By Jason Stone
Twitter: @thestonecave

Surprise residents will be able to schedule appointments next week to have hazardous waste picked up directly from their homes during the city’s winter household hazardous waste collection event.

Signups will take place Monday, Jan. 25 through Friday, Jan. 29 for scheduled pickups Monday, Feb. 1 through Friday, Feb. 5.

To request an appointment, residents can use the My Surprise app or call 623-222-1920.

Residents can book appointments, starting at 8 a.m. Jan. 25 through 5 p.m. Jan. 29.

Customer service representatives will schedule the best available appointment by phone.

Representatives will inquire about what items are to be collected, discuss volume limitations and direct how items are to be packed.

Acceptable items will be placed outside on the driveway and up against the garage by 6 a.m. on the scheduled collection date. No hazardous waste should be put on sidewalks or curbside.

Properly-packaged, sealed and labeled items will be picked up between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the scheduled collection date.

Acceptable household hazardous waste items:

• Antifreeze, motor oil, gasoline, diesel and fuel additives (5 gallon limit per household)
• Brake-transmission-power steering fluid, degreasers (5 gallon limit per household)
• Car and household batteries
• Pool chemicals, fire extinguishers and gas cylinders
• Compact fluorescent light bulbs
• Stain, varnish, turpentine, cleaners, adhesives
• Oil-based paint, paint thinners, solvents, cleaners, adhesives (10 gallon limit per household)
• Pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers and other lawn chemicals
• TVs, electronics, cell phones, computers, stereos

The following items won’t be accepted: regular refuse and bulk trash, medical waste, commercial waste, ammunition or explosives, RV refrigerators that contain ammonia, radioactive material and tires.

Visit surpriseaz.gov/hhwevent.

For bulk trash and appliance pickup services any time throughout the year, visit surpriseaz.gov/bulktrash.

Jason Stone
Senior News Editor | Surprise
@thestonecave

jstone@iniusa.com

Meet Jason
Jason Stone joined Independent Newsmedia, Inc., USA, in 2019, after a distinguished three decade media career that included stops at the Arizona Republic, iHeart Media/Clear Channel and Beckett Sports Card magazine. He remembers when airports sold newspapers.

Community: He is a big supporter of the Valley's original sports team: The Phoenix Suns.

Education: Northern Arizona University with a BS in broadcast journalism and a minor in sports coaching.

Random Fact: The capital of Nebraska is Lincoln.

Hobbies: Surfing, backgammon and men who aren't afraid to cry.