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Chester County To Hold Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events April 7, 21

The Chester County Solid Waste Authority Tuesday announced there will be two household hazardous waste collection events in the County on April 7 in Phoenixville and on April 21 in Atglen.

The April 7 event will be at the CAT Pickering, Center for Arts and Technology Campus, (Technical College High School), 1580 Charlestown Road, Phoenixville and April 21 at the Octorara High School Administration parking lot, 226 Highland Road, Atglen.

The collection sites will be open at 9:00 a.m. and will close at 3:00 p.m. sharp.

No more than 220 pounds or 25 gallons of hazardous product per household will be accepted. 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.

Many items, such as fertilizer or cleaning products, should just be used as they were designed to be used. Just use it up and don’t buy it again if you are dissatisfied with the product.

The following items will not be accepted: latex paint, used motor oil, tires, asbestos, explosives, propane, Helium or gas cylinders, household alkaline batteries, PCB’s, medical waste, unidentified waste, commercial and industrial waste, ammunition, computers, TV’s, electrical appliances and appliances containing Freon.

Note: Latex paint is not a 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 open can in the trash after the paint is solidified. Paint hardener may also be purchased at hardware stores.

Oil based paint only should be brought to a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event.

Upcoming Collection Events

Similar events will be held in Chester County on--

-- May 19: Owen J. Roberts Middle School, 881 Ridge Road, Pottstown;

-- June 22: Coatesville Learning Center, 1635 East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville; (Stone wall entrance-Veteran’s Drive-Same entrance as CAT Brandywine – Route 30 across from Dairy Queen);

-- September 8: Oxford School District Administrative Building, 125 Bell Tower Lane, Oxford, (Proof of Residency May Be Required); and

-- October 13: Government Services Center, 601 Westtown Road, West Chester.

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Visit the Chester County Solid Waste Authority website.

Residents may also call their municipality or the Chester County Solid Waste Authority at 610-273-3771 *228 for information on how to properly handle unacceptable materials and for the other regional collection events scheduled throughout the year.

For more information on waste disposal and recycling, visit the Chester County Solid Waste Authority website.

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