The York County Solid Waste Authority will hold a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program on Saturday, May 3 from 9am to 1pm at the Dover Township Municipal Building parking lot. 

Household hazardous waste includes any products from the home that are corrosive (drain cleaners or bleach), flammable (gasoline), reactive (chemistry kits) or toxic (pesticides).  The program benefits York County by identifying hazardous wastes found in the home and providing an opportunity to manage these materials in a safe and efficient manner.

All York County homeowners or residential tenants are eligible to bring their household hazardous waste to the collection site.  Due to state regulatory requirements, commercial entities are not eligible to participate.   There is no fee to participate.  The program is made possible by funding generated from tipping fees collected at the York County Resource Recovery Center and a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.  

Directions to Dover Township Municipal Building :  Follow Route 74 North to the square in Dover .  Turn left onto West Canal Street ( West Canal Street becomes West Canal Road ).  The township building is located at 2480 West Canal Road .  After collection, a licensed hazardous waste commercial hauler hired by the Authority will transport the material offsite where it will then be recycled, incinerated, landfilled or neutralized at licensed hazardous waste facilities.                    

Examples of items accepted include: thermometers containing mercury, liquid mercury, auto products (transmission and brake fluids, antifreeze, batteries), pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, fluorescent light bulbs, gasoline, kerosene, rechargeable batteries--  Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion), and Small Sealed Lead (Pb), photographic and pool chemicals, driveway sealant, and household cleansers (oven, drain, etc.).  

Please do not bring paint or other paint-related products including: latex and oil-based paint, turpentine, paint thinners, varnish, and paint strippers or removers.  These items can be placed in your regular garbage for pick-up.  Containers should be sealed tightly to prevent spillage.  Also, DO NOT bring alkaline batteries (i.e.: AAA’s, AA’s, C’s, D’s, etc.) aerosol cans, explosives, ammunition, propane tanks, or used motor oil.  Dispose of alkaline batteries in your regular garbage.  For a listing of York County Collection Centers accepting used motor oil for recycling, call the Authority at 717-845-1066.  For questions about how to safely dispose of other items, request the Authority's "What Kind of Waste is Accepted at the Resource Recovery Center Brochure".

In 2007, the Authority collected 15 tons of household hazardous waste in its fall and spring programs.  This is the 23^rd year the Authority has conducted a household hazardous waste collection program.