Gaston County collecting household hazardous waste Nan Kirlin I hope you had a wonderful Earth Week, and found a great way to celebrate Earth Day. All around Gaston County are the reminders of how special and beautiful this season is and why we need to protect the planet that we inhabit. And, once again, this coming Saturday, May 1, Gaston County Solid Waste and Recycling will be sponsoring its second of four Household Hazardous Waste collection events from 8 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. We will again be at our same location, Dallas Park, 1303 Dallas Park Highway, Dallas. Please enter the park and at the “Y,” bear to the right to circle around to our building. Please stay in your vehicles, and our staff will empty your vehicles.