County: when in doubt, throw it out
Please, please throw it out!
That may not be the message you want to hear near Earth Day, but the truth is “too zealous recyclers have contaminated the recyclables with trash.” They are ruining the ability to market the material nationwide. Chester County residents are great recyclers, but shouldn’t be tempted to be too passionate putting items in the bin that do not belong and “trashing”...
Recycling event, April 16 at CAT Pickering
All seventy three (73) Chester County municipalities are hosting a Household Hazardous Waste Event for Chester County residents on Saturday, April 16 at the CAT Pickering, Center for Arts and Technology Campus (Technical College High School), 1580 Charlestown Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460. The collection site will be open at 9:00 AM and will close at 3:00 PM sharp.
No electronics, TVs or appliances...
UCF Ed. Foundation recycling/membership awareness event, Oct. 19
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Foundation will be holding its first annual “Recycling / Membership Awareness Day” on Oct. 19 from 2 pm – 4 pm at Charles F. Patton Middle School (760 Unionville Rd.) on the basketball court blacktop behind the school. Visitors can park in the middle school and adjacent high school parking areas.
There will be a gift card raffle...
County-wide hazardous waste collection, Oct. 11
WESTTOWN — All 73 Chester County municipalities are hosting a Household Hazardous Waste and Computer Collection Event for Chester County residents on Saturday, October 11 at the Government Services Center, 601 Westtown Road, West Chester, PA 19380.
The collection site will be open at 9:00AM and will close at 3:00PM sharp. This event is not for businesses and contractors.
Residents may bring old...
So. Coatesville among 8 to get recycling grants
South Coatesville is among eight Chester County municipalities given state funding to support recycling, according to state Senator Andy Dinniman.
Dinniman’s office announced the grants, totaling more than $166,000, Monday. Much of the funds — issued on the basis of amount of material recycled — were award to West Whiteland Township, which managed to collect some 9,993.8 tons of material,...
CYI Living Green Fest educates and improves
CYI student-organized event helps clean up city and educated youth
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Sgt. Rodger Ollis and CYI members dispose of tires picked up from around the city.
COATESVILLE – Recycling and recycling education were the main points of order at the Coatesville Youth Initiative’s fourth annual Recycling and Living Green Festival on Saturday.
While games, a moonbounce,...
Milne to host annual recycling event
State Rep. Duane Milne
MALVERN – Rep. Duane Milne (R-167) is once again hosting his annual recycling, shredding and National Drug Take-Back Day event. This year’s event will be held on April 27, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and will be in the parking lot on the Penn State Great Valley campus at 30 Swedesford Road in Malvern.
As always, Milne will be accepting any paper, faded or worn flags for...
