Residents are invited to bring dangerous household products
For the fifth time since the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program began in 1998, all seventy-three Chester County municipalities are hosting a Household Hazardous Waste and Computer Collection Event for Chester County residents on a Friday.
The Friday, June 21 event will be held at the Coatesville 9th and 10th Grade Center parking lot at 1425 East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville, PA 19320-2459. The collection site will be open at 9 a.m. and will close at 3 p.m. sharp.
Residents may bring TV’s, old computers and peripherals. There is a limit of 220 pounds or 25 gallons of hazardous products per household. Hazardous cleaning and maintenance products will have the following cautionary words on the label: poisonous, caustic, toxic, flammable, ignitable, corrosive, reactive, caution, warning, danger or hazardous.
This collection is not for businesses or contractors.
Unacceptable materials are latex paint, used motor oil, tires, asbestos, explosives, gas cylinders, household alkaline batteries, PCBs, medical waste, unidentified waste, commercial and industrial, explosives, ammunition and appliances containing Freon.
Please note that latex paint is not hazardous waste. Residents should not bring latex paint to Household Hazardous Waste Collection events. Solidify latex paint by either air drying small quantities or pouring the paint into a plastic trash bag with sawdust, clay-based kitty litter or rags and placing the bag and the opened can in the trash. Oil-based paint can be brought to a Household Hazardous Waste Collection event.
For information on how to properly handle unacceptable materials, interested residents can visit www.chestercountyswa.org or call their municipality or the Chester County Solid Waste Authority at 610-273-3771 ext. *228. The schedule of other regional collection events can also be found this way.
