STOP Day On Saturday
An assortment of old paint and household chemicals of the kinds accepted at East Hampton Town hazardous material collection events
David E. Rattray
Need to get rid of the leftover paint from that project five years ago? Out-of-date solvent? Mercury-containing compact fluorescent lightbulbs? Rusty cans of what-was-this-stuff-anyway?
Household hazardous materials will be accepted for disposal at the Montauk transfer station from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, which is one of two STOP days each year in East Hampton Town. The acronym stands for Stop Throwing Out Pollutants, and the goal of the program is to offer residents a safe way to toss materials that should not be thrown in a landfill or poured down the drain.
Among the pollutants accepted are oil-based paints, pesticides, stale fuel, aerosols, chemicals, and other flammables. Commercial waste will not be accepted.