Hazardous House Waste Collection This Weekend in North Park

Zero Waste Pittsburgh  will hold a hazardous household chemical collection on Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the North Park swimming pool parking lot.

Common household chemicals that will be accepted include:

• Aerosol cans
• Automotive fluids (motor oil, transmission fluid, antifreeze and brake fluid)
• Batteries
• Chemistry sets
• Compact fluorescent bulbs (CSLs)
• Gasoline and kerosene
• Household cleaners (ammonia, drain openers, acid cleaners, oven cleaners),
• Mercury, 
• Paint products (latex, oil based, alkyd based, arts/crafts chemicals, rust preservatives, creosote, water sealers, paint thinners, furniture strippers)
• Pesticides/herbicides (rodent killers, insecticides, weed killers, mothballs, fertilizer)
• Photo chemicals and pool chemicals.

The fee is $2 per gallon (cash only).

Items that are not accepted include:

• Ammunition
• Appliances
• Bulk waste
• Commercial and industrial waste
• Compressed gas cylinders (including propane tanks)
• Drugs
• Explosives
• Flares
• Fluorescent tubes
• Leaking containers
• Medical waste (including needles)
• PCBs and dioxin
• Radioactive materials (including smoke detectors)
• Tires

For more information, visit www.zerowastepgh.org or call 412-488-7452.

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