Can Westmoreland County outdo its HHW collections May 21?

Line chart showing HHW pounds dropped off between 2017 and 2021 with the amount increasing between the two
Residents can safely dispose of hazardous household waste (HHW) Saturday, May 21, 9:00 am-2:00 pm at the 2022 Spring Household Hazardous Waste Collection in Westmoreland County (A.T. Johnson Human Services Building parking lot, 18849 Kings Highway, on Route 30 just east of Montross).

The question is, will residents continue the upward trend started in 2017? Drop-offs in pounds have increased from 3,342 in 2017 to 15,667 in 2021. That's a whopping growth in pounds dropped off!

Details about the May 21 event are in the press release, Spring 2022 Westmoreland County HHW Press Release 050622 and in the event flyer, Westmoreland Spring 2022 HHW Flyer.

Historical collection data is in the table below.


HHW Data for Westmoreland County, VA, 2009-2021

Date
Pounds dropped off
Number of Vehicles
11/7/2009 7,627 50
10/30/2010 3,808 31
11/5/2011 7,131 37
9/15/2012 5,366 41
9/14/2013 16,235 66
9/6/2014 6,297 51
11/7/2015 3,337 43
10/15/2016 6,421 66
10/21/2017 3,342 28
9/29/2018 3,703 54
6/1/2019 2,797 37
9/28/2019 5,062 40
4/24/2021 6,547 73
10/30/2021 9,120 72