County: when in doubt, throw it out

Please, please throw it out! That may not be the message you want to hear near Earth Day, but the truth is “too zealous recyclers have contaminated the recyclables with trash.”  They are ruining the ability to market the material nationwide. Chester County residents are great recyclers, but shouldn’t be tempted to be too passionate putting items in the bin that do not belong and “trashing”...

Recycling event, April 16 at CAT Pickering

All seventy three (73) Chester County municipalities are hosting a Household Hazardous Waste Event for Chester County residents on Saturday, April 16 at the CAT Pickering, Center for Arts and Technology Campus (Technical College High School), 1580 Charlestown Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460. The collection site will be open at 9:00 AM and will close at 3:00 PM sharp. No electronics, TVs or appliances...

Contest to draw out youthful, recycling creativity

Prizes will be awarded for posters that inspire citizens to reduce waste A couple of weeks after members of the Coatesville Youth Initiative hosted a recycling event, the city’s youth have another opportunity to make a positive contribution to the environment. The Coatesville Community Policing Committee and the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission is sponsoring its first Recycling Poster Contest...

Trash-tossin’ teens to give recycling a big boost

ServiceCorps participants will welcome unwanted goods at  green-minded festival R.J. Hammond really used his head to promote recycling at last year’s festival. Start collecting: Teen participants in the Coatesville Youth Initiative’s summer ServiceCorps are seeking your unwanted clothes, shoes, electronics, plastic and more. The second Annual Coatesville Recycling & Living Green Festival...