The Marion County Household Hazardous Waste Day will be Saturday from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Marion County Transfer Station on Mississippi 586 in Foxworth.
The annual event is sponsored by the Marion County Board of Supervisors, Marion General Hospital/Forrest Health, the Marion County Development Partnership and Keep Columbia and Marion County Beautiful.
Items which can be dropped off for free include: paint, aerosols, cleaners, ammonia, anti-freeze, auto cleaners, batteries, brake fluid, chlorine bleach, pool chemicals, glass cleaner, disinfectants, drain opener, furniture polish, gasoline, herbicides, insecticides, needles (medical sharp), pesticides, rodent poisons, rubber cement, silver polish, tub and tile cleaner, water seal, wood finish, detergents, fertilizers, lighter fluid, glues, oven cleaner, paint thinner, photographic chemicals, tires, old appliances, fluorescent light bulbs, computers and televisions.
Items not accepted include explosives, radioactive materials, medical waste and ammunition.
The City of Columbia Recycling Center will also be open accepting newspapers, books, shredded paper, magazines, non-waxed cardboard, plastics (numbers 1 and 2), aluminum and tin cans. The center will not accept glass or Styrofoam.
