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Hazardous Waste Drop-off Event April 6

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KENT—There will be a Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Event April 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Danbury Public Works headquarters, 53 Newtown Rd.

The drop-off is open to 14 towns, including Kent. 

Residents bringing items should remain in their vehicles at all times and place the items in the back of their vehicles. They should have identification ready to display. Workers will remove the materials. There is no smoking on the site.

Items that can be deposited include such things as paints, stains, varnishes, paint thinners and strippers; wood preservatives, resins and adhesives; furniture, floor and metal polishes; rug, oven, toilet bowl and drain cleaners; pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, and more.

Not allowed are pharmaceutical and medical wastes; ammunition, fireworks or other explosives; empty aerosol or propane tanks; alkaline batteries, radioactive materials, motor oil, antifreeze and other items.

Click here for a complete list of accepted and prohibited items.

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Kathryn Boughton
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Kathryn Boughton, a native of Canaan, Conn., has been a regional journalist for more than 50 years, having been employed by both the Lakeville Journal and Litchfield County Times as managing editor. While with the LCT, she was also editor of the former Kent Good Times Dispatch from 2005 until 2009. She has been editor of the Kent Dispatch since its digital reincarnation in October 2023 as a nonprofit online publication.

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