Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day set
Event will take place Saturday, October 25 at new location

The annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is scheduled for Saturday, October 25. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon, but it will be held at a different location than in previous years. 

Instead of being at the County Administration Building as in the past, this event will now be held at the new Henry County Public Service Authority Shop on Fairy Stone Park Highway, across from Bassett Office Supply. This facility used to be a part of the Bassett Furniture Industries complex. 

The Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is free and open to all residents of Henry County and Martinsville. No items from businesses or industries will be accepted. The event is sponsored by Blue Ridge Paints and Solvents, EMI Recycling, Gateway Streetscape, Henry County, and the City of Martinsville.
Local residents can use the event to get rid of caustic household items that they cannot deposit in local Convenience Centers. These items may include solvents, paints, fuels (including gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel, heating oil, boat fuel, and chainsaw fuels), batteries, and computers. 

Items that cannot be brought to Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day include smoke detectors, compressed gas cylinders, explosives or shock-sensitive materials, radioactive materials, infectious or biologically active materials, household cleaners, pesticides, drain cleaners, herbicides, fluorescent light bulbs, gas tanks, and oil tanks.
Any items brought after 12 noon will not be accepted.
For more information, contact Henry County's Mike Amos at 634-2503.