PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC) announced Wednesday their plans for a chemical collection day later this month.
The event is currently scheduled for Saturday, May 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Concurrent Technologies Corporation in Johnstown.
The hope is to give Pennsylvanians a safe and efficient method for disposing of unwanted chemicals or materials.
For example, people will be able to drop off “cleaners, paints, batteries, automotive fluids, pesticides, and other household chemicals.”
The materials can be dropped off at Concurrent Technologies Corporation’s Environmental Technology Facility parking lot at 128 Industrial Park Road.
PRC requires registration, however.
Interested individuals can do that by visiting the PRC website.
“New safety measures including an advance registration system reduce the number of interactions occurring between event participants and staff and enable PRC to offer a nearly contactless event,” according to PRC Interim Managing Director Sarah Alessio Shea.
“To streamline the process at our events, we ask participants to wear face coverings and stay in their vehicles while the contractor unloads the materials. When preparing to attend a collection, participants should place all materials in their car trunks or truck beds.”
According to the PRC, there will be charges in some cases:
“A $20 fee will cover the cost of disposing up to 10 gallons/50 pounds of aerosol cans, automotive fluids, chemistry sets, gasoline and kerosene, household cleaners, mercury thermometers, paint products, pesticides/garden chemicals, photo chemicals, and pool chemicals.
“Loads exceeding 10 gallons/50 pounds will be subject to additional fees at discretion of on-site staff. Participants will also pay $12 per fire extinguisher and $15 per pound of liquid mercury.”