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161st YEAR • NO. 163 NOVEMBER 6, 2015 CLEVELAND, TN 22 PAGES • 50¢ HHWCD coming Saturday rain or shine By RICK NORTON more than liquid sunshine. Saturday’s event is free and Dunson “The collection program is tailored to ics wastes year-round. Associate Editor Gates open at the Tri-State Exhibition urged Bradley County residents to take relieve Bradley County residents of all of A traditional part of gearing up for Center promptly at 8 a.m. and will close advantage of the opportunity to clean up their household toxic wastes including each HHWCD event is educating area Rain or shine — and one year there just as promptly at 1 p.m., according to and clear out their cluttered basements, paints, solvents, cleaners, pesticides, residents about items that can be accept- was even snow — Saturday’s semi-annu- Cheryl Dunson, executive vice president garages, storage sheds and closets of automotive fluids, aerosols, old comput- ed at Tri-State, and those that cannot. al Household Hazardous Waste of marketing for Santek Waste Services items and substances considered to be ers, television sets and fluorescent light “We accepted almost 38,000 pounds of Collection Day will proceed as scheduled. Inc. Dunson coordinates the HHWCD household hazardous waste. bulbs,” she said. household chemicals and electronics in And right now, most forecasters are event while her employer, Santek, oper- These include an assortment of waste Dunson also reminded area residents April [at the last HHWCD event],” calling for the wet stuff. But in the eyes of ates the Bradley County Landfill under streams, like household chemicals and of the availability of the Peerless Road volunteers who share a cause, it’s little contract with county government. electronics, and plenty of others. Recycling Center which accepts electron- See HHWCD, Page 10 ThreeStar Real Heroes Wear Pink goals get " #%%#&