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Dearborn residents are invited to take part in a free household hazardous waste collection event sponsored by Wayne County’s Department of Public Services from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 26, at Huron High School, 32044 Huron River Drive, New Boston. Huron

You will be asked for photo identification to show proof of residency in Wayne County.

Only household-generated products from Wayne County residents will be accepted at the household hazardous waste collection event. Examples of acceptable items are:

• Household paints, stains, dyes.
• Floor wax, floor care products, carpet cleaner.
• Furniture polish, bathroom cleaners, stain removers.
• Medicine, nail polish, glue.
• Fertilizer, law and garden chemicals, pesticides.
• Antifreeze, motor oil, gasoline.
• Automotive batteries, dry cell batteries.
• Fluorescent bulbs.
• Mercury thermometers, thermostats, elemental mercury.

The following items cannot be accepted:  commercial waste, industrial waste, radioactive material, explosives, ammunition, 55-gallon drums, shock sensitive materials, household trash, refrigerators, microwaves or other appliances, tires, yard waste and concrete.

For more information, call 734.326.3936.