River Authority Hosts Free Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event in Karnes County

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WHAT: The San Antonio River Authority (River Authority) along with Karnes County and Karnes County Sheriff’s Office, will be hosting the spring household hazardous waste (HHW) collection event. This collection event is solely for HHW, tires, and pharmaceuticals. Accepted items include paint, motor oil, oil filters, cleaning products, tires without the rim, small electronic appliances, computer components, televisions and unwanted pharmaceuticals. Materials will be collected on a first-come, first-served basis. Items such as large appliances, tires on the rim, construction debris, and scrap metal cannot be accepted. For a full list of items that will or will not be accepted, contact Meera Keshav, San Antonio River Authority Intergovernmental Relations Coordinator, at 1-866-345-7272, ext. 3228, or visit the events page of the River Authority’s website at sara-tx.org.   

WHEN:            Saturday, March 7, 2020 from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

WHO:              Meera Keshav, San Antonio River Authority Intergovernmental Coordinator

WHERE:         Youth Show Barn, 1480 CR 345, Kenedy, TX 78119

NOTES:          Other details and registration instructions can be found on the events page of the River Authority’s website sara-tx.org. 

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