Wayne County residents can drop-off household hazardous goods on March 31 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Sumpter County DPS located at 23501 Sumpter Road.
Acceptable items include:
Household paints, stains, dyes
Floor wax, floor care products, carpet cleaner
Furniture polish, bathroom cleaners, stain removers
Medicine, nail polish, glue
Fertilizer, law and garden chemicals, pesticides
Antifreeze, motor oil, gasoline
Automotive batteries and dry cell batteries
Mercury-containing thermometers and other devices. Note that a special thermometer exchange program will be offered: bring a mercury thermometer and exchange it for a safe digital thermometer (limit one per car).
These electronic items will also be accepted for recycling: computer monitors, printers, scanners, keyboards, mouse, cell phones, fax machines, VCRs, cable boxes and televisions.
Passenger vehicle tires will also be accepted. Limit 10 per vehicle.
The following items cannot be accepted: commercial waste, industrial waste, smoke detectors, radioactive material, explosives, ammunition, 55-gallon drums, unknown/unlabeled wastes, shock sensitive materials, household trash, refrigerators, microwaves or other appliances and concrete.
For more information, call the Wayne County Resource Recovery Coordinator at 734.326.3936.
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