2002 Southeastern Pennsylvania
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program
Bring
your household hazardous wastes to one of the following scheduled
collection events!
What should I do with leftover paint?
To
properly dispose of leftover paint the following are the recommended
disposal options.
Reduce
First
- Buy only what you need and return any unopened cans. If you are
at the end of a job and realize you need only a small amount to finish,
exchange the unopened can for a smaller quantity.
Reuse
If you do have leftover paint, use it as an undercoat, second coat,
touch-ups, projects (fences, birdhouses, basements), offer it to a
friend or neighbor, OR donate leftover paint to community groups,
schools, local theater group, recreation department, sign painter,
etc.
Recycle
Useable leftover latex paints can be blended together to
produce a gray or beige paint. Oil-based paints may also be mixed
together. DO NOT MIX OIL-BASED PAINT AND LATEX PAINT.
Dispose of Paints Safely and Properly
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and
Philadelphia counties are working together to help rid the environment
of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW). If dates in Bucks County are not
convenient, you may participate in any of the above counties' collection
events. For additional dates and information call Southeastern Pennsylvania
Regional HHW Hotline at 215-238-9991.
Latex Paint
Latex Paint is not a hazardous waste! Latex
paints are water-based and are a safer alternative than oil-based
paints. But if the paint is unusable and you must get rid of it, there
are things you can do. The goal is to simply get the latex paint (which
is water-based) into a non-liquid form. This can be done in one of
two ways.
1. Let it air dry
Lift off the lid, place the can away from Children and pets, and
allow the water content of the paint to evaporate. Once it does, the
semi-dry to dry paint left in the bottom of the can me be placed in
a plastic trash bag and disposed in your regular waste pick-up.
2. Mix it with "kitty litter"
or other absorbent
If it takes too long to evaporate the water content, you can mix
the paint with an absorbent (clay based kitty litter, vermiculite,
shredded newspaper, or shop "oil-dry" absorbent). This can
be done in the paint can itself if you have only a quart or so in
the can, or in a plastic tray. Mix 2 to 4 cups of absorbent into each
quart of paint. After the absorbent has soaked up the paint and it
is no longer a liquid, dump it onto a couple layers of newspaper,
wrap it up and place it in a plastic trash bag and dispose of it in
your regular waste pick-up. If you mixed the absorbent into the paint
right in the can, simply place the open can and its non-liquid contents
into a trash bag for disposal.
Oil-Based Paint
Save oil-based paint
for one of the following Household Hazardous Waste Collection events
scheduled in 2002.
When and where can you bring your materials?*
Lower Bucks
County Area
Saturday
April 20, 2002
Tullytown Landfill
Staging Area
200 Bordentown Road
|
Central Bucks County Area
Saturday
July 20, 2002
Middle Bucks
Institute
of Technology
2740 Old York Road
|
Upper Bucks County Area
Saturday
August 10, 2002
Upper Bucks
County Vo-Tech School
3115 Ridge Road
|
Upper Bucks County
Saturday
September 21, 2002
Quakertown
Community Pool
Mill Street
|
*Each event will take place rain or shine from 9:00
AM to 3:00 PM
This program is a community service of Bucks County
Board of Commissioners and participating municipalities and is not
open to business or industry.
