The Town of Fountain Hills is holding its annual Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) event Saturday, Nov. 4, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Fountain Hills High School parking lot.

Participants are asked to enter the lot via Hampstead Drive. There will be signs to direct traffic.

The HHW event allows residents of Fountain Hills to properly dispose of old paint, gasoline, solvents, pesticides, herbicides, cleaners and other hazardous materials. The event is for residential household hazardous waste and is open to residents of Fountain Hills and members of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation.

Typical household items for disposal include all kinds of paint (limit of five one-gallon containers total per car, residential only; no commercial); lacquers, thinners, wood preservatives and stains; solvents, paint removers, gasoline, diesel fuel, lighter fluid, waste oil, pesticides, fertilizers, drain/oven cleaners, adhesives, pool chemicals and aerosol cans.

The HHW is not accepting fluorescent light bulbs or car batteries for disposal. Go to fountainhillsaz.gov/household-hazardous-waste for more information and a list of accepted and non-accepted items.