Hours at SWACO's Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Center have been expanded. An extra day has also been added for the convenience of residents of Franklin County. The Center at 1249 Essex Avenue in Columbus is now open Wednesdays 12pm-6pm, Thursdays 9am-5pm and Fridays 12pm-6pm. Residents of Franklin County can bring their old lawn chemicals, paints strippers, acids, insecticides, etc (list at http://www.swaco.org/SmartPeople/HHW.aspx ) for environmentally safe disposal (Free of charge). Latex paint will not be accepted at SWACO HHW collections. This product, once dried, is not considered hazardous and can be disposed of in the trash.

SWACO is also announcing the mobile HHW collection schedule for 2010. There will be four regional collections. These collections will be in Dublin, Westerville, Columbus, and Grove City (see schedule below).

HHW Regional Mobile Collections 8am-2pm

• April 24, 2010 Dublin/NW Ashland Inc. 5200 Blazer Pkwy.
• June 19, 2010 Columbus/SE Alum Creek Transfer Station
2100 Alum Creek Dr. Columbus
• September 4, 2010 Westerville/NE Westerville Service Dept.
350 Park Meadow Rd.
• October 16, 2010 Grove City/ SW Location TBD