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Household Hazardous Waste Materials Collection

Important Notice from Vogel Disposal

Dear Richland Township and Cheswick Borough Resident, due to the changing situation involving the novel Covid 19 virus, Vogel Disposal has decided to cancel the June 8, 2020 and June 12, 2020 E-waste and HHW waste collections. We are suspending order placement for the next pick up at this time. We will evaluate the situation in June and make an announcement as to a date that you will be able to start placing E-waste and HHW pick up orders. We appreciate your understating during this unprecedented time.

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) materials are leftover household products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable, or reactive ingredients that require careful disposal. Proper HHW recycling and disposal is essential. It conserves resources and energy that would be expended in the production of more products, prevents pollution that could endanger human health and the environment, and the reuse of HHW products saves money and reduces the need for generating hazardous substances.

Items that should be disposed of during HHW collection events or through special, prearranged pickups include:

Automotive Products (batteries, fluids, motor oil, polishes, waxes, used oil filters and oily rags)
Garden Chemicals
Paint (latex, oil-based, stripper, thinners, artists’ paint)
Household Cleaners (bleach, cleaning compounds, floor stripper, drain cleaner, tile remover & cleaners, rust remover, wood preservatives, non-commercial corrosive chemicals, lye)
Flammable & Combustible Materials (gasoline and diesel fuel, solvents, certain cleaners/waxes)
Swimming Pool Chemicals
Mercury-Containing Devices (thermostats, thermometers, switches, other devices)
Miscellaneous Household (hobby glue, driveway sealer, other poisonous/flammable/combustible materials, batteries, household fluorescent tubes and CFLs)

Items not eligible for special, prearranged pickup or HHW collections events include:

Leaking or Improperly Packaged Materials
Biological Wastes
Construction Materials
Radioactive Materials (including smoke detectors)
Unknown/Unlabeled Materials
Pressurized Cylinders
Ammunition
Explosives
Commercial Products
Medications
Asbestos
Tires
Fire Extinguishers
Liquid Mercury
Appliances

For disposal options for your HHW:

Richland Twp Residents: Contact Customer Service to schedule a pickup.
Or, find a DEP hazardous waste disposal event here.
Or, visit the PRC web site for additional events here.

Resources

To find out more about HHW:

Check out the PA DEP Household Hazardous Waste Program page.
Check out the Pennsylvania Resource Council web site for more information.