Household Chemicals Disposal Event Coming Up

PETERS TOWNSHIP, PA - Have some mercury lying around in your basement that you just don’t know what to do with? You can get rid of it next month at a household chemicals disposal event sponsored by the Pennsylvania Resources Council and other agencies.

The event will be held July 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wild Things Park in Washington. The cost for disposal is $3 per gallon and only cash payments are accepted.

Among the chemicals that can be disposed of: aerosol cans, automotive fluids, motor oil, transmission fluid, antifreeze, brake fluid, batteries, camp fuel/small propane bottles, chemistry sets, compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs), gasoline and kerosene, household cleaners, ammonia, drain openers, acid cleaners, oven cleaners, mercury, paint products, latex, oil based, alkyd based, arts/crafts chemicals, rust preservatives, creosote, water sealers, paint thinners, furniture strippers pesticides/herbicides, rodent killers, insecticides,weed killers, mothballs, fertilizer, photo chemicals and pool chemicals.

The following items will not be accepted: ammunition, appliances, bulk waste, commercial and industrial waste, compressed gas cylinders (large grill/medical), drugs and medical waste (including needles), electronics (including televisions), explosives, flares, fluorescent tubes, leaking containers, PCBs and dioxin, radioactive materials and tires.

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