Erie County Legislators Lynne Dixon, John Mills, Joe Lorigo, Ed Rath and Kevin Hardwick encourage the community to take advantage of two hazardous waste collection sites this summer. 

Held by the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, the two collection sites will run from 9am-2pm on the following dates/locations: 

• Saturday June 2 : New Era Field parking lots on Abbott Road (ECC side of Abbott) 
• Saturday August 11:  ECC North Campus (enter from Wehrle Drive)

 Items allowed for disposal include: 

• Pesticides, fertilizers, pool and household chemicals/cleaners (limit 2 gallons or 20 pounds)
• Oil-based paints, spray cans (limit 10 gallons)   
• Paint thinner, stripper and solvents (limit 2 gallons)
• Batteries (lead acid & rechargeable)
• Oil, gasoline, kerosene, antifreeze (limit 10 gallons)
• Mercury (thermometers, thermostats, liquid)

Items which are not allowed for disposal include:

• Latex paint
• Automobile tires
• Computers and other electronics
• Appliances
• Pharmaceuticals
• Fluorescent bulbs
• Commercial/industrial wastes

For more information call the Erie County Household Hazardous Waste 24-Hour Hotline at (716) 858-6800 or visit www.erie.gov/waste.

Please note: participants may need to verify that their waste products were generated by households.