Facilities: Household Hazardous Waste Facility

As part of the Transfer Station Complex, the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Facility provides Lancaster County residents convenient disposal of hazardous materials like paints, cleaners, motor oil, antifreeze, pesticides, herbicides, computers, TV's, cell phones, fluorescent bulbs and more—free of charge. This permanent facility, the only one of its kind in Pennsylvania, was specifically designed to provide safe disposal of hazardous waste items, which protects the environment and keeps these items out of household trash.

Facility Performance for the Household Hazardous
Waste Facility in 2010:

37,520 visits by residents
1,605,014 total pounds of material received
921,599 pounds of e-waste
138,665 pounds of batteries
78,560 pounds of motor oil
100,040 pounds of flammable liquids
21,398 pounds of fluorescent bulbs
270,500 pounds of latex paint
74,252 pounds of other materials

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Household Hazardous Waste Facility
1299 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17603
Office: (717) 397-9968

Hours of Operation:
Monday through Friday: 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Saturday: 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.

Directions to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility

From Philadelphia Area:

Take Route 30 West.
Take Harrisburg Pike exit, turning left onto Harrisburg Pike.
Travel through several traffic signals and pass Long's Park and the Lancaster Post Office.
Travel under a railroad bridge.
At the next traffic signal, turn left into the Transfer Station (Main Office is on the left and Household Hazardous Waste Facility is on the right before the scale house).

From Reading Area:

Take Route 222 South to Lancaster.
Take Route 30 West.
Take Harrisburg Pike exit, turning left onto Harrisburg Pike.
Travel through several traffic signals and pass Long's Park and the Lancaster Post Office.
Travel under a railroad bridge.
At the next traffic signal, turn left into the Transfer Station (Main Office is on the left and Household Hazardous Waste Facility is on the right before the scale house).

From York Area:

Take Route 30 East to Lancaster.
Take Harrisburg Pike exit, turning right onto Harrisburg Pike.
Travel through several traffic signals and pass Long's Park and the Lancaster Post Office.
Travel under a railroad bridge.
At the next traffic signal, turn left into the Transfer Station (Main Office is on the left and Household Hazardous Waste Facility is on the right before the scale house).

From Harrisburg Area:

Take Route 283 East to Lancaster.
Take Route 30 West.
Take Harrisburg Pike exit, turning left onto Harrisburg Pike.
Travel through several traffic signals and pass Long's Park and the Lancaster Post Office.
Travel under a railroad bridge.
At the next traffic signal, turn left into the Transfer Station (Main Office is on the left and Household Hazardous Waste Facility is on the right before the
scale house).

Items accepted at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility:

Adhesives
Automotive Fluids: transmission, brake, antifreeze, used motor oil
Batteries: automotive and household*
Cell Phones
Chemistry Sets
Computers & Related Accessories: keyboards, monitors, printers
Cooking & Frying Oil
Fire Extinguishers
Floor & Furniture Polish
Household Cleaners
In-Home Medical Waste: Safe Clip & Medical Bucket
Kerosene & Gasoline
Lawn Treatments: herbicides, pesticides
Mercury-Containing Items**: ballasts, fluorescent bulbs, thermometers, thermostats
Paint, Rust Inhibitors, Stains, Turpentine, Thinners
Photographic & Pool Chemicals
Televisions

Items NOT accepted at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility:

Empty Containers (Trash)
External Speakers
Materials from Businesses, Institutions, Industries or Agriculture
VCR or DVD Players

*Household batteries should not be thrown away in your trash. Bring your household batteries to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility or you may use the orange plastic battery collection bags provided by your municipal office or LCSWMA. Place the full orange collection bag next to your trash can. Your trash hauler will pick up the bag during regular trash pickup.

**Bring in a mercury-containing item to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility and receive a free digital thermometer in exchange for a thank you.

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