Operation Clean House set for April 22
Operation Clean House, a free countywide recycling event, is set for April 22, providing residents a chance to safely dispose of electronics and household or automotive waste such as cleaners, yard-care products, oil- and aerosol-based paints, pharmaceuticals, motor oil, tires and car batteries.
Organizers said since the event began in 1989, Operation Clean House has safely disposed of over 1 million pounds of waste that otherwise could have ended in local landfills or waterways.
On April 22, more than 100 local volunteers will help collect items for recycling at two area drop-off sites from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
At the Phillips 66 parking lot, just west of the railroad tracks on Adams Boulevard, volunteers will collect electronics and hazardous household waste such as cleaners, yard-care products, oil- and aerosol-based paints, pharmaceuticals, fluorescent bulbs and more.
Meanwhile, at the Dewey Washington County District 2 barn (two miles east on 9th Street off U.S. Highway 75), volunteers will collect motor oil, antifreeze, automotive batteries, tires and appliances.
One of the most commonly disposed of items at Operation Clean House is electronics, such as old TVs, cell phones and computers.
Operation Clean House also accepts a wide range of household chemicals, and typically every year volunteers collect around 550 gallons of motor oil, 175 gallons of antifreeze, 400 tires, 88 automobile batteries and 6.4 tons of household hazardous waste.
Non-hazardous items, such as general trash, alkaline batteries or latex paint, can go to regular trash pickup and will not be accepted at the Operation Clean House event.
Sponsors of the event include Phillips 66, ConocoPhillips, ChevronPhillips, City of Bartlesville, Washington County, Bartlesville Community Foundation, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Delaware Tribe, Dink’s BBQ, KWON, Cunningham Graphics and Truity Credit Union, Daylight Donuts, Weeze's Café, Chik Fil A and Transco.
Those interested in volunteering can sign up using the organization’s volunteer form by visiting https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/OCH2023 or contacting Volunteer Director Camille MayOCH.BVVILLE@gmail.com.
For more information about the event and for a list of items accepted for recycling or disposal, search for Operation Clean House Washington County on Facebook. Additionally, feel free to contact the Washington County Commissioners at 918-534-1170 about the event itself.
This article originally appeared on Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise: Operation Clean House set for April 22
