Home & Garden notes: Final collection of year next Saturday
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Area residents can dispose of cleaners, automotive fluids, paints, pesticides and other household chemicals from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. next Saturday at the Bradys Run Park Recycling Center in Brighton, Beaver County.
A fee of $2 per gallon is charged, cash only (no checks or credit cards). The event is the last one of the year sponsored by the Pennsylvania Resources Council and its partners.
The following materials will be collected: aerosol cans; automotive fluids (motor oil, transmission fluid, antifreeze, brake fluid); batteries; chemistry sets; gasoline and kerosene; household cleaners (ammonia, drain openers, acid cleaners, oven cleaners); mercury; paint products (latex, oil based, alkyd based, arts/crafts chemicals, rust preservatives, creosote, water sealers, paint thinners, furniture strippers); pesticides/herbicides (rodent killers, insecticides, weed killers, mothballs, fertilizer); photo chemicals; and pool chemicals.
Information: www.zerowastepgh.org or 412-488-7452.
What T.J Maxx and Marshalls did for clothes shopping HomeGoods does for decorating. The discount home fashions chain will open its first Pittsburgh area store on Oct. 23 in Robinson Town Centre. The doors of the 25,000-square-foot store will open at 8 a.m. HomeGoods offers high-quality home fashions for 20-60 percent off retail pricing.
There are more than 370 stores across the country. In honor of the opening in Pittsburgh, the company will donate $5,000 to the Jubilee Soup Kitchen.
The Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority announced this week that Phipps Conservatory will receive a $250,000 grant toward construction of its Center for Sustainable Landscapes, a "living" building that will incorporate rainwater harvesting, thermal heating and cooling systems and specialized water treatment. It was one of 13 projects statewide to receive a total of $3.7 million to develop and implement clean energy projects.
First Published October 15, 2011 12:00 am
