Protecting the Environment

Protecting the Environment
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Special Announcements

Act 537 - Planning for Public Sewer.

Click above for a summary of the Sewer Survey results.

Recycle your old cell phone

Liberty Tax Service will recycle used cell phones through Cell Phones for Soldiers. Each phone buys a 100 minute calling card for a soldier. Official drop-off location inside the Kmart at the West Goshen Shopping Center.

Applications

Erosion & Sediment Control

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Forms & Related Information
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County & State Links

The following are links to various county and state environment-related sites.

Chester County Water Resources Authority: http://www.chesco.org/water/index.html
PA Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management: http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/wm/default.htm
PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP): http://www.dep.state.pa.us
PA DEP Permits Page: http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/efacts/
Pennsylvania Growing Smarter (Land Use): http://www.landuseinpa.org/default.asp?content=index

Recycling and Refuse
How to Prepare Items for Recycling

Holiday Collection Schedule
The following rule is always in effect: If your regular collection day falls on Christmas, New Years, Memorial, Independence, Labor, or Thanksgiving days, your trash/recycling will be collected the Saturday before the holiday if the holiday falls on a Monday. If the holiday falls on a Thursday, trash/recycling collection will be done the Saturday after the holiday.

Refuse Collection Information: Yard, Household & Bulk Trash Pickup Guidelines
A.J. Blosenski will collect three (3) bulk items per house the last pick up of the month. CFCs must be removed from all refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, air conditioners, and ice makers prior to pick-up. Construction debris and auto parts cannot be accepted for collection. Call 1-800-343-6583 if you have any questions!

A.J. Blosenski will collect unlimited numbers of trash containers of household and yard waste on Monday's for residents west of Shady Grove Way and Thursday's for residents east of Shady Grove Way.

Leaf collection is provided in the fall and yard waste collection in the spring. Leaves must be in biodegradable paper bags and placed at the curb by 7AM on the collection day. The Township has bags for sale at a cost of three/$1.25. Plastic bags will not be taken.

Fall leaf collection will be on Saturday November 1st, Saturday November 8th, Saturday December 6th and Saturday December 20th. Leaves should be in the biodegradable bags mentioned above or a open container they can dump. Have everything curbside by 7AM.

The Township provides a recycling bin for your use. You can pick a bin up at the Township Municipal Building . Moving? Please leave the bin for the new owner.

Managing Our Water Resources

Act 167: Chester Creek Stormwater Management Plan (you will need to select the Chester Creek Public Review Drafts from the Chester County Planning Commission Home Page)
Watersheds: An Integrated Water Resources Plan
The Watersheds Plan is a water resources management plan to protect Chester County's natural resources and balance the needs of all users (in nature and society) in support of planned growth. The purpose of the Watersheds Plan is to protect, sustain and enhance the quality and quantity of all water resources to insure the health, safety and welfare of the citizens, and to preserve the diverse natural resources and aesthetic and recreational assets of Chester County and its watersheds. Watersheds was needed to serve as the water resources planning element of Landscapes, Chester County's Comprehensive Plan and to support the policies and implementation of Landscapes.

Item Recycled

How to Prepare Items for Recycling

Glass—Green, Brown & Clear

Bottles or Jars only. Rinse Clean. Remove lids and rings. Labels may be left on. NO plate glass, ceramics, drinking glasses, etc.

Plastics

Must be marked with #1 through #7 inside triangle on bottom. Remove lids, rinse clean and flatten if possible. Labels may be left on. NO unmarked containers. No antifreeze or motor oil containers.

Aluminum Beverage Cans

Rinse clean. Cans may be flattened. No bottle or jar lids, no pie plates or aluminum foil. No other aluminum items.

Bi-Metal Cans

Rinse clean. Cans may be flattened. Examples include pet food cans, soup cans, vegetable cans. NO cans with plastic parts. NO paint or aerosol cans.

Newspaper, Magazines, Phone Books & Cardboard

Commingled in a brown paper bag or tied into bundles. Cereal boxes and similar cardboard items may be combined with newspaper. Cardboard must be cut in 3 foot squares, bundled with string and placed by the recycling bin..

Junk Mail & Office Paper

Place in brown paper bag with above.

Yard Waste (excluding leaves)

May be included in regular pickup. Bags of grass not to exceed 50 lbs. Branches acceptable in tied bundles no longer than 3’ in length.

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Household Hazardous Waste Collections Schedule for 2008

Regional Southeastern PA Household Hazardous Waste Collection Dates & Times

April 5, 2008 - CAT Pickering Center for Arts and Technology 1580 Charlestown Road, Phoenixville, PA 1946. They are also are having computer recycling at this event. See below for details.

May 17, 2008- Owen J. Roberts High School - 981 Ridge Road, Pottstown, PA 19465

September 13, 2008 - New Garden Township Building 8934 Gap Newport Road, Landenberg, PA 19350

October 11, 2008 - Government Services Center - 601 Westtown Road, West Chester 19380 Also are having computer recycling at this event. See below for details.

All collection times are from 9 A.M. - 3 P.M.

Acceptable Materials
No more than 220 pounds or 25 gallons per household of cleaning and maintenance products that are labeled as toxic, flammable, ignitable, corrosive, reactive caution, warning, danger, hazardous.

Unacceptable Materials
Latex (water-based) paint, used motor oil, tires, medical waste, unidentified waste, commercial and industrial waste, explosives, ammunition and appliances. Air-dry of absorb latex paint and dispose with trash. Recycle motor oil, car batteries, tires and anti-freeze at your local service station.

Information for Computer Recycling Only at the April 5 stand Oct 11th events. Maximum of 3 computers per vehicle accepted. Residential only - NO businesses. They will take only the following: cpu's, scanners, mouse, printers, monitors, power supplies, keyboards, laptops, and cables.

Acceptable Material Guidelines
Paint	Outdoors	Auto	Home
Thinner	Pool Chemicals	Gas	Drain Openers
Stains	Weed Killers	Antifreeze	Batteries
Varnish	Degreasers	Cleaners	Flammables
Strippers	Sealers	Solvents	Mercury or Lead
Oil-based	Kerosene	Trans/Brake fluid	Pesticides
These words identify Household Hazardous Waste: CAUTION, TOXIC, DANGER, FLAMMABLE, WARNING, CORROSIVE, EXPLOSIVE, REACTIVE, COMBUSTIBLE, POISONOUS, HAZARDOUS

Questions
If you are unsure an item will be accepted, contact Helen Greer, the Township’s Refuse and Recycling Coordinator, at 610-692-1930 or Chester County Recycling at 610-344-6692 for more information.

Directions are available by calling the Chester County Health Department at 610-344-6225. For maps and additional information visit www.chesco.org/health/dswm1.html.