Gaston County holds its last Household Hazardous Waste event of the year Saturday

Nan Kirlin
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Pictured are paint cans collected by Gaston County during one of its Household Hazardous Waste events.
Pictured are paint cans collected by Gaston County during one of its Household Hazardous Waste events.

This is it! Our last Household Hazardous Waste Event for 2022 will be Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at the Dallas Park, 1303 Dallas Cherryville Highway in Dallas.

If you missed our last collection, our collection facility has been moved slightly from the previous location. Please follow the signs to the building. As you enter the park from the highway, pass the first parking area to your right, at the fork, stay right, at the next opportunity to turn, make a right and pass between the horse stalls.

You will see the building in front of you. We have had great success with customers boxing their items so we can more easily and quickly remove from their vehicles. So, if you can, please place your items in boxes; we can return them should you care to reuse. So for the record, here are the items we accept:

  • Oil-based and water-based (latex) paints

  • Stains, deck finishes, paint thinner

  • Aerosol paints

  • Craft paints

  • Kerosene, old gas, gas-oil mixtures, lantern fuel (tiki torch)

  • Household cleaners

  • Plumbing liquids (like drain cleaners)

  • Ammonia, bleach, asphalt cleaners

  • Aerosol cleaners, window cleaners

  • Weed killer, liquid or solid

  • Fertilizers with weed killer

  • Rodent killers and traps

  • Insect repellants, liquid and solid

  • Algae or fungus removers

  • Rechargeable batteries

  • Fluorescent lamps

  • Cooking oil

  • Propane tanks

Please look for a collection site near the first parking lot for medication and over-the-counter medicines that you would like to properly dispose of; there will be someone there to accept the meds; no needles or chemo medications please.

Nan Kirlin
Nan Kirlin

We will only accept items from homeowners, and you must bring proof of your Gaston County residence. We cannot accept items from businesses, churches or schools.

We also will not take the following items:

  • Electronics of any kind

  • TV’S

  • Tires

  • Alkaline batteries

  • Household trash

Please come out Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, 8 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Call before Saturday with questions, 704-922-7729.

Nan Kirlin is Gaston County recycling coordinator.

This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: Gaston holds its last Household Hazardous Waste event of the year