INVISTA Waynesboro Sponsors Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day for 2009

WAYNESBORO, Va. - September 22, 2009 – The INVISTA Waynesboro site is sponsoring a household hazardous waste collection day for this year on Saturday, September 26th in an effort to serve the community and assist with environmental excellence. The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Augusta County Government Center, Verona.

The INVISTA Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day allows residents (households only, no businesses due to EPA and Virginia regulations) in Augusta County, Waynesboro, and Staunton to bring materials that they cannot throw away to the collection center. INVISTA will supply the proper drums for collection, OSHA and RCRA (Resource Conservation Recovery Act) personnel to manage proper collection of wastes, transportation to its site, temporary storage, and proper disposal by a certified transport, storage, and disposal facility. Residents can bring the following materials to the collection center.

“INVISTA is pleased to be able to provide a safe venue for disposal and assist with a cleaner environment for the whole community,” said Marty Siebken, INVISTA Waynesboro process control engineer. “Last year, through this service, we disposed of approximately 1500 gallons of waste.”

"We believe in environmental excellence and giving back to the community," said Michael Laczynski, INVISTA Waynesboro site manager. "We are pleased to be able to meet the community's need by providing this service twice this year. Input from area officials is that they have significant value for this program as they do not have the resources that we have in place to handle, transport, and send waste for disposal."