10 | SUNRAYS FEBRUARY 2015
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Do you have items in
your house that have the
signal words “Danger,”
“Warning,” “Caution,”
“Flammable”, “Poison,”
“Corrosive,” or “Toxic” somewhere on the
label? These words usually appear above
or below the contents of the container. Did
you know that cooking sprays have the
words,
Warning-Flammable
? Drain
cleaners have the signal words,
Corro-
sive-Poison
.
Hazardous household waste is any chemi-
cal or item that has either (1) Been con-
sumed (2) Expired or (3) Been “discarded.”
Hazardous household waste products
should never be poured out on the
ground, down the drain, or thrown out
with regular household trash. Improper
disposal can cause injury from contact
or contaminate groundwater and drink-
ing water.
Hazardous household waste products in
your home might include:
• gasoline
• paints, stains and paint thinners
• insect and weed killer (poison or toxic)
• automotive oil, fuel additives
• batteries (wet cell), car, lawnmower
etc.(corrosive)
• mercury (broken thermometers)
• art and hobby chemicals
The above list is by no means inclusive.
Other items that have gained the dis-
tinction of “Hazardous Waste” include
computer, camera and cell phone bat-
teries and fluorescent lights and tubes
containing metal mercury.
If you use compact fluorescent lights
(CFLs), these may be recycled at Home
Depot; however, they will not take fluo-
rescent tubes. These (along with the
other items listed above) can be taken
to the Williamson County Recycle Cen-
ter via the City’s voucher program for
household hazardous waste.
TRANSPORTING
HAZARDOUS WASTE
When you bring household hazardous
waste items for disposal, be sure to pack
and transport them safely by doing the
CA NEWS
CPR/FIRST AID/AED
CLASSES
CPR/First Aid/AED classes
are taught monthly in Sun
City. For information, contact
Barbara Akers at bslrakers@
aol.com.
Hazardous Household Waste - Keep Yourself and the Environment Safe
Submitted by Dan Dodson, Emergency Management Committee
Update your info!
The Communications Department will be printing
the next Sun City Texas Resident Directory in
May, and we want to be sure that your informa-
tion will be correct so that all your friends and
neighbors can contact you. The Resident list used
in the printed directory is pulled from the Online
directory; therefore, it is very important to make
sure your information is correct on the Sun City
Texas website.
• Go to
• Log in with your member ID and password
• On the Resident Home page, look for the Update My Profile window on
the right side of your screen and click on the orange link
• Click on Edit My Info to correct your information
Your information will be displayed.
(Note: Each person in a household
has his/her own separate profile.)
Review the information to see if it is
correct; if not, please correct the information. If you need further assistance,
go to the Member Services Office and someone can make the change or give
you a form to fill out to get the change made for you.
If you plan to change your email provider in the next year,
do it now
so that
your information will be correct in the new Directory!
following:
• Keep products in original containers,
when possible.
• If a container no longer has its origi-
nal label and you know the contents,
label it yourself.
• Don’t mix products together! Danger-
ous chemical reactions can occur.
• Make sure products are sealed to pre-
vent leaks and spills.
• Carefully pack containers in a sturdy
cardboard box.
• If you use a plastic bag, please only
use clear bags so the contents are eas-
ily visible.
• Transport the items in your vehicle
away from all occupants and pets.
Hazardous waste
drop-off site
The Williamson County Recycle Center
is open to the general public on Thurs-
days and Fridays, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon.
It is open by appointment only on Tues-
days and Wednesdays from 8 a.m.to 5
p.m. For additional information, please
visit the website
or call 512-864-3240. Please note that
the Recycle Center DOES NOT accept
electronic waste.
Residents are able to obtain vouchers from
the GeorgetownMunicipal Complex, 300-
1 Industrial Avenue, and the Collection
Station, 250 W.L. Walden Drive.
The vouchers allow City of Georgetown
residential utility customers with active
accounts to dispose of household hazards
at the Williamson County Recycle Cen-
ter at 495 CR 156, which is northeast of
Georgetown on FM 971.
