Got junk?

Sarasota County is holding a free Community Cleanup in the Laurel area on Saturday October 6th from 8 a.m. to noon.

Start the fall with a clean garage! You can take non-hazardous discarded household items, appliances, TVs and electronics, automotive parts, yard waste, tree trimmings and other debris to the drop-off dumpster provided at US 41 and Church Street in Vamo (the site is on the northbound side of 41, just before Spanish Point/Green Drive.)

Hazardous waste such as paint, oil, gas and aerosol cans may be taken to the Sarasota County Chemical Collection Center 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. The chemical collection center is location at 250 S. Jackson Road, Venice.

For more information, call the Sarasota County Contact Center at 941-861-5000 or visit www.scgov.net.”