Daly City – A household hazardous waste collection is schedule for Saturday, August 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the main parking lot at City Hall, 333 90th Street, near the intersection of Sullivan Avenue. Appointments are required and available in 15-minute increments throughout the morning and may be made online at http://events.smhealth.org/events or by calling the San Mateo County Environmental Health reservation line at (650) 363-4718.

The service is free and available to all San Mateo County residents. Typical household hazardous waste items include paint, solvents, insecticides and herbicides, antifreeze and other automotive products, pool chemicals, fluorescent lights (tubes and compact fluorescent “twisty” bulbs) and personal care products. Materials that will NOT be accepted include electronic waste (televisions, computers, cell phones), asbestos, and explosives.

Unwanted and expired pharmaceutical products should never be flushed down the drain or deposited into the garbage. Daly City residents can safely discard unwanted medicines in a secure drop-off box at the Daly City Police Department, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Medical sharps (syringes, lancets) are not permitted in the bin. A separate secure bin for depositing sharps is available at the Mike Nevin Health Center, 380 90th Street, Daly City.

For complete details about hazardous waste disposal visit www.recycleworks.org or www.alliedwastedalycity.com or call the Recycleworks Hotline at 1-888-442-2666.