Household Hazardous Waste Collection This Weekend In Bucks

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Bucks County will hold its second hazardous waste collection of the year on Saturday, May 31, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Upper Bucks Area Vocational Technical School, 3115 Ridge Road, Perkasie (Bedminster Township).

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 is providing a place this weekend to dispose of them safely and responsibly.

The collections are sponsored by the Bucks County Commissioners and the Bucks County Planning Commission. Registration is not required.

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.

Here's What You Can't Bring

• 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 site:

• 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 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.

Additional collections in 2025 are scheduled for:

• June 28 at Central Bucks High School South, 1100 Folly Road, Warrington.
• August 9 at the Bucks County Technical High School, 610 Wistar Road, Fairless Hills
• October 25 at Strayer Middle School, 1200 Ronald Reagan Drive, Quakertown.

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