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...
Green business fostering eco-friendly chat
Public is invited to The Gables restaurant this evening
Greenable, the green building and design center in Kennett Square, is eager to nurture conversation among like-minded environmentalists and recyclers – or people interested in learning more about reducing their carbon footprint.
Toward that end, the business is hosting Green Drinks, a gathering from 5 to 8 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month...
Recycling fundraiser could help beat budget crunch at Patton
Middle school students and staff collect old electronics for recycling and earn new gear — and even cash — for the school
Old laptop computers such as these can be turned into new tech gear and even money for students at Patton Middle School, through a recycling program.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Students and faculty members at Charles F. Patton Middle School have been earning free digital cameras...
County official raps E. Marlborough over recycling law failure
State DEP, Chester County say township has been out of compliance with recycling rules for a decade: $20,000 in grant money withheld
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The state Department of Environmental Protection has a message for the township: a decade is long enough to be out of compliance with the state’s recycling laws.
Nancy Fromnick, Chester County’s recycling...
