CANTON – The Development Authority of the North Country, in cooperation with St. Lawrence County and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, will be sponsoring a free residential household hazardous waste collection this Saturday, May 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the St. Lawrence County Human Services Building on Route 310 in Canton.

Items such as solvents, pesticides, fluorescent light tubes, pool chemicals, oil-based and latex paint cans and aerosol cans that still have product in them will be accepted. Empty aerosol cans, motor oil, asbestos, construction debris, and explosives will not be accepted. Electronic waste (televisions, computers) will not be accepted, it can be recycled at most county transfer stations. Empty paint cans should be dried out and disposed of in the trash.

In addition, unwanted or unused prescription and over-the-counter medications from residential households only will be collected by law enforcement.

This collection event is open to residential households only; waste will not be accepted from businesses, schools, farms or municipalities.

For a complete listing of what will and will not be accepted at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days, please visit www.northcountryrecycles.org.