The City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge and the East Baton Rouge Parish Recycling Office by recycling all of your household hazardous materials at the Memorial Stadium Parking Lot (East Side Only) on Saturday, April 2nd from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.

The event is opened to East Baton Rouge residents only, and no commercial waste will be accepted.

Materials accepted:

Acids
Aerosol cans
Arsenic
Auto products including used oil, antifreeze, brake fluid, diesel, oil & fuel filters, gasoline, gas & oil mixture
Cooking oil
Glycerol, Glycerin
Batteries including Enid, lead acid, alkaline, rechargeable
Bleach, bowl cleaners
Bug sprays
Wood preservatives
Cleaning solvents
Corrosive cleaners
De greasers
Disinfectants
Paint thinner
Paint: latex and oil, stain, varnish, shellac
Fluorescent tubes & compact fluorescent bulbs
Glue
Lawn and garden products including pesticides,herbicides, fungicides, fertilizer
Lighter fluid
Metallic mercury
Moth balls
Oven cleaners
Drain cleaners
Turpentine
Polishes
Pool chemicals
TVs, stereos
Automobile tires (Limit 5)
Propane tanks and bottles
Video tapes, floppy disks, digital tapes, CD's and DVD's

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Posted by BgJag

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Posted on 3/27/17 at 9:27 am to Will Cover

Baton Rouge disposal crews will operate a collection site between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on April 2 at Memorial Stadium. Residents may drop off hard-to-dispose items including batteries, cleaning products, paint, tires, antifreeze and other vehicle fluids, televisions, stereos, pool chemicals and light bulbs. LINK

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Posted by Fat and Happy

Baton Rouge

Member since Jan 2013

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Posted on 3/27/17 at 9:28 am to tigerinthebueche

That would go in a business dumpster somewhere

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Posted by CaptainsWafer

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Posted on 3/27/17 at 9:29 am to Will Cover

If only someone had suggested letting it harden early on in the thread.

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Posted by Sid in Lakeshore

Member since Oct 2008

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Posted on 3/27/17 at 9:29 am to Will Cover

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For one or two cans, perhaps I could look the other way. But not for the amount that I have to dispose of.

That's why I want the "legal" way as my only option.

Is there a second hand, re-purposing center in BR for Home Construction?

Look up The Green Project in NOLA. There may be something similar in BR (looks like probably not).

From their facebook.

The Green Project’s mission is to develop a culture of creative reuse by building a marketplace for reclaimed materials and cultivating a respect for their value. In carrying out this mission our warehouse store diverts an average of 6 tons of usable materials from landfills EACH DAY, keeps 40,000 gallons of paint from finding our marshes annually through the Gulf South region's ONLY paint recycling facility, and prevents green house gasses from being produced. In every effort we try to uphold the credo, "use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without". To that end we provide environmental education for schools, host monthly sustainability workshops and believe that with every choice we must consider how we can leave a lighter footprint in New Orleans and on our planet.

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Posted by oldcharlie8

Baton Rouge

Member since Dec 2012

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Posted on 3/27/17 at 9:29 am to Will Cover

if you leave the lid open until they completely dry out, you can dispose of them in a garbage bin.

but, they have to be completely dry

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Posted by OhMy

Member since Jan 2016

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Posted on 3/27/17 at 9:30 am to Will Cover

You'll have to wait for a Household Hazadrous Materials Collection Day and drop it off there.

BTR offers one every six months or so.

ETA:

Ray gave you the info.

This post was edited on 3/27/17 at 9:33 am

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Posted by Will Cover

St. Louis, MO

Member since Mar 2007

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Posted on 3/27/17 at 9:33 am to OhMy

I spoke with Habitat for Humanity. They're closed today (the location that accepts paint). So I'll wait until tomorrow to donate it.

everyone.

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Posted by BobABooey

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Member since Oct 2004

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Posted on 3/27/17 at 9:35 am to Will Cover

Box it up and bring it to a paint store. Tell them that they sold you some bad paint and you want your money back. Reach in all of your pockets and say you left the receipt in your car - you'll be right back. Haul arse.

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Posted by Balloon Huffer

Member since Sep 2010

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Posted on 3/27/17 at 9:40 am to Will Cover

if you have that much, sell it for $20 bucks on craigslist or state you have 30 gallons of free paint.

Trust me, frickers will come out of the woodworks for free shite,

even if you have some putrid color of mauve to share....

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Posted by FuzzyBearE

Baton Rouge

Member since Jul 2016

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Posted on 3/27/17 at 9:55 am to Will Cover

There are household waste disposal days...but I don't know when they are.

I think it's twice a year.

...and sadly - I work for LA DEQ

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Posted by bountyhunter

North of Houston a bit

Member since Mar 2012

6333 posts

Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:02 am to Will Cover

Just set them out in your driveway and let the rain wash them....

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Posted by TigerstuckinMS

Member since Nov 2005

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Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:08 am to Will Cover

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If I want to dispose of the paint in the trash, the person that answered the phone said that Home Depot sells a "powder" that will harden the paint and once hardened, it can then be disposed of in the trash.

Yeah, kitty litter. Didn't we already cover this?

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