Dinwiddie Extension Office
13915-H Boydton Plank Road
P.O. Box 399
Dinwiddie, VA 23841-0399
Ph: (804) 469-4514
Fax: (804) 469-3284
Email: mparrish@vt.edu
September 22, 2009 Date:
Contact: Dinwiddie County Extension Office
Mike Parrish, Extension Agent, ANR
(804) 469-4514
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Dinwiddie County, Appomattox River Soil and Water Conservation District and the
Dinwiddie Extension Office will be hosting a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection day on
. This event will be held from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM in the Southern States Parking Lot, 1609 West Washington Street, Petersburg, VA. This
Collection is for Dinwiddie County and the City of Petersburg residents only. This collection is for Household Waste only, NOT Commercial or Industrial.
Acceptable items include: Paint, polishes & varnishes, Paint related materials,
Turpentine, Aerosol cans, Adhesives, Motor oil, Antifreeze, Fuel additives, Gasoline,
Batteries, Mercury, Pesticides, Electronics, Transmission fluid and Pool chemicals.
Items that will not be accepted include : Commercial/Industrial waste, 55 gallon drums of material, Tires, Radioactive Material, Medical Waste, Explosives, Ammunition or
Compressed Air Cylinders.
Please seal material in original container if possible and please label unmarked containers if contents are known. If you have questions on what is acceptable or for more information, please call the Dinwiddie Extension Office at 804-469-4514.

This program is sponsored by Dinwiddie Extension, Dinwiddie County, Appomattox
River SWCD, and Southern States Cooperative.
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact Mike Parrish at the Dinwiddie County
Extension Office at (804) 469-4514 during business hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to discuss accommodations 5 days prior to the event. *TDD number is (800) 828-1120.
Virginia Cooperative Extension programs and employment are open to all, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, Virginia State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Mark
McCann, Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; Alma C. Hobbs,
Administrator, 1890 Extension Program, Virginia State, Petersburg.
Extension is a joint program of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, and state and local governments.
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