LEHIGH VALLEY MORNING CALL: On Saturday, cars filled with old cans of paint, half-empty bottles of pesticide and used motor oil flocked to Northampton Community College to unload the toxins.
Chucking the materials out with trash destined for landfills is environmentally disastrous — not to mention illegal. That’s why Northampton County and others across the state organize hazardous waste drop-off events and recycling education programs.
Counties rely on landfill fees to pay for such activities, but since Gov. Tom Corbett took office, the state Department of Environmental Protection has thwarted counties’ efforts to collect the fees…. (more)
