|
What are Special Materials are those which typically require special disposal methods. They are not generally sent to the land fill, due either to regulation or the potential of contamination. On these pages are descriptions of a number of common Special Materials, along with options for disposal in Northwest Arkansas. Special Materials include:
|
Waste Tires Northwest Arkansas has a progressive, highly successful waste tire management program. Waste tires are permanently baled and used for civil engineering projects such as dam impoundments, road beds, building foundations and more! Waste Tire Collection Centers. Baled tire engineering projects in NW Arkansas.
|
|
|
Waste
lead acid batteries such as those used in vehicles (cars, trucks,
motorcycles, boats, tractors and equipment, etc.) are too valuable to
throw away! In most cases, they are turned in for exchange on the
purchase of new batteries from any battery retailer. In the rare
instance when you need to dispose of a lead acid battery and are not
exchanging it in the purchase of a new one, any of the region's
recycling centers, including
These
types of batteries should not be disposed in the household trash.
Generally considered to be "Household Hazardous Waste" or Electronics
Waste, they should be removed from the electronic device (cell phones,
computers, and other devices) and disposed of at one of the region's
recycling centers.
