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Get rid of the toxic waste at your home. Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is Saturday, March 22, 9a – 1p at Pamlico County Courthouse located at 202 Main St, Bayboro. Organized by the Coastal Environmental Partnership, this is about clearing away the things we have around our homes that shouldn’t go to the landfill.

You can dispose of cans of paint (latex, oil, and paint thinner – 10 gal max), used motor oil, pesticides, gas, cooking oil, antifreeze, drain openers, paint thinners, batteries. Everything must be labeled – no mystery cans.

There are things they cannot accept: gas cylinders, explosives, ammunition, infectious, biological and radioactive wastes. And nothing from businesses, contractors or otherwise commercial sources. As for electronica, you can drop them off anytime during the year at the dump/transfer station on Hwy 306.

For more info, contact Coastal Environmental Partnership at 252-633-1564 or call Pamlico County’s Solid Waste Mgmt office at 745-4240.