Hazardous waste, electronics drop-off set

Free countywide event is Saturday in Otsego.

Laketown Township residents can bring their household hazardous waste and e-waste to the Allegan County Resource Recovery Recycling Event from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at the Otsego Department of Public Works facility, 243 N. Farmer St. in Otsego.

The free event is open to all Allegan County residents through a pilot program that is providing the funding. Bring driver’s license to show Allegan County residency.

For more information, contact Heather Bausick, solid waste and recycling coordinator, at hbausick@allegancounty.org or call (269) 686-4559.

What can you bring: Radio, CD players, answering machines, calculators, copiers, scanners, fax, printers, DVD players, VCRs, gaming units, iPods, MP3 players, telephones, cell phones, televisions (two per vehicle), other media including disks, CDs, memory, and microwaves. Computers and accessories are also accepted.

Hazardous waste permitted: Oil-based paint, wood stain, cleaning products, paint thinner, adhesives, glues, weed killer, fertilizer, pest poisons, antifreeze, deck sealer, auto fluids, fluorescent light bulbs and compact fluorescent lights (CFLs), mercury thermometers, batteries (not auto), aerosol cans and pool chemicals.

Not accepted: Latex paint, appliances/freon, tires, trash, furniture, construction materials or yard waste, vacuums, VHS/cassettes, hair dryer/curling irons, toasters/ovens, coffee makers, hot plates, kitchen devices, blenders and can openers. No barrels or drums.