2006 News

July 20, 2006

Hazardous Waste Recycling Program to Continue,
July 22, In Warwick Township

Bucks County residents continue to recycle at a steady pace. The 2006 program for the disposal of household hazardous waste and old computers has already prompted significant participation in Lower Makefield and Bedminster townships during recent collections.

The program will continue on Saturday, July 22 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Middle Bucks Institute of Technology, 2740 Old York Rd. in Warwick Twp. It is not open to businesses, industry or institutions.

Planner Lale Byers, who coordinates the county recycling program, urges all Bucks County residents to utilize the county-run collections for the safe disposal of household products containing toxic chemicals, pesticides, oil-based paints, solvents, cleaning products, weed killers and automotive batteries.

"Our regional household hazardous waste collection program provides an opportunity for residents to properly dispose of many materials that are not able to be disposed by any other means, thereby keeping these products from contaminating our water supplies or soils," Byers observed.

Participating households may jettison as many as three computer systems and up to 25 gallons or 220 pounds of hazardous materials at the recycling centers.

Acceptable items include pesticides (Chlordane, Malathion, rodent poison, etc.), flammables (oil-based paint, paint thinner spot removers, gasoline, kerosene, heating oil), caustics (ammonia-based cleaners, oven cleaner, drain cleaner), toxics (photographic chemicals, pool chemicals, week killer, antifreeze, mercury), button-type household batteries, lead-acid batteries (car, marine, motorcycle and truck) and propane tanks of 20 pounds or less.

Unacceptable items include latex paint, appliances, biological waste, tires, explosives and asbestos. For more information about the program, call 215-345-3400.