MAYVILLE – Chautauqua County’s Division of Solid Waste will host its first Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Day of 2012 tomorrow in the Village of Mayville. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Town of Chautauqua Highway Garage located on Patterson Street in Mayville.
Among some of the items that will be accepted are transmission fluids, alkaline batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, non-empty aerosol cans, varnishes, stains, oil based paints, roofing tar, pool chemicals, and weed killers.
Electronics such as TVs, VCRs, DVD players, cable/satellite modems, computers, printers, fax machines, and cell phones will not be collected and can be recycled, free of charge, at the South, North, or West County Transfer Stations.
Waste motor oil will also not be accepted, and should be disposed of at any facility performing oil changes. Latex paint will not be taken and should be dried by mixing it with kitty litter and then disposing of it with household garbage.
A second Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Day has been scheduled for Saturday, September 8th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Chautauqua County Department of Public Facilities Building on 454 North Work Street in Falconer.
For more information call (716) 985-4785.
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