HAMPTON, Va. –
On March 20, Hampton will have its Household Chemical Collection Day from 8 a.m. to noon.
The drop-off location is the Hampton Public Works Operations Complex at 419 N. Armistead Ave (near the corner of Armistead and Pembroke). If you live on Langley AFB or in Bethel Manor, you can use this location to drop off your Household Chemicals at no cost. Even if you live in Poquoson, York County or Williamsburg/James City County, you can use any of these locations to drop off your items.
Ensure you take some type of identification such as a driver's license, military ID, or an ID with a photo and a utility bill with your address that shows where you live or you may be charged to drop off your items.
They will take Household Maintenance products, Automotive Products, Lawn and Garden Products, Household Cleaning Products, and other miscellaneous products. The following are some examples of chemicals that are accepted: oil paints, latex paints, stains, wood sealers, thinners, solvents, adhesive, glue, gasoline and other fuels, batteries, waxes, brake fluid, oil and gasoline mixtures, insecticides, weed killers, pesticides, fertilizers, swimming pool chemicals, oven cleaners, drain cleaners, floor waxes, metal polishes, photo-finishing supplies, charcoal fluids, chemistry sets.
You
cannot drop off business or medical waste, compressed gas cylinders, shock sensitive materials, radioactive products, large quantities of unknown materials, ammunition, gun powder, asbestos containing materials, explosives, flares, propane cylinders or household trash. This collection program is for
households only and not business offices, shops or retail services on Langley.
To get more information on the Household Chemicals, visit VPPSA's Web site at www.vppsa.org, click on "Services" and click on "Household Chemical Collection."
If you have questions, you can call the Virginia Peninsulas Public Service Authority at 259-9850 or visit their website at
www.vppsa.org.