Cayuga County has now held eight Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection events. These events were held in Cayuga County in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005 (Spring), 2005 (Fall), 2006 and 2007. Our 2007 event was our largest fall event in our 10 year history of HHW collection days. Below is a comparison of the 2005, 2006, and 2007 events. HHW 2007 HHW 2006 HHW 2005 (Fall) Held 10/13/07 Held 10/14/06 Held 10/15/05 557 households participated 497 households and 1 farm participated 382 households participated 41,105 pounds of chemicals were collected 46,370 pounds of chemicals were collected 29,450 pounds of chemicals were collected 325 TVs & CRT's 257 TVs & CRT's 166 TVs & CRT's 27,414 pounds of electronics were collected 20,180 pounds of electronics were collected 13,574 pounds of electronics were collected Our event coordinators were Renee Jensen at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cayuga County, and Bruce Natale at Cayuga County Department of Planning and Development. Please contact Renee or Bruce if you have any questions, concerns, or ideas to improve our programs. The 2007 event was sponsored by: Cayuga County Legislature, Solid Waste Management Program Office, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Soil & Water Conservation District, Department of Planning and Development and NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Back to the Index Back to Past Events Updated November 13, 2007 Return to the Cayuga County Website Return to the Cayuga County Department of Planning and Economic Development Website