
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 25, 1992                   TAG: 9203250152
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: CHARLYNE H. McWILLIAMS STAFF WRITER
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

`DISPOSAL DAY' SPECIAL GUESTS: HAZARDOUS STUFF

Some people in the Roanoke Valley are looking for a few old batteries.

And antifreeze, and fuel oil and aerosol cans . . .

They're not trying to build a futuristic car. They're trying to save the environment.

Representatives from government, businesses and environmental groups discussed the importance of the first Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Day during a news conference Tuesday.

The Junior League of Roanoke Valley Inc. and the Clean Valley Council are sponsoring the disposal day to prevent hazardous household waste from contaminating landfills and water supplies. So far they've raised $50,000 for the project. The event is scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon April 11 at the stadium parking lot of the Salem Civic Center.

"It's somewhat of a shock for the public to see how much [hazardous waste] households generate," said Paul Thomason Jr., a lawyer with Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove.

Jack Parrott, chairman of the Regional Solid Waste Management Board, said the landfill board suggested the project after realizing how much hazardous waste households generate.

"We want to keep this good stuff out of our landfill," he said.

Advanced Environmental Technology Associates of Creedmoor, N.C., is handling the waste. Only residential hazardous waste will be handled. This includes corrosive and flammable materials, lighter fluid, herbicides, paint, used motor oil and oven cleaners.

by CNB