The signs are out and the dumpsters are ordered – it must be getting close to time for Bethel Township’s Annual Cleanup Day!
This year’s cleanup is Saturday, June 11, and there will again be three sites to dispose of your hard-to-get-rid-of items. Dumpsters will be set up in the front parking lot of Tecumseh High School, at the old Park Layne School site on Cliffisde Dr., and at the old Westlake School site on Walsh. (You must live within New Carlisle city limits to use the Westlake site.) The sites will be open for dumping starting at 8:00 a.m., and will stay open until noon or until the dumpsters are full, whichever comes first.
There aren’t too many rules, but here they are. First the list of “you can bring”:
1. You can bring construction debris, metal, cardboard, old furniture, and other large items at no charge.
2. You can dispose of old applianes at no charge, as long as they have not contained coolant. Stoves, washers, dryers, etc. are free; refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and dehumidifiers have a $5 charge to safely evacuate the coolant.
3. You can dispose of up to ten old car and light truck tires for a fee – $2 each if they are off the rim, $5 if they are on the rim. No farm tires will be accepted.
4. You can bring mercury for disposal – old thermometers, thermostats, and even bulk amounts. The health department is providing new digital thermometers in exchange for old mercury ones.
Now the list of “you cannot bring”:
1. We cannot accept any hazardous materials at this event, like paint, pesticides, oil, etc.
HINT: A Hazardous Waste collection event will be held August 20th at the Clark County Recycling Center, 1602 W. Main St. in Springfield.
HINT: You can safely dispose of latex paint by opening the can and allowing it to dry completely, then putting it out for your regular trash pickup. If it is a large amount of paint pour it onto newspaper or kitty litter so it will dry faster.
2. We cannot accept any bagged household trash.
3. We cannot accept any yard waste, lawn clippings, brush, etc. The township does brush pickup the first full week of each month, May through October, for brush trimmings and storm damage, and you can get on the list for pickup by calling 849-9499.
Come early, as the program ends when the containers are full. Materials left after the program ends will be considered illegal dumping.
Sponsored by: Bethel Township, City of New Carlisle, Impact Bethel, The Clark county Waste management District, and The Clark County Combined Health District.
