GONZALES — The Ascension Parish government is hosting a collection on Saturday at Lamar Dixon Expo Center for Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day.The event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, will see parish officials collect a variety of hazardous household materials that are often hard to dispose of.Included on the parish's list of accepted materials are:- Tires- Car, golf cart and household batteries- Electronic equipment- Fluorescent bulbs- Oil, gasoline and antifreeze- Printer ink and toner cartidges- Latex and oil-based paints- Old medications (pills and patches only)- Small quantities of scrap metal- Televisions- Appliances- Telephones, cameras, game systems and other computer accessoriesPermalink| Comments