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Hazardous House Waste Collection This Weekend in North Park
The fee is $2 per gallon.
Zero Waste Pittsburgh will hold a hazardous household chemical collection on Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the North Park swimming pool parking lot.
Common household chemicals that will be accepted include:
- Aerosol cans
- Automotive fluids (motor oil, transmission fluid, antifreeze and brake fluid)
- Batteries
- Chemistry sets
- Compact fluorescent bulbs (CSLs)
- Gasoline and kerosene
- Household cleaners (ammonia, drain openers, acid cleaners, oven cleaners),
- Mercury,
- Paint products (latex, oil based, alkyd based, arts/crafts chemicals, rust preservatives, creosote, water sealers, paint thinners, furniture strippers)
- Pesticides/herbicides (rodent killers, insecticides, weed killers, mothballs, fertilizer)
- Photo chemicals and pool chemicals.
The fee is $2 per gallon (cash only).
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Items that are not accepted include:
- Ammunition
- Appliances
- Bulk waste
- Commercial and industrial waste
- Compressed gas cylinders (including propane tanks)
- Drugs
- Explosives
- Flares
- Fluorescent tubes
- Leaking containers
- Medical waste (including needles)
- PCBs and dioxin
- Radioactive materials (including smoke detectors)
- Tires
For more information, visit www.zerowastepgh.org or call 412-488-7452.
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