EPA Announces Final Two Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off Events on St. Croix

FREDERIKSTEDThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sponsoring the final two household hazardous waste drop off events on St. Croix this Friday and Saturday at the Home Depot from 8 a.m. to – 4 p.m.

A free drop off site is also available at the Evelyn Williams Elementary School and it is open seven days a week but will close on February 18, 2018.

“Take protection to protect your family,” the EPA said. “Certain household items can pose risks if not handled properly. The EPA is here to help. If you have the items listed below, please bring them to the EPA’s drop off locations so we can dispose of them properly.”

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.