Friday, July 23, 2010
Orphaned Containers Dangerous
KENTUCKY...
At the request of the Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection,
the United States Environmental Protection Agency is working in impacted areas of
Pike County to collect orphaned containers. Containers such as drums, totes, tanks and other containers which may contain oil or hazardous materials are being removed. This includes propane tanks. EPA officials are asking people to steer clear of any orphaned containers and to do not touch or open them. Immediately contact the EPA’s National Response Center at 1-800-424-8802 and inform them of the location and description of the container. At this time, the EPA will not be collecting household hazardous waste such as
paints or aerosol cans.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 3:23 PM 
