Southwest Pennsylvania Household Hazardous Waste Task Force
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The History of the Task Force
Every
day the city, the county and local environmental organizations receive
inquiries from residents asking how they can dispose of materials
that cannot be placed in regular trash or recycling collections. Homeowners
continually search for environmentally responsible methods for disposing
of common household products such as paint, solvents, automotive fluids,
pesticides, insecticides and cleaning chemicals. As a result of an
exploratory meeting held at Carnegie Mellon University in January
of 2002 the Southwestern PA Household Hazardous Waste Task Force was
formed to fill the need to secure funding, organize events and create
a partnership of individuals representing governmental, private and
public organizations.
The Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC), a non-profit organization
dedicated to protecting the environment, serves as the project administrator.
As the campaign's administrator, PRC's responsibilities include facilitating
meeting, organizing collection events, spearheading fundraising and
volunteer efforts and developing education and outreach materials.
