County staff told the Beaver County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 8 that the county had a record turnout at its recent household hazardous waste collection event.

An HHW program staff member said a preliminary count showed "over 600" participants used the county event during a four‑hour window, requiring double lanes of traffic to handle the volume. The presenter said staff and volunteers worked "very hard" to process the turnout and that operations and vendor reports were still being compiled.

Officials also said the county marked its 10,000th HHW participant at the event. The person, identified in the meeting as Christine from Paterson and a retired teacher, was presented with a Beaver County gift basket and assistance covering disposal costs for that visit.

No formal action was taken; staff said they will provide a full operations report to the commissioners when vendor data are available.