Spring Clean Your Home

Keep Cocke County Beautiful is hosting a Household Hazardous Waste Collection and Recycling event tomorrow from 9am until 1pm. The event will be held at Myers Diversified Recycling, located at 880 East Highway 25/70 in Newport. Household hazardous waste is defined as corrosive, flammable, toxic, or reactive materials used in your home, vehicle, and garden or lawn that is unwanted or unusable. Household cleaners, home maintenance chemicals, lawn and garden chemicals, and electronics may be brought to this event. They will also be accepting gently used clothing and non perishable food items to be donated to local charities. Old eyeglasses will be accepted and donated to the lions club.