HARLEYSVILLE PA – Does your home have chemical cleaners accumulating beneath the kitchen sink? Are liquid bug sprays and bottles of weed killer lining shelves in the cellar? If they’re not being used, you could soon get rid of that potentially toxic waste.
Montgomery County will hold six household hazardous waste collection events during the next eight months. The first is scheduled for April 27 (make a reservation now) from 8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at Indian Valley Middle School, 130 Maple Ave., Harleysville PA.
Another is planned for Sept. 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Spring-Ford 9th Grade Center, 400 S. Lewis Rd., Royersford.
Additionally, Chester County will provide four locations for its own household hazardous waste collections, and also will serve as a host for Montgomery County residents’ drop-offs. One will be available in Phoenixville.
Advance online registration is required. The service is free and open to the public, but the number of available time slots may be limited. In some cases, only a few afternoon bookings remain. One reason why: Travels With The Post and other media outlets first announced the program dates in early February. That’s when a surge of homeowners initially signed up.
Both the MontCo Recycles and Chester County collections are intended for residents only, and not for businesses or contractors, their websites explained. Televisions, appliances and electronic devices, and latex paint, will NOT be accepted at any events. Montgomery County offers two online lists of what contributors can, and cannot, drop off.
Registration for Montgomery County events
Dates, times, locations, and links to register for available Montgomery County time slots are listed for these Saturdays:
- April 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at Indian Valley Middle School, 130 Maple Ave., Harleysville;
- June 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at Temple University-Ambler Campus, 1431 East Butler Pike, Ambler;
- June 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at Abington Middle School, 2056 Susquehanna Rd., Abington;
- June 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at Norristown Area High School, 1900 Eagle Dr., Norristown;
- Sept. 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at Spring-Ford 9th Grade Center, 400 S. Lewis Rd., Royersford; as well as
- Oct. 13 (the only Sunday scheduled), from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at Lower Merion Transfer Station, 1300 N. Woodbine Ave., Penn Valley.
Registration for Chester County events
The four household hazardous waste recycling events in Chester County now also available for online registration are:
- April 20 (Saturday), from 8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., at the Pickering campus of Technical College High School, 1580 Charlestown Rd., Phoenixville;
- June 21 (the only Friday scheduled), from 8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., at the Coatesville CCIU Learning Center, 1635 E. Lincoln Hwy., Coatesville;
- Aug. 24 (Saturday), from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at the Oxford School District Administration Building, 125 Bell Tower Ln., Oxford; and
- Oct. 5 (Saturday), from 8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., at the Government Services Building, 601 Westtown Rd., West Chester.
What will you do to recycle things you can’t drop off? Montgomery County covers that, too, with an online guide.
Photo provided to Travels With The Post by MontCo Recycles
