Household hazardous waste day is Friday

Local residents can dispose of paints, gasoline, yard chemicals, car fluids and more for free this Friday, at Grant County’s annual Household Hazardous Waste collection event for north county. 

Solid Waste staff will be at the Delano Transfer Station on Alcan Road from noon to 4 p.m. on Sept. 13.

Other commonly accepted items include aerosols, thinners, corrosives and adhesives, rechargeable batteries, road flares and fluorescent bulbs and tubes. All waste must be residential; no business, government or contractor waste will be accepted.

If you can’t make it Friday, they’ll accept the same materials on Saturday Sept. 14th from 9 a.m. until 2 at Grant County Public Works Complex, 124 Enterprise St. SE, Ephrata.

Items not accepted include empty containers, lead acid batteries, ammunition and explosives, asbestos, propane tanks, sharps and electronics.

The event is funded in part by a Washington State Department of Ecology grant for promoting safe disposal.