Over the next few days, spend some time cleaning, sorting, organizing, and gathering your items for the annual Spring Clean Up Day for Paducah and McCracken County residents.  The date is set for Saturday, April 14, 7:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.  The event, commonly referred to as “dump day”, is an opportunity to dispose of various types of solid waste and household hazardous waste.  All residents must bring proper identification (driver’s license) to verify residency.  This is a free event, rain or shine.

Items that will be accepted at Spring Clean Up Day include household trash, white goods, tires, household hazardous waste, ammunition, expired or no longer needed prescription medications, and recyclables.  No medical waste or commercial waste will be accepted.  See Flyer >> for the entire list.

Once again Paducah Power System is teaming up with AES Environmental to encourage people to safely dispose of old, unbroken fluorescent bulbs.  Fluorescent bulbs contain a small amount of mercury and are not recommended for residential curbside trash pick-up.  Each family turning in the bulbs will receive two new compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL’s).  Paducah Power also will collect mercury filled items.

The event is held at the CWI Transfer and Recycling Station on Burnett Street and on the adjacent parking lot of the Paducah Public Works facility.  To maintain the traffic flow, drivers need to enter the CWI facility located at 829 Burnett Street either from North 10th or Burnett Streets.  Traffic will not be allowed to enter from North 8th or 9th Streets.

During the 2011 Spring Clean Up Day, 709 vehicles went through the line to dispose of 216 tons of household trash and white goods.  That tonnage is in addition to the tires, recyclables, hazardous materials, prescriptions, and ammunition collected.

Spring Clean Up Day is funded in part through a Household Hazardous Waste Grant through the Kentucky Division of Waste Management.  Partners for the event include AES Environmental Inc., City of Paducah, Republic Services, GPSP-Recycle Now, Liberty Tire, McCracken County, McCracken County Sheriff’s Department, McCracken County DES/EM, and Paducah Power System.

###