Wrangell Sentinel -

Paint, used cooking oil, pesticides and more can be safely disposed of on Thursday.

The borough is sponsoring a household hazardous waste event from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the transfer station on Evergreen Avenue on the north end of the island.

Fees are waived up to 200 pounds in materials and will cost $18 per load for anything over that weight, said Tom Wetor, Public Works Department director. Only household waste can be brought to the collections event; no commercial waste.

The site will be closed for lunch from 11 a.m. to noon.

It’s the first time in two years that the borough has...