LYNCHBURG, Ohio — Highland County’s Dumpster Day event opened as scheduled Tuesday morning at the Lynchburg Sewer Treatment Plant, though the health department said it could end the event early if thunderstorms or other severe weather move through the area.
UPDATE (July 21, 8:40 a.m.): This story has been updated with additional information from the Highland County Health Department.
The event runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 303 Wise Road in Lynchburg, the Highland County Health Department said in a Facebook post. Service is first come, first served, and the dumpsters could fill and the event end before the posted closing time, the department said.
The health department said it is monitoring weather conditions throughout the day and asked residents to watch its Facebook page for updates on the event’s status. Residents with questions can call the department’s office at (937) 393-1941, the department said.
The Lynchburg stop is the fifth of eight Dumpster Days the health department has scheduled across Highland County this year. The program began in April with two sessions at the health department’s Hillsboro office and has since rotated to Bayview Cabins and the Mowrystown Fire Station. Three more dates remain after Tuesday: Aug. 18 at the Greenfield HCCAO office and two sessions in September back at the health department in Hillsboro, according to the schedule the department has posted.
This year’s Dumpster Days are partially funded by a grant from the RPHF Solid Waste District’s Community Clean-Up Grant Program, the health department said. The regional district, formed in 1989, manages solid waste disposal for Ross, Pickaway, Highland and Fayette counties.
The health department said residents should not bring concrete, rocks, bricks, batteries, auto parts, tires, drums, liquids, chemicals, appliances, electronics, hazardous waste or asbestos, all of which are prohibited from the dumpsters.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Highland County Health Department.
