Metro Public Works e-waste collection day May 30

Metro Public Works will host an e-waste collection day on Saturday, May 30, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Hobby Lobby Shopping Center (4101 Lebanon Road) in Hermitage.

Items that will be accepted at the event include:

• Small batteries (A, AA, AAA, C, D, 9-volt, button)
• All sizes and types of televisions, VCRs and DVD players
• Cell phones
• Microwave ovens
• Stereos and audio-visual equipment
• Computers, monitors and printers

Only household waste (no business waste) from Davidson County residents will be accepted. Car and boat batteries, paint, tires, compact fluorescent light bulbs and other hazardous waste will not be accepted at this drop-off event. These and other household hazardous waste items can be taken to Metro Public Works' East Convenience Center (943 Dr. Richard Adams Drive). East Center is Metro’s designated household hazardous waste disposal site and is open seven days a week.