Tox Away Day

Tox Away Day is scheduled for Saturday, September 27, 2025 from 8 a.m. to Noon at the Daviess County Operations Center.

Take advantage of this opportunity and clean out your garage at home. Tox Away Day is a free collection event for household hazardous waste. Items like batteries, lawn chemicals, and cleaning products should NOT go out with the trash.

This event is intended for Daviess County residents only. Contact the Solid Waste Department with any questions at 270-229-4484.

Accepted:

Lighter Fluid – Thinners – Turpentine – Adhesives – Old Gasoline – Polishes – Kerosene – 2 Cycle Gasoline – Propane – Used Motor Oil – Lead Acid Batteries – Oil-Based Paints – Aerosols – Cyanides – Acids & Caustics – Drain Cleaners – Bleach – Household Cleaners – Rat Poisons – Fluorescent Bulbs – Pesticides – Insecticides – Fertilizers – Lawn Chemicals – Antifreeze – Fire Extinguishers – Ni-Cad Batteries – Lithium Batteries – Alkaline Batteries – Smoke Detectors – Pool Chemicals – Strong Chemicals – Asbestos – Pharmaceuticals – Oxygen Cylinders – CO2 Cylinders – Freon Cylinders – Helium Cylinders – PCB Materials – Aluminum Paint – Reactives – Flammable Solids – Animal Repellant

NOT Accepted:

Appliances – Ammunition – Computers – Medical Waste – Tires – Solid Waste (Trash) – Air Conditioners – Refrigerators – Acetylene Cylinders – De-Humidifiers – Any Cylinders Not Listed – Unmarked Cylinders – Cylinders with Broken or Inoperable Valves – Business Waste – Latex Paint

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• This Thursday, 3rd July, 05:00 pm, German American Bank Fireworks Festival in Maceo
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