SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2008

8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

at the

Ashland County Fairgrounds

ACCEPTABEL ITEMS INCLUDE:

OIL BASED PAINT & SOLVENTS  (NO LATEX PAINTS)

AEROSOL PAINT & ADHESIVES

PESTICIDES & INSECTICIDES

CLEANERS

ANITFREEZE & MOTOR OIL

GASOLINE & KEROSENE

AUTOMOBILE FLUIDS & GREASE

MERCURY

LEAD ACID & RECHARGABLE BATTERIES

FLOURESCENT BULBS ( TUBES & COMPACT )

CYLINDERS CONTAINING:

PROPANE, HELIUM, FREON, OXYGEN, CARBON DIOXIDE

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

NO LATEX PAINT WILL BE ACCEPTED

LATEX PAINT DISPOSAL TIPS:

ALLOW PAINT TO DRY BY REMOVING THE LID AND ALLOWING LIQUIDS TO EVAPORATE.  THIS WORKS WELL FOR SMALL QUANTITIES OF PAINT (AN INCH OR TWO IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CAN), AND CAN TAKE SEVERAL DAYS.

LATEX PAINT CAN ALSO BE SOLIDIFIED BY MIXING IN AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF AN ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND ALLOWED TO DRY.

USE CAT LITTER, SAWDUST, PLASTER OF PARIS, OIL DRY OR VERMICULITE

THE ASHLAND COUNTY RECYCLING CENTER HAS WASTE PAINT HARDENER PACKETS AVAILABLE FOR SALE

EACH PACKET COST $2.00 AND WILL HARDEN 2/3'S OF A GALLON

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL

THE ASHLAND COUNTY RECYCLING CENTER

AT 419-289-7382