Attention Athens City Residents!

There will be a Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off Day on Saturday, November 10 at the Athens Community Center from 10 am to 2 pm. Some items that will be accepted include:

• cell phones
• passenger car tires
• e-waste (including computers, printers, scanners and other components)
• household batteries (dry cell and Ni-cad cell)

For further questions on what items will be accepted at the Hazardous Waste Drop Off, please contact these people:

Athens-Hocking Solid Waste District
Roger Bail, Operations Coordinator
(740)797-4208

City of Athens
Paula Moseley, Asst. Service Safety Director
(740)592-3340

City of Athens
Michael Gosnell, Solid Waste Control Officer
(740)592-2222

And please remember, the Hazardous Waste Drop Off Day is open only to Athens City residents. Proof of city residence will be required to drop off materials, so make sure to bring a valid photo ID with your current address or a current Athens City utility bill.

Bag Sale in Athens

Due to its popularity, the $4 bag sale at the ReUse Thrift Store in Athens has become a monthly event! This sweet sale will now happen during the second week of every month. Stop in, visit Charlie, and score some great deals!

A Note About Donations

While we always welcome your generosity in giving items to ReUse, there are a few guidelines that we request you follow in donating items, especially in regard to clothing donations:

• Clothing must be clean and dry (please, no wet, damp, or mildewed clothes!)
• Please make sure that your bags/boxes of donations contain only reusable items, and not trash

We also cannot accept the following items:

• broken electronics
• broken windows
• car parts
• ceiling tile
• central air units
• cleaners/solvents
• cracked plastic items
• dimensional lumber less than three feet long
• dishwashers
  
• drywall
• furnaces/heat pumps
• oil/antifreeze
• rotten wood
• text books
• tires
• waters heaters

Fortunately, some the the aforementioned items can be taken to the Athens City Hazardous Waste Drop Off on Saturday, November 10!