Sanitation Event At Citi Field Sat.
Sanitation Commissioner John J. Doherty announced the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will once again hold a SAFE Disposal Events at Citi Field this Saturday, Mar. 30, to provide Queens residents with a one-stop method to safely dispose of potentially harmful household products.
The acronym SAFE stands for solvents, automotive, flammables, electronics. Materials accepted include common residential items such as auto fluids, batteries, electronics, glues, medications, paint products, and more. Only city residential waste will be accepted at the SAFE Disposal Events.
When deciding what items to bring, residents should look for products labeled with the following signal words: DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION. Products labeled DANGER represent the highest hazard level. Please also bring any other materials stored in your home that you know may be harmful.
“We provide NYC residents with an easy method to remove potentially harmful products that they may have stored in their closets, cabinets, storage areas, basements, and garages.” said Doherty. “We are excited to once again hold these events after last year’s incredible success where over 10,000 attendees brought almost a million pounds of material to our five events.”
The collection event will take place this Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Citi Field Parking Lots E and F, located at the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and Shea Road. Cars can enter through Parking Gate 4 from Shea Road. The event will also feature an information table and bue and green recycling mascots.
For safety reasons, attendees may not unload their vehicles outside of the event area. Due to the popularity of these events, there may be extended wait times.
The DSNY is organizing and funding the SAFE Disposal Events with the participation of the following site partners: NYC Department of Parks and Recreation; Staten Island Mall, General Growth Properties; Bronx Parking Development Company, Standard Parking Corporation; and Columbia University, Teachers College.
Depending on the product, materials collected during the DSNY SAFE Events will be recycled, blended for fuel, or sent to licensed hazardous waste treatment facilities for safe disposal. In order to properly manage these materials, DSNY relies on several partners and contractors including Covanta Energy, Electronic Recyclers International, HopeLine from Verizon, the Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence, Sims Municipal Recycling, and Veolia ES Technical Solutions.
For those who cannot participate in these events, keep in mind that there are many options year round to handle the following items: auto products, batteries, cell phones, electronics, fluorescent lamps, latex paint, mercury devices, and syringes. See www.nyc.gov/wasteless/harmful to learn more.
For additional information on the SAFE events, visit www.nyc.gov/ safedisposal or call 311.
