Niagara County has announced expansion of its household hazardous waste disposal program for the year. The county will host four collection events in addition to offering a self-haul voucher program, to enable safe disposal of materials such as gasoline and other automotive fluids, oil-based paints, stains and varnishes, pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides and household cleaners. Also, latex paints will now be accepted for recycling.
The four collection events, all on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon, are slated at: the Lewiston highway department (June 18), the Newfane highway department (Sept. 17), the Lockport town highway department (Oct. 8) and the North Tonawanda Department of Public Works (Nov. 5). In addition, the county is sponsoring a year-long voucher program that allows county residents to dispose of 50 pounds of household hazardous waste at no charge, by bringing the materials to a facility in Tonawanda. Vouchers are available now through Dec. 31.