Hazardous Waste

West Goshen Township


		HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION

		Township residents will have the opportunity to get rid of household hazardous waste at no charge. (Commercial and industrial entities are excluded from this program) Materials will only be accepted if in original container with label. A maximum of 25 gallons and/or 220 lbs of materials per household will be permitted. Costs for this collection will be paid for by the Township, the State, and Lanchester and SECCRA Landfills. Questions may be answered by the Chester County Solid Waste Authority at (610)273-3771.

	MATERIALS ACCEPTED


	WORDS IDENTIFYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
	CAUTION COMBUSTIBLE CORROSIVE DANGER EXPLOSIVE FLAMMABLE HAZARDOUS POISONOUS REACTIVE TOXIC WARNING

PAINT PRODUCTS	OUTDOOR	AUTOMOTIVE	HOUSEHOLD	OTHER
Oil Based Paints	Pool Chemicals	Grease/Rust Solvents	Drain Openers	Acids/Caustics/Solvents
Paint Thinners/ Stains/Turpentine	Weed Killers	Fuel Additives	Rug/Wood/Metal Cleaners	Flammables/Oxidizers
Varnish/Shellac	Septic Tank Degreasers	Carburator Cleaners	Mothballs/Flakes	Lead/Mercury
Strippers/Removers	Asphalt Sealers	Transmission/Brake Fluid	Spot Remover	Pesticides/Poisons
Adhesives	Caulking Compounds	Antifreeze	Dry Cleaning Fluid	Organic Peroxide
Wallpaper Cement	Joint Compound	Gasoline/Gas & Oil Mixtures	Kerosene	Reactive Metals
Other Solvent Based Paint Products	Roof Cements	Car (lead-acid), Truck, Motorcycle, Marine Batteries	Toilet Bowl Cleaners	Propane Cylinders (under 20 lbs.)
	Rodent Poison		Recharegeable batteries--Lithium, Ni-Cad, Button


	UNACCEPTED MATERIALS

Latex Paint (Water based)*	Asbestos	PCB's
Used Motor Oil*	Explosives/Ammunitions	Freon
Infectious/Medical Waste	Tires*	White Goods
Unidentified Waste	Pressurized CFAs & HCFSs	Gas Cylinders
Appliances	Radioactive Waste	Alkaline Batteries


	*Latex(water based) paint* needs to be dried out before being put in the trash. Take off lid and place in the sun and periodically stir until all that is left is a thick material, then place open can with regular trash. Or put paint into plastic bag with absorbent material. (e.g., kitty litter) and place bag and open can in regular trash.


	* Call (610)273-3771 for the recycling location for *automotive related materials.*


	Check back in March for 2012 Hazardous Waste Collection dates and locations.

2011 SCHEDULE FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION

April 9	CAT Pickering Center for Arts & Technology	1580 Charlestown Road, Phoenixville
May 21	Owen J Roberts High School	981 Ridge Road, Pottstown
June 24	CAT Brandywine Campus	1635 E. Lincoln Highway, Coatesville
September 10	New Garden Township Building	8934 Gap Newport Road, Landensburg
October 8	Chester County Government Services Center	601 Westtown Road, West Chester

Collection times are 9:00 AM through 3:00 PM.


	Note that there will be special computer dropoffs at the April 9, June 24, and October 8 collections. Acceptable items include:

CPU's
Printers
Keyboards

Scanners
Monitors
Laptops

Power Supplies
Cables
Mice

These collections are only for residents of Chester County--no businesses. A maximum of three items per vehicle will be accepted.