Orange City and Alton household residents (sorry no businesses) will again have an opportunity to safely discard those household hazardous materials (HHM). On Tuesday, September 21, the Cities of Orange City, Alton, and the NW IA Area Landfill will co-sponsor a HHM Recycling event from 4–6 pm at the Orange City Street Department building. This building is located just south of Ace Hardware. The address is 809 Concord Place SE.

Acceptable items include:

• degreaser
• waxes/polishes
• solvents
• lacquers/thinners
• stain removers
• pesticides/herbicides
• oil based paints (latex paints will be assessed a $1/gal. fee.)