NORWAY — Norway/Paris Solid Waste will be holding their annual household hazardous waste collection event from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8. All the household chemicals that have been sitting under kitchen sinks or in basements and garages for many years can be brought to the event at the Norway/Paris Transfer Station, 39 Brown St., Norway. Residents from the following participating towns of Norway, Paris, Buckfield, Sumner, Hartford, Otisfield, Waterford, Albany, Mason Township, Stoneham and West Paris can dispose of their household hazardous wastes at no cost for up to 10 gallons.

Hazardous substances include such items as oil based paints, stains and varnishes, pesticides and old gasoline. At this time latex paint is not accepted. Latex paint should be dried out and put in the regular trash. 

Residents may also bring their household hazardous waste to the Environmental Depot, the permanent facility located at the Lewiston Solid Waste Facility at 424 River Road, Lewiston; it is open from 8 a.m. to noon the first and third Saturdays of each month, except for three-day holiday weekends, May through November. 
 
Residents of towns participating in the Environmental Depot HHW collection program can use the depot at no cost. Participating municipalities include most of the towns in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford Counties. Residents from other communities can bring waste to the depot at a cost of $28.50 for up to five gallons. For a list of participating communities, how many units that can be brought or for more information, go to www.avcog.org (Household Hazardous Waste under Municipal Services); call us at 783-9186; or check with a town office.