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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event to be held in June

Hazardous Waste Collection DayCLATSOP COUNTY, in conjunction with Western Oregon Waste (WOW), will be holding a household hazardous waste collection event at WOW headquarters on Airport Road near the Astoria Airport in Warrenton on Saturday, June 11, from 9 am – 3 pm. Wastes such as used or leftover pesticides, paints, poisons, fertilizers, solvents, batteries, automotive fluids, thermometers and light bulbs will be accepted for free from Clatsop County residents only. No medications, medical sharps, explosives, radioactive waste or waste from businesses will be accepted. For more information, contact the county at 503-325-8500.

By Bob Goldberg

Bob moved to Astoria from Seattle in 2005, on the day Katrina hit New Orleans. He started writing for HIPFiSH in 2007. With a previous career as an environmental engineer with the Washington State Department of Ecology and a researcher at various companies and national labs, Bob tries to bring his scientific (i.e. objective) background to journalism. Outside the HIPFiSH world, Bob does programming on KMUN radio, sings tenor in the North Coast Chorale, tutors at Clatsop Community College, and helps with websites. He lives in Astoria with his beautiful and wonderful wife, his son and two cats.