Register Now for Saturday's Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Wayland residents should register now to take part in Saturday's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, May 4.

The collection will take place at 195 Main St., in the parking lot of the Highway Department garage.

In order to take advantage of the collection day, residents must register for a 30-minute time slot between the hours of 9 a.m. and noon on May 4.

Slots are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration forms are available in the Board of Health office, Wayland Town Building lobby, Council on Aging at Town Hall (all at 41 Cochituate Road), Wayland Public Library (5 Concord Way), the Wayland Transfer Station & Recycling Center (484 Boston Post Road) and online.

Forms must be submitted to the Board of Health office before noon on Friday, May 3.

The forms list the types of waste that will be collected Saturday as well as addiional information about the location of the collection.

The Board of Health encourages homeowners to reduce household hazardous waste by purchasing "only the quantities of paint, solvents, cleaners, pool supplies, pesticides and other hazardous materials that are needed; to utilize non-hazardous materials (if possible) instead of hazardous materials, to share leftover supplies with neighbors or others who might use them, and to donate paint and other useful materials to organizations that might be able to use them."

For more information, contact the Board of Health at 508-358-3617.