Fire extinguishers
Residents will be required to remove any accepted items from their vehicle. Containers larger than five gallons will not be accepted. Please note that tires, scrap metal, limbs, yard debris, or household garbage will not be accepted as part of Amnesty Day, but may be taken to the Central Landfill located at 6337 Da Lisa Road in Milton at a minimal charge.
Amnesty Day is made possible by Santa Rosa County in cooperation with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Jim Reece of the Okaloosa County Environmental Office. For more information, contact (850) 981-7135.
