Catawba County Fall Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Collection Event

Residents can clean out their basements, garages, and attics and bring their hazardous waste to Catawba County’s annual fall residential household hazardous waste collection event on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at L.P. Frans Stadium (2500 Clement Blvd NW in Hickory).

This event is open to Catawba County residents only and is free of charge. Residents are advised to be prepared to wait due to anticipated high volumes of materials. No trailers are allowed.

Residential household hazardous waste accepted at the event includes the following:

Household cleaners such as drain openers, toilet bowl cleaners, oven cleaners, disinfectants, and pine cleaners

All types of paint products such as latex and oil-based paints, spray paints, solvents, thinners, shellacs, varnishes, wood preservatives, and sealers

Automotive products such as lead-acid batteries, used motor oil, antifreeze, brake fluid, and auto starter fluid

Pesticides and insecticides such as poisons and aerosols

Chemical-based products such as acids, bases, kerosene, household batteries, photographic chemicals, pool chemicals, propane gas cylinders, fluorescent tubes, and mercury thermometers

Electronics such as computer monitors and intact televisions, laptops, floppy drives, hard drives, ink/toner cartridges, modems, cell phones, answering machines, CD players, tape players, calculators, copiers, duplicators, microwaves, electronic typewriters, pagers, radios, remote controls, scanners, stereos, and VCRs

Medications and prescription drugs (not including sharps or needles)

Styrofoam and packaging foam of any kind, as long as it is clean (no bendable foam, sheet foam, compostable peanuts, or home insulation)

Plastic bags

Not accepted items:

Oxygen tanks or acetylene tanks

Tires

Sharps or needles

Firearms, ammunition, or explosives

Business waste

Radioactive waste

Biologically active or infectious waste

Unknown gases or chemicals

Dioxin-related waste

Household garbage

Lawn mowers or weed eaters

Appliances

To assist with electronics recycling and disposal, the County contracts with companies certified to ensure proper handling and security of the waste collected. All data and data-bearing devices on electronic equipment will be destroyed, but the County cannot guarantee the non-disclosure of any information left on equipment.

As a reminder, paint (no spray cans), electronics, and household batteries are accepted at the Blackburn Landfill, located at 4017 Rocky Ford Road in Newton, during regular operating hours year-round and free of charge.

The one-day event is brought to you by Catawba County Utilities & Engineering and the City of Hickory. For more information, please contact Catawba County Utilities & Engineering at 828-465-8217 or visit www.catawbacountync.gov.

Community event in Hickory, Catawba County, NC 28601.