The Athens-Hocking County Solid Waste District is sponsoring a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday,  July 17th, 2021,  9 a.m.–1 p.m. at Hocking College, Lot #3, 3301 Hocking Pkwy, Nelsonville, Ohio.  This event is free and only for residents of the Athens and Hocking Counties only with valid Drivers’ License with current address or a utility bill.

Acceptable items include :

FLAMMABLES (Adhesives, Gasoline, Lighter Fluid, etc.);

REACTIVE MATERIALS (Cyanide, Fertilizers & Pool Chlorine);

Toxics (Ammonia, Insect killers, Mercury, Weed Killers, etc.);

Corrosives (Acids, Batteries, Pool Chemicals, Drain Cleaners, etc).

Unacceptable items include anything else and or Household Hazardous Waste in containers larger than 5-gallons; no bagged materials over 50pounds, no mixed materials; no commercial or business hazardous waste; no regular household garbage, recycling or appliances.

Visit www.ahswd.org to get a complete list of acceptable and unacceptable materials and about upcoming and Drop-Off Sites around Athens and Hocking Counties for recyclable materials or call the District Office at 740-753-6885.