County cancels household hazardous waste collection event in DeBary

Posted On: October 4, 2022

Volusia County’s Solid Waste Division has canceled the DeBary household hazardous waste collection event. The event was scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 8, at DeBary City Hall, 16 Colomba Road.

The county plans to move forward with the following collection events from 8 a.m. to noon on these dates:

• Friday, Oct. 21: Ormond Beach Public Works, 501 N. Orchard St.
• Saturday, Oct. 22: New Smyrna Beach Public Works, 124 Industrial Park Ave.

Residents may drop off old paint, solvents, automobile and household batteries, pool chemicals, pesticides, motor oil, gasoline, other household chemicals, and up to 10 fluorescent lamps.

Only unmixed household hazardous waste will be accepted. Insulin needles will be accepted in approved containers; the containers will not be returned. Businesses are not eligible for free disposal.

Residents can always bring their household hazardous waste for free disposal year-round to the Tomoka Landfill, 1990 Tomoka Farms Road, Port Orange; or the West Volusia Transfer Station, 3151 E. New York Ave., DeLand. The landfill is open from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The transfer station is open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Both facilities provide free paint exchange programs and electronic waste recycling.

For more information, call Volusia County’s Solid Waste Division at 386-947-2952.

- 30 ­-