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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
July 31, 2010
Safely dispose of common household chemicals. Click here for a printable flyer with event details.
A fee of $2/gallon applies. Cash only. Acceptable items include:
- aerosol cans
- automotive fluids
- batteries
- chemistry sets
- compact fluorescent lightbulbs
- gasoline/kerosene
- household cleaners
- mercury
- paint products
- pesticides/herbicides
- photo chemicals
- pool chemicals
The following items can not be accepted - ammunition, appliances, bulk waste, commercial/industrial waste, compressed gas cylinders, drugs, explosives, flares, fluorescent tubes, leaking containers, medical waste, PCBs/dioxin, radioactive materials, and tires.
Go to www.swpahhw.org or call 412-488-7452 or 814-432-9684 for more information and directions.
2010 Hard to Recycle Collection Event
September 25, 2010
Acceptable items include tires, E-waste, useable building materials, medical supplies, cell phones, alkaline batteries, CFLs and printer/toner cartridges.
Participant Fees:
- Home Phones, Modems - $3
- Mice & Keyboards - $1
- Small Printers, Scanners, Faxes - $5
- VHS, DVD, Small UPS, Routers - $5
- Stereos & Small Appliances - $5
- TVs 15" and under - $10
- TVs 19" and under - $15
- TVs 20" - 39" - $25
- TVs 40" and over - $50
- Console TVs $50
- Tires (no rims) - $2 each
Free - CFLs, Ink/Toner Cartridges, Cell Phones, Alkaline Batteries, Cardboard, Paper and *NEW* - CPUs & Laptops!!
Free & Collected for Reuse - Medical Supplies (crutches, canes, walkers, etc but no medicines please!!) and Useable Building Materials (no open bags of grout/cement products, broken bricks or lumber with nails)
Sponsored by Pennsylvania Resources Council and Allegheny County Health Department with participation from eLoopllc, Liberty Tire Recycling, Global Links and Construction Junction.
For questions or directions call PRC at 412-488-7490 x 236 or visit www.prc.org.
2010 Hard to Recycle Collection Event
October 16, 2010
Acceptable items include tires, E-waste, useable building materials, medical supplies, cell phones, alkaline batteries, CFLs and printer/toner cartridges.
Participant Fees:
- Home Phones, Modems - $3
- Mice & Keyboards - $1
- Small Printers, Scanners, Faxes - $5
- VHS, DVD, Small UPS, Routers - $5
- Stereos & Small Appliances - $5
- TVs 15" and under - $10
- TVs 19" and under - $15
- TVs 20" - 39" - $25
- TVs 40" and over - $50
- Console TVs $50
- Tires (no rims) - $2 each
Free - CFLs, Ink/Toner Cartridges, Cell Phones, Alkaline Batteries, Cardboard, Paper and *NEW* - CPUs & Laptops!!
Free & Collected for Reuse - Medical Supplies (crutches, canes, walkers, etc but no medicines please!!) and Useable Building Materials (no open bags of grout/cement products, broken bricks or lumber with nails)
Sponsored by Pennsylvania Resources Council and Allegheny County Health Department with participation from eLoopllc, Liberty Tire Recycling, Global Links and Construction Junction.
For questions or directions call PRC at 412-488-7490 x 236 or visit www.prc.org.