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GADSDEN COUNTY HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE COLLECTION DAY ON MARCH 22

GADSDEN COUNTY, Fla — Gadsden County will host its annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Friday, March 22. The event sponsored by the Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners will run from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, March 22 at the Public Works Building, 1284 High Bridge Road, Quincy. Business waste will not be accepted.

Accepted materials for collection include: household batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, 9V), pesticides and herbicides, latex paint, paint thinners and solvents, oil-based paints and stains, chemistry sets, barbecue propane tanks, pool chemicals, automotive fluids such as antifreeze, motor oil and steering fluid, darkroom and photographic chemicals, lithium and NiCad batteries, fluorescent light bulbs and ballasts, mercury and products containing mercury, gasoline and kerosene, household cleaning fluids, car batteries, home fire extinguishers, driveway sealer, and aerosol spray paints. All containers must be five gallons or smaller or 10 pounds or lighter.

Items not being collected include unlabeled or unidentifiable materials, asbestos, regulated medical or infectious waste, commercial or industrial waste, empty containers, explosives, munitions, ordnance or highly reactive materials, smoke detectors, and carbon monoxide alarms.

The Gadsden County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is for Gadsden County residents only. Residents are not charged when they bring materials, but they must provide proof of residency at the site. Commercial businesses may not drop off materials. For more information, please call the Gadsden County Public Works at 850-875-8672 or visit www.gadsdencountyfl.gov.

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