Dearborn residents invited to participate in household hazardous waste collection event on Saturday, June 7

Dearborn residents are invited to take part in a free household hazardous waste collection event in Romulus on Saturday, June 7, being offered by the Wayne County Department of Environment

The collection event is open to all Wayne County residents (including Dearborn residents). It will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 7 at the Romulus Civic Center, 11111 Wayne Road (at Goddard, just south of the I-94 Wayne Road exit).

Only household-generated products from Wayne County residents will be accepted. All participants must bring their drivers’ licenses to show proof of residency.

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.
  
• These electronic items will also be accepted for recycling: computer CPUs, monitors, printers, scanners, keyboards, mice, cell phones, fax machines, copiers and televisions.

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 the Wayne County Resource Recovery Coordinator at 734.326.3936.