You know what is scarier than Halloween?  Hazardous household waste!  I guess it’s a good thing that our friends at the Center for EcoTechnology are hosting a household hazardous waste collection on Saturday, October 31st, from 9am to 1pm.  Located at Pittsfield Highway on 81 Hawthorne Ave, this collection is open to all Pittsfield residents.

Here is a partial list of acceptable and unacceptable materials (for a complete list, please check out the CET’s events page):

• Insect sprays
• Moth balls
• Flea control products
• Oil-based paints (NO LATEX)
• Paint strippers/thinners
• Rubber cement
• Drain and toilet cleaner
• Button batteries
• Antifreeze
• Brake & transmission fluids
• And much, much more!

Please DO NOT BRING:

• Medical waster
• Construction debris
• Smoke detectors
• Alkaline batteries

For a more information, please click here.  Questions?  Please contact Jamie at 413-445-4556, ext. 14 or email for more information.