Three Erie County Hazardous Waste Collections Events Announced

As part of National County Government Month, the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning recently announced three appointment-only Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) No-Cost Collection Events for 2023, with the first one scheduled for Saturday, May 6th in the Town of Hamburg.

To ensure short wait times, these are appointment-only drive thru events for residents of Erie County. Registration for May 6th opened today (Thursday, April 6th) and can be completed by making an online reservation by visiting www.erie.gov/recycling or by calling the HHW Information Line at (716) 858-6800. Appointments are limited and will be scheduled on a first-come, first-serve basis.  The specific location for the event in Hamburg will be provided during the registration process.

All Erie County residents also have the year-round option of using the County’s HHW Voucher Drop-off Program that allows residents to bring up to 50 pounds of eligible hazardous waste to a private facility in Tonawanda at no cost. Preregistration for that service is required and can be done either by visiting www.erie.gov/recycling or by calling (716) 998-8073.

Erie County will be partnering with the Northeast Southtowns Solid Waste Management Board (NEST) to host two other HHW Collection Events: Saturday, July 8th in the Town of Elma and Saturday September 30th in the City of Buffalo. Registration for both of those events will open approximately 30 days prior to the collection.

“Erie County’s HHW program is a convenient way for residents to properly dispose of hazardous products, which cannot be thrown out with their regular garbage, that often accumulate in basements and garages,” said Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz. “These products have labels that indicate they are toxic of flammable, such as pesticides and paint thinner.”

Support for the HHW collection program is provided the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation., NEST Solid Waste Management Board, Northwest Communities Solid Waste Management Board; Town of Hamburg Highway Department; Town of Elma and the City of Buffalo.

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