City of Baltimore - File #: 11-0289R

• File #: 11-0289R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational Hearing - Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 5/16/2011
• In control: City Council
• Title: Informational Hearing - Household Hazardous Waste Disposal FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of Public Works and the Chief, Bureau of Solid Waste to brief the Council on the City’s Hazardous Waste Disposal Program; the adequacy of the number, frequency, and timing of scheduled disposal days to address citizens’ needs to dispose of household hazardous waste materials in a timely fashion; the possible revisions to the Hazardous Waste Drop-Off schedule to accommodate persons for whom the opportunities to dispose of waste are not conductive to compliance; and other revisions that would facilitate residents’ participation in the program.
• Sponsors: Rochelle Spector, James B. Kraft, Carl Stokes, Sharon Green Middleton, William H. Cole, IV, Warren Branch, Helen L. Holton, President Young, Belinda Conaway, William "Pete" Welch, Edward Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bill Henry
• Indexes: Hazardous Material, Resolution, Waste

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/19/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
5/19/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
5/19/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
5/16/2011	0	The City Council	Introduced
5/16/2011	0	City Council	Assigned

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Spector

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - Household Hazardous Waste Disposal

FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of Public Works and the Chief, Bureau of Solid Waste to brief the Council on the City’s Hazardous Waste Disposal Program; the adequacy of the number, frequency, and timing of scheduled disposal days to address citizens’ needs to dispose of household hazardous waste materials in a timely fashion; the possible revisions to the Hazardous Waste Drop-Off schedule to accommodate persons for whom the opportunities to dispose of waste are not conductive to compliance; and other revisions that would facilitate residents’ participation in the program.
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Recitals

The Spring 2011 Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off, Saturday, April 30th at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, was announced by the Mayor and the Director of Public Works as an opportunity for Baltimore City residents to dispose of hazardous household materials such as oil-based paints, pesticides, herbicides, car and household batteries, drain cleaners, gasoline, pool chemicals, and many other items.

In addition to those items listed, residents were told to bring automotive fluids, button batteries, coal tar products, creosote products, floor care products, fungicides, furniture strippers, kerosene, laser toner cartridges, oven cleaners, paint thinners, rust rem...