Household Hazardous Waste Collection In Camden County Saturday

Camden County will host a Household Hazardous Waste Collection event on Saturday, Sept. 14, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pennsauken Sanitary Landfill, 9600 North River Road.

“This program provides one of the easiest and most convenient ways for all Camden County residents to help keep their communities safe and their environment free of dangerous pollutants,” Camden County Freeholder Jeff Nash said. “When not properly disposed of, these elements often end up in our waste stream, the ground and our waterways. We provide this program to our residents to simplify the process of disposing these products and to make it as convenient as possible.”

Camden County residents can bring oil-based paints, solvents, thinners, pesticides, herbicides, gasoline, kerosene, polishes, photographic chemicals, automotive batteries, antifreeze, brake fluid, transmission fluid, other car products, pool chemicals and cleaning fluids to the drive-through event.

“We often buy these products for individual projects, leaving them on the shelf for months or even years after their intended use,” Nash said. “These events now give residents an outlet to get rid of this stuff that would otherwise poison our environment and significantly deteriorate our quality of life.”

For a complete list of what to bring and not bring, visit www.camdencounty.com.