County Executive Lamont G. McClure and the Northampton County Department of Public Works will hold a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on September 30th at Northampton Community College (3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem, PA) from 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM, rain or shine. This event is intended for Northampton County residents only; online pre-registration is required.

County residents will have the opportunity to sign-up for one appointment per household. Sign-ups will be ‘first come, first served.’ An email confirmation with a printable ticket will be issued upon successfully registering. The confirmation ticket or email must be presented at check-in, and identification/proof of residency must match the address on the registration.

You must arrive within the scheduled timeframe, not before or after. If you need to change your confirmed time, you must delete or cancel your appointment on Eventbrite and re-register. There is no guarantee that an appointment will still be available if you cancel. Those who show up without an appointment will be turned away.

The registration link, along with user instructions, will be available on the County website (northamptoncounty.org) at 8:00 AM on August 30, 2023, through September 25, or until slots are filled. Time slots will be in 15-minute increments.

This is a no-contact event which means drivers must remain inside their vehicles upon arrival. Material must be accessible from the trunk, cargo area, or bed of a truck. Event staff will remove all items from those locations.

Household Hazardous Waste is defined as corrosive, flammable, toxic, or reactive materials used in your home, car or truck, or garden and lawn that is unwanted/unusable. There is a limit of 30 gallons and 80 pounds of solid waste per vehicle. Acceptable materials include paint products, automotive fluids, outdoor products (pesticides, herbicides, driveway sealers, pool chemicals, etc.), and household products (lead acid car batteries, rechargeable, lithium or button type household batteries, fire extinguishers, flammables, adhesives, aerosols, etc.)

Unacceptable materials include electronics, appliances, Freon, scrap metal, explosives, ammunition, radioactive waste, fireworks, smoke/carbon monoxide protectors, medical waste, sharps, latex paint, alkaline batteries, gas cylinders, and helium tanks. A full list of unacceptable materials can be found on the County’s Household Hazardous Waste webpage.

Household hazardous waste collection events are supported by Northampton County Recycling and Sustainability Funding in partnership with PA Dept. of Agriculture, PA Dept. of Environmental Protection and Waste Management Grand Central, and Alliance landfills.

Information provided to TVL by:
Brittney Waylen | Deputy Director of Administration
Northampton County Government Center
669 Washington Street
Easton, PA 18042
https://www.northamptoncounty.org/

 

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