Hazardous Waste Collection On Saturday In Lower Bucks

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Bucks County’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program continues on Saturday with its fourth event of 2023.

If you have hazardous waste that can no longer be used, such as pesticides, cleaning agents, pool chemicals, gasoline, and oil-based paint, Bucks County provides a place for you to dispose of them safely and responsibly.

The collection will be held rain or shine from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 12 at the Bucks County Technical High School, 610 Wistar Road, Fairless Hills 19030.

The final event of the year takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 28 at Strayer Middle School, 300 Ronald Reagan Drive, Quakertown.

The collections are sponsored by the Bucks County Commissioners and the Bucks County Planning Commission and are open to all county residents. Registration is not required. Click here for an event flyer.

The events are for the collection of residential household hazardous waste only. No items will be accepted from businesses, industries, or institutions.

Here’s what you can bring:

• Up to 25 gallons or 220 pounds of hazardous products. Hazardous products will have cautionary words on the label, for example, danger, warning, or caution. Other words or phrases that can signal hazardous products include: poisonous, hazardous, combustible, flammable, corrosive, volatile, caustic, irritant, explosive, toxic, use with adequate ventilation, or avoid inhaling.

• Acceptable items include pesticides; oil-based paint and paint products; automotive products (gasoline, motor oil, antifreeze); pool chemicals; degreasers and cleaners; mercury thermostats; fluorescent tubes; fire extinguishers; mini-propane tanks of two pounds or less; lead-acid batteries (car, marine, motorcycle, and truck); and rechargeable, lithium or button-type household batteries. There is a limit of 25 gallons or 220 pounds of acceptable materials per household.

• Unacceptable items include, but are not limited to: TVs and other electronics, appliances, asbestos, medical waste, explosives, radioactive and unidentified waste, large gas cylinders, tires, and smoke detectors. Please note that if you have water-based latex paint or alkaline batteries, these can be safely put in your regular trash collection and therefore will not be accepted at the collection.

Here are some guidelines for safely transporting household hazardous waste to the collection sites:
- Keep all products in their original containers with labels intact and lids on tight.
- Place materials securely in a box to prevent spilling.
- Wrap leaking containers in newspaper and place them in a plastic container for transport.
- Do not mix materials.
- Do not leave hazardous materials loaded in a vehicle or other hot, unventilated areas for prolonged periods.
- Do not smoke near any chemicals.

For additional information, visit www.buckscounty.org/recycling.