Household Hazardous Waste Day — Main Event

The twenty-first annual Household Hazardous Waste Day will be held on Saturday, September 8 from 8am-1pm at the the Meadows Complex, 140 County Highway 33W, Cooperstown. Open to Otsego County residents only, this is an opportunity to drop off a wide variety of hazardous items for free, including paints, pesticides, automotive batteries, fluorescent bulbs, electronics and more. The Saturday collection includes unwanted and/or expired pharmaceuticals, including prescription medication, vitamins, veterinary medication, over-the-counter medications, lancets and more (NO SYRINGES). FOR FULL DETAILS, please visit the Otsego County Solid Waste Department, or call 547-4225.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: OCCA is recruiting volunteers to assist with the latex paint recycling portion of this event. Volunteers will help unload cars, sort paint, stir and mix paint. Shifts run from 8am-11am or 11am-1pm. To sign up, call OCCA at 282-4087, or e-mail programdirector@occainfo.org.