WEEKEND: Clallam Spring Clean Up slated Sunday — corrected

EDITOR’S NOTE: This report has been corrected to reflect that televisions and computers of any age can be brought to Goodwill.

SPRING CLEANING TRASH can be taken to the regional transfer station, 3501 W. 18th St. in Port Angeles, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday for a $10 fee.

The fee for the annual Clallam County Spring Clean Up will benefit the Port Angeles Food Bank. Checks and cash only will be accepted; no credit cards and no food donations will be taken.

City and county residents can take advantage of the fundraiser by cleaning up their homes, yards and neighborhoods and hauling the waste materials to the transfer station.

Visit www.2good2toss.com to see if items can be given away or sold.

Household garbage and large items are accepted for disposal.

Yard waste, tires, large appliances and metals will be recycled.

Tires, metals, waste oil, antifreeze, auto batteries and yard waste must be separated for recycling, and there is a limit of up to four tires and four refrigerators/freezers per household.

No paint or hazardous waste will be accepted.

Computers and television sets should be taken to Goodwill, 603 S. Lincoln St., Port Angeles, or phone EcycleNW at 360-681-8645 for pickup.

Mercury lighting goes to Thurman Supply, 1807 E. Front St., or Around Again, 22 Gilbert Road, Sequim, for free recycling.

Loads at the regional transfer station are limited to one per household and can be no greater than a full-size pickup truck load or a 5-foot-by-8-foot trailer. No commercial loads or vehicles will be permitted.

For more information, phone the Port Angeles city solid waste division at 360-417-4874 or 360-417-4872.

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