Posted by Lisabeth Tunell

How many of us have hazardous waste material stored in our basement and or garage? I know I am guilty of that. I have old paint, chemicals, oil and lawn pesticides just to mention a few in both locations of my home as I type this blog.....

Good News! Wake County has two sites that will open in October for us to drop off those items.

Wake County's Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Sites: North and South Wake sites will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday in October and November. If the sites get a lot of traffic, they might remain open every Saturday and the county could add drop-off locations.

The North Wake site is at 9037 Deponie Drive.

The South Wake Landfill is located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Old Smithfield Road and Highway 55 Bypass.

Materials accepted include automobile fluids, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, household chemicals, paints and pesticides.

For more information, go on-line to www.wakegov.com and go to Recycling & Waste Disposal

So get in that basement and clean out that garage, gather up all those hazardous material and dispose of it properly.

Happy Hazardous Drop Off!