Metro offers free household hazardous waste collection Dispose of old and leftover paint, pesticides, pool and spa chemicals, and other hazardous household trash from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 10, at Multnomah Greyhound Park, Northeast 223rd and Glisan, Wood Village. Products accepted include pesticides, paints, solvents, automotive fluids, aerosols, batteries, and pool, spa and hobby chemicals.
Hazardous products have words such as danger, warning, caution and flammable on the label.
Metro sponsors free household hazardous waste collection events to encourage the safe disposal of commonly used gardening supplies, household and home-maintenance products, and automotive fluids. When disposed of improperly, hazardous products can harm people, fish, wildlife and pets. Hazardous products should never be put in the garbage or poured onto the ground, down a drain or into a street drain or stream. Waste brought to these events must be from a household, not a business. There is a 35-gallon limit per customer.