Friday, March 29, 2024

Hazardous waste collection well-attended

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The annual household hazardous waste collection was recently held at the Gatesville Civic Center. This year, there were 359 participants who dropped off hazardous waste items including paint, pesticides, medications, motor oil and tires.

Of those participating, 43% brought in old tires which culminated in the collection of 1,089 tires, which was an average of seven tires per person.

Those who had a Gatesville zip code but lived outside the city limits made up 39% of the participants – 46% of which disposed of tires.

Within the county, there were 10 participants from Copperas Cove, 11 from Oglesby, five from Evant, three from Purmela and seven from Jonesboro.

The event was not held in 2020 because of the COVID-19 quarantine. When the event resumed in 2021, 389 people participated.