
Household Hazardous Waste Days are released
Norfolk County Council are holding 7 events across weekends in September and October at the bigger recycling centres where residents can dispose of household hazardous waste free of charge.
- 6, 7, 8 September 9am-5pm – Hempton
- 14 and 15 September 9am-5pm – Thetford
- 20, 21 and 22 September 9am-5pm – Mayton Wood
- 28 and 29 September 9am-5pm – Dereham
- 5 and 6 October 9am-4pm – Caister
- 11, 12 and 13 October 9am-4pm – Ketteringham
- 19 and 20 October 9am-4pm – King’s Lynn
Items accepted during household hazardous waste days:
– Aerosols – full or part-full
– Fire extinguishers
– Garden pesticides and fertilizers – both liquid and powder form
– Household chemicals and cleansers – both liquid and powder form. eg carpet cleaner, furniture polish, old bottles of bleach etc
– Paint – including water-based and solvent-based paint
– Photographic chemicals
– Wood preservatives, treatments and varnishes
Items not accept during household hazardous waste days
– Ammunition, explosives or marine flares
– Asbestos
– Commercial (or business, or trade) hazardous waste
– Fireworks
– Gas canisters (full or part-full)
– Petrol
If it’s mainly paint you have to dispose of, you can get rid of unused paint in other ways:
• ‘use it up’ by offering unused paint to friends, family or online eg Freegle or Freecycle
• ‘dry it out’ by adding something absorbent, like cat litter, soil or saw dust. Once the paint is dried, you can put the paint cans in your general waste bin at home
For further information on Hazardous Household Waste Days please click here
