The Wayne Green Team and Northeast Nebraska RC&D invite all surrounding communities to a collection event for household hazardous waste (HHW) in Wayne on Saturday, Oct. 26.
The event starts at 8 a.m. and ends at 10 a.m. on eastbound Third Street between Lincoln and Pearl, next to the Wayne City Hall parking lot.
Those bringing materials to be dropped off are asked to enter from Lincoln Street to unload your HHW and exit onto Pearl Street. This block of Third Street will be closed to traffic.
The $10 drop off fee per vehicle includes HHW items such as latex and oil-based paint, pesticides, herbicides, oil, cleaning chemicals, yard and garden chemicals, anti-freeze, car batteries, power tool batteries, alkaline batteries, mercury and mercury containing devices, and lightbulbs, including CFLs. Household quantities only.
Not accepted: appliances, electronics, PCBs, picric acid, radioactive materials, science lab materials, tires or biological hazards.
See the full list of acceptable HHW items at www.cityofwayne.org/634/Household-Hazardous-Waste.
This event is sponsored by Northeast Nebraska RC&D with support from the Wayne Green Team and the Nebraska Environmental Trust. HHW collection services comes from The Retrofit Companies. Volunteer support comes from the Wayne State College baseball team.
For more details, visit www.cityofwayne.org/greenteam and stay connected with the Wayne Green Team on Facebook.
