ALERT
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Sponsored by the Streets
Department’s Sanitation Division
MEDIA
ADVISORY
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Sponsored
by the Streets Department’s Sanitation Division
Opportunity for Residents to Earn 25 Recycling Rewards Points
WHO: Streets Department’s Sanitation Division
WHAT: Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
WHEN: Saturday – May 17
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Streets Department’s 1st Highway Yard, 4800 Parkside
Avenue
Citizens are invited to participate in a free citywide Household
Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Event sponsored by the Streets
Department’s Sanitation Division. This event provides citizens with
an opportunity to recycle or dispose of unwanted Household Hazardous
Waste accumulated in their homes or garages. The city’s first HHW
event of 2013 held at State Road and Ashburner Street recorded its
highest ever turnout of over 2,000 cars processed, which is more than
double the typical total, and 120,000 pounds of material were
accepted. No waste materials generated by a business will be accepted.
As an added incentive, residents signed up for Philadelphia Recycling
Rewards may use this opportunity to earn extra Recyclebank® points. A
coded card worth 25 points will be given to Philadelphia Recycling
Rewards participants as a bonus for recycling their unwanted hazardous
waste.
This event will be held rain or shine. For additional information and
a list of materials eligible for drop off, please contact the Streets
Department’s Customer Affairs Unit at (215) 686-5560. For more
information regarding drop off events in the participating counties,
visit the Streets Department’s web site athttp://philadelphiastreets.com/hazardous-waste.aspx
. For all City services, call 3-1-1.
WHAT's ACCEPTED: http://www.philadelphiastreets.com/hazardous-waste
On May 17, 2014, at 7:24 AM, Kathleen Turner wrote:
The Streets Dept. is doing one of their hazardous waste disposal
events at 49th and Parkside today -- http://www.philadelphiastreets.com/events/household-hazardous-waste-events/
. I'd take it there.
