Cobb County government said this week that its beautification agency, Keep Cobb Beautiful, will be working with Cobb commissioners to add hazardous waste dropoff events for the public.
That’s in the wake of an event last Saturday at Jim Miller Park that prompted an “overwhelming response” and resulted in some citizens being turned away because it had reached capacity.
“Many residents told us these hazardous materials built up at their homes during the pandemic, and they were eager to drop them off so they could be disposed of responsibly,” the county said in its Cobbline Weekly e-mail newsletter.
“People arrived as early as 6 a.m. to wait in line, and even though the volunteers worked as fast as possible, the lines grew throughout the morning.”
Keep Cobb Beautiful has held hazardous waste events on an annual basis, accepting auto, household and garden products, and paint, hobby and pet products.
KCB also has separate events to accept appliances and electronics at a community recycling event, and controlled substances and medications at a medication buyback event.
The county said Keep Cobb Beautiful will be providing updates on future events.
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Great to see that Cobb County is taking steps to properly dispose of hazardous waste. It’s important to protect our environment and this initiative is a step in the right direction. Keep up the good work! -Alex Cool
I took some UPS batteries, florescent lights and some old paint to the drop-off. Entered the back way and saw a line about half a mile long, so I kept driving. Went out the main entrance and the line of cars was closer to 2 miles long.
Rather than wait, I decided to pick up some donuts, a coffee and visit a park for a little reading.
In May, we filled the car with old TVs and monitors, but didn’t have enough room for all of them. It was a relatively easy drop off, so I’d hoped for the same with the batteries and paint.
Would be good if they setup monthly drop offs for the next few months to clear the backup log and scheduled quarterly (or bi-annual) events. This was the first time I remember getting an announcement in the mail, so please keep doing that.
Still have that stuff in the car to drop off somewhere. Hopefully, sooner than later.