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Trash Household Hazardous Waste Saturday In Montgomery County
Abington Middle School will host Saturday's household hazardous waste collection event. See what items can be disposed of at the event here.
ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA — Montgomery County residents can safely dispose of household hazardous waste this weekend in Abington Township.
Residents are able to get rid of these materials Saturday at Abington Middle School, 2056 Susquehanna Road in Abington.
Registration is required and available online here.
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A full list of accepted and unaccepted items and materials is below.
Those using the service who need gas cans or containers returned should tape a note to it stating that they want to keep it.
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Residents dropping off items must stay in your car while in the event site and should arrive any time within your registered appointment window.
Attendees are asked to print out their tickets if possible, or write their names and appointment times on a piece of paper.
Those who cannot attend the event should cancel their appointments through the Eventbrite ticket or by emailing recycling@montcopa.org.
Accepted items are:
- Acids, caustics, solvents
- Adhesives/solvents
- Antifreeze
- Aerosols
- Asphalt sealers
- Automotive products
- Ballast
- Butane
- Carburetor cleaners
- Caulking compounds
- Cleaning agents
- Cooking oil
- Diesel fuel
- Drain/oven cleaners
- Driveway Sealer
- Dry cleaning fluid
- Electric oil filled heaters
- Flammables
- Fertilizer
- Fire extinguishers
- Fluorescent bulbs
- Formalin
- Fuel additives
- Furniture stripper and finisher
- Gasoline
- Grease and rust solvents
- Herbicide (weed killers)
- Joint compound
- Kerosene
- Lead
- Lead acid batteries
- Loose mercury
- Mercury car switches
- Mothballs/flakes
- Motor oil
- Oil-based paint products
- Organic peroxide
- Other mercury bearing items
- Oxidizers
- Paint thinner
- Pepper Spray
- Pesticides
- Propane cylinders - mini 1lb cylinders only
- Primer
- Reactives
- Rechargeable batteries
- Rodent poison
- Roof cements
- Rug cleaners
- Septic tank degreaser
- Shellac
- Spot removers
- Spray paint products
- Stains and varnish
- Swimming pool chemicals
- Thermometers
- Thermostats
- Toilet bowl cleaners
- Transmission/brake fluid
- Turpentine
- Varnish
- Wood and metal cleaners
Items not accepted are:
- 25- or 50-gallon drums
- Air conditioners
- Alkaline batteries
- Appliances / white goods
- Asbestos
- De/humidifiers
- Electronics
- Explosives and ammunition
- Latex paint
- Radioactive waste
- Refrigerators
- Smoke detectors
- Televisions
- Tires
- Water coolers
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