Board of Health

2024 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
for Hadley, Amherst, Shutesbury & Pelham
Saturday Sept 7, 2024

Wildwood Elementary School
21 Strong Street, Amherst

Register online July 18, 2024-August 27, 2024
https://amherstma.gov/547/Hazardous-Special-Waste-Collections
**Registration required**

What to Bring

Subbstances labeled
CAUSTIC, TOXIC, CORROSIVE,
POISON, FLAMMABLE, WARNING, DANGER, CAUTION
Such as:
ANTIFREEZE
ARTS & CRAFTS SUPPLIES
ASPHALT SEALER
AUTOMOBILE BATTERIES
BATTERIES: BUTTON &
RECHARGEABLE
BRAKE FLUID
CARBURETOR CLEANER
CHEMISTRY KITS
CREOSOTE
DEGREASERS
DRAIN CLEANERS FERTILIZERS
FLEA POWDER
FLUORESCENT BULBS
FUNGICIDES
FURNITURE POLISH
GASOLINE
GAS TREATMENTS HERBICIDES
INSECTICIDES
KEROSENE
LIGHTER FLUID
MERCURY THERMOMETERS
MERCURY THERMOSTATS
METAL POLISH
MOTHBALLS, MURIATIC ACID, OIL-BASED PAINT
OVEN CLEANERS
PAINT THINNER/STRIPPER
PESTICIDES, PHOTO CHEMICALS, POOL CHEMICALS
RODENT KILLERS
ROOFING TAR
ROOT KILLERS
RUST PROOFERS
SEALANTS
SEPTIC TANK CLEANER
SOLVENTS
SPOT REMOVER
TOILET CLEANERS
TRANSMISSION
FLUID UPHOLSTERY CLEANER
VARNISH
WOOD PRESERVATIVES WOOD STAINS
WOOD STRIPPER

DO NOT BRING:

ASBESTOS EMPTY CONTAINERS FROM
HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS
EXPLOSIVES (including ammunition & fireworks)
GAS CYLINDERS
LATEX PAINT
MEDICAL/INFECTIOUS WASTE
RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

 PLEASE NOTE: There will be a $40 fee for any motor oil brought to the event. Several local businesses accept motor oil with no fee. See list below:

USED MOTOR OIL FREE DISPOSAL

REN'S MOBIL- 161 N. Pleasant St, Amherst
5 gallon limit.AMHERST TIRE- 292 College St, Amherst
5 gallon limit
$2.50 fee per drop-off
You will get container back
PELHAM AUTO- 1315 Federal St, Belchertown
3 gallon limit
Call ahead 413-253-9302
AUTO ZONE- 373 Northampton Rd, Hadley
5 gallon limit
Sturdy container
Also accepts filters and oily rags
FIRESTONE- 336 Russel St. Hadley
Call ahead 413-341-4918
WALMART- 337 Russel St, Hadley
Up to 5 quarts
Original container

Perc Testing Now Available All Year Round Effective July 1, 2024

Update On West Nile Virus and EEE

June 23, 2024

Mosquito Surveillance Begins June 17, 2024. Risk maps for the State, can be found by following this link.

 FOOD PERMITS FOR 2024

All food permit applications should be completed ON-LINE

New Licenses and Renewal Instructions:

Please note that the town may require other permits/licenses - it is up to the vendor to insure that all other Town regulations/requirements are met.

Click the link below to complete your application for a new food license or to renew your old one.

ONE DAY FOOD APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED AND PAYMENT RECEIVED 4 WEEKS PRIOR TO ALL EVENTS MAY 1ST, 2023 OR LATER

 Go online to https://www.permitlinkusa-online.com/csp/hadleyma/DocumentLink.PublicWelcome.cls