Free Household Hazardous Waste Collection In Lower Merion Sunday

LOWER MERION, PA – Stop by an event in Lower Merion this weekend to safely dispose of hazardous household materials for free.

The collection event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21 at the Koegel Public Works Complex, located at 1300 N. Woodbine Ave. Penn Valley.

Only residents in Montgomery, Chester, Delaware, Bucks, and Philadelphia counties can participate in the event. Businesses, industry, and institutions are not permitted to use the collection services.

You can watch an informational video on the collection event below:

Accepted items include:

• Acids, caustics, solvents
• Adhesives/solvents
• Antifreeze
• Aerosols
• Asphalt sealers
• Automotive products
• Butane
• Carburetor cleaners
• Caulking compounds
• Drain/oven cleaners
• Driveway Sealer
• Dry cleaning fluid
• Flammables
• Fertilizer
• Fluorescent bulbs
• Formalin
• Fuel additives
• Furniture stripper and finisher
• Gasoline
• Grease and rust solvents
• Herbicide (weed killers)
• Household products
• Joint compound
• Kerosene
• Lead
• Lead acid batteries
• Loose mercury
• Mercury car switches
• Miscellaneous
• Mothballs/flakes
• Motor oil
• Oil-based paint
• Organic peroxide
• Other mercury bearing items
• Outdoor products
• Oxidizers
• Paint products
• Paint thinner
• Pepper Spray
• Pesticides
• Plastic and Vinyl strays
• Propane cylinders (20lb or less)
• Primer
• Reactives
• Rechargeable batteries
• Rodent poison
• Roof cements
• Rug cleaners
• Septic tank degreaser
• Shellac
• Spot removers
• Stains and varnish
• Swimming pool chemicals
• Thermometers
• Thermostats
• Toilet bowl cleaners
• Transmission/brake fluid
• Turpentine
• Varnish
• Wood and metal cleaners

Items not accepted are:

• Air conditioners
• Alkaline batteries
• Appliances/white goods
• Asbestos
• Humidifiers and dehumidifiers
• Electronics
• Explosives and ammunition
• Latex paint
• Radioactive waste
• Refrigerators
• Smoke detectors
• Tires
• Water coolers

Directional signs and volunteers will help the public find the entrance of the event and into line. Typically, wait times are no longer than 30 minutes.

Those who choose to use the event's services should stay in their vehicles for safety reasons and unlock the trunk or any doors necessary to access materials for removal. Event staff will remove your materials and direct you to the exit.

For more information, call (610) 278-3618.

Image via Alachua County, Flickr