The Pennsylvania Resources Council, along with the Allegheny County Health Department, will hold its first household chemical collection event this Saturday at North Park.
The drive-up event will be held from 8:45 a.m. through 1 p.m. at the North Park Swimming Pool Parking Lot. You must register for the event and can do so here.
Households will have the opportunity to safely get rid of cleaners, automotive fluids, pesticides paints and other hazardous materials.
The cost of $20 allows you to get rid of up to 10 gallons or 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.”
Anything over those limited will be an additional fee.
Participants are asked to pack their materials into their car trunks or truck beds.
“It’s critical to divert household chemicals from landfills since many contain toxic elements that can leach into our waterways or introduce dangerous toxic materials into our environment,” according to PRC Executive Director Darren Spielman. “Since launching household chemical collection events in 2003, PRC and its many partners have facilitated the safe management of 6.5 million pounds of household chemicals collected at more than 100 events.”
The event May 4 at North Park is the first of eight collection events from PRC around the area through mid-October.