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Household Waste Dropoff Day Is Saturday

The Chautauqua County Department of Public Facilities Division of Solid Waste will hold its first household hazardous waste drop-off day of 2018 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Dunkirk Department of Public Works, 19 Lucas Ave., Dunkirk.

The event allows residents to safely dispose of hazardous items for free. Among some of the items that will be accepted are used antifreeze, nail polish, florescent light bulbs, hobby glues, non-empty aerosol cans, furniture and floor polishes, stains, turpentine, sealants, oil-based paints, chemical fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and pool chemicals.

Businesses cannot participate in this event. It is offered only for households. Materials not accepted include motor oils, electronics, latex paint, prescription drugs, sharps, smoke detectors and waste oils.

Residents taking part in the household hazardous waste drop-off day must print out and complete a registration form that lists all of the materials they are dropping off. The form must be submitted at the entrance of the collection site and can be found online at www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/340/Landfill

Two other collection events will also be held on Saturday, July 14, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Chautauqua Highway Garage, 50 Patterson St., Mayville, and Saturday, Sept. 8, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Chautauqua County Public Facilities Building, 454 N. Work St., Falconer.

The 2018 collection events are sponsored by Chautauqua County, the state Department of Environmental Conservation, Storer’s Container Services and Chautauqua County Hazmat team.

For more information about the household hazardous waste drop-off days and accepted materials, visit www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/340/Landfill or call the landfill at 985-4785.

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