Household hazardous waste collection set for Sept. 10

The Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca Joint Solid Waste District holds a household hazardous waste collection from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 10. Residents with last names A through M should come from 9 to 10:30 a.m., and N through Z from 10:30 to noon.

Drop-off sites are the Ottawa County Fairgrounds on West state Route 163 in Oak Harbor, the north parking lot of the Sandusky County Fairgrounds at 712 North St. in Fremont, and the rear lot of the Seneca County Agriculture Service Center, 3140 S. state Route 100, Tiffin. Residents should not smoke and should stay in their vehicles while they are unloaded.

Accepted items, in containers of five gallons or less, include latex and oil-based paint, sealers, primers and spray paint, household pesticides, herbicides, insecticides and fungicides, varnish, stains, strippers, paint thinner, turpentine and kerosene.

Disposal guidance: U.S. EPA. Local collections: leaf pickup and city dumpsters. More in Local News.