Beaver County Chemical Recycling Event Planned

On Saturday, October 13, Bradys Run Park Recycling Center will have common household chemical recycling. Recycling will go on from 9:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m.

There will be a cash only fee of $3.00 per gallon, a few exceptions apply.

The list of acceptable items include: aerosol cans, batteries, camp fuel/small propane bottles, chemistry sets, compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs), gasoline, kerosene, mercury, paint products, photo chemicals, pool chemicals, motor oil, transmission fluid, antifreeze, and brake fluid.

Pesticides or herbicides like rodent killers, insecticides, weed killers, moth balls, and fertilizers will be accepted along with latex, oil, and alkyd based arts/craft chemicals, rust preservative, creosote, water sealers, paint thinners, and furniture strippers.

However they will not accept ammunition, appliances, bulk waste, commercial and industrial waste, compressed gas cylinders (large grill/medical), drugs or medical waste (including needles), electronics (including televisions), explosives, flares, fluorescent tubes, leaking containers, PCBs and dioxin, radioactive materials, and tires.

There will also be Polystyrene Recycling where hard white molded polystyrene packing materials will be accepted.

PRC is in partnership with NOVA Chemicals, and will have AK Nahas there to collect hard white packing material for recycling free of charge.

For more information visit www.prc.org