Hazardous Waste

Township Seal


	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	Weed Killers	Fuel Additives	Rug/Wood/Metal Cleaners	Flammables/Oxidizers
Varnish/Shellac	Septic Tank Degreasers	Carburator Cleaners	Mothballs/Flakes	Lead/Mercury/Asbestos
Strippers/Removers	Asphalt Sealers	Transmission/Brake Fluid	Spot Remover	Pesticides/Poisons
Adhesives	Caulking Compounds	Antifreeze	Household Batteries	Organic Peroxide
Empty #2 Paint Thinner Container	Joint Compound	Gasoline	Kerosene	Reactive Metals
	Roof Cements	Empty #2 Oil Container	Smoke Alarm	Gas Cylinders


	UNACCEPTED MATERIALS

Latex Paint (Water based)*	Car Batteries*
Used Motor Oil*	Explosives/Ammunitions
Infectious/Medical Waste	Tires*
Unidentified Waste	Pressurized CFAs & HCFSs
Commerical/Industrial Waste	Dioxin


	*Latex(water based) paint* is an unacceptable item. Latex paints need 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.*

	2008 SCHEDULE FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION

April 5	CAT Pickering Center for Arts & Technology	1580 Charlestown Road, Phoenixville
May 17	Owen J Roberts High School	981 Ridge Road, Pottstown
September 13	New Garden Township Building	8934 Gap Newport Road, Landensburg
October 11	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 5 and October 11 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.


	Copyright 2008, West Goshen Twp.