Charles County household hazardous waste collection days for 2006 will resume on the first Saturday in April and continue on the first Saturday of each month through December from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Charles County Sanitary Landfill on Billingsley Road East between Piney Church Road and Route 5 in Waldorf.
Items accepted free of charge include pesticides, herbicides, fertilizer, gasoline, motor oil, antifreeze, paint, cleaning supplies, pool chemicals, batteries, prescription drugs, and other poisons that are around your house.
Please keep the materials in their original containers whenever possible, and bring them to the collection site in cardboard boxes to ease unloading.
Household hazard waste collection dates during 2006 are: April 1, May 6, June 3, July 1, Aug. 5, Sept. 2, Oct. 7, Nov. 4, and Dec. 2.
For more information, call the Charles County Department of Public Facilities at 301-932-3599 or 301-870-2778, or the landfill information service at 301-932-5656.