Free drop offs at King's Lynn tip
It's to get rid of hazardous waste
A series of drop off events are to be held at King's Lynn Recycling Centre this week.
From Friday through to Sunday (11-13 September), we can take hazardous household waste to the tip for free.
It's a chance to get rid of things like wood preservatives, insecticides, weed killers, paint, thinners, varnishes and special cleaning products.
Cllr Andy Grant, Norfolk County Council's Cabinet Member for Waste, said:
"Disposing of hazardous waste can be much more difficult and expensive than regular waste so we wanted to give people the opportunity to get rid of hazardous items safely and responsibly".
"These are very popular events so you are likely to find queues to enter the recycling centre, especially up until lunchtime. The sites are open until 5pm in September and 4pm in October so please come later in the day if possible, and don't visit during the events unless you have hazardous waste to get rid of. Leftover paint is the number one item brought to our annual events, so if you only have a that little bit of it leftover, I'd urge you to dry it out and put the tin in your kerbside rubbish bin."
To help staff at the recycling centre we're being asked to keep containers clearly labelled where possible, keep all products in their original containers and not mix them together, and make sure that the products are properly sealed to avoid leakage.