In 1963, Popular Science printed a “helpful tip” that has since become notorious — to dispose of used motor oil, the magazine said, dig a hole in your yard, fill it with gravel, and pour the oil into it: “It will be absorbed into the ground before your next (oil) change.”
If you value your grass — never mind your drinking water — it’s terrible advice, but it suggests that even 60 years ago, getting rid of hazardous waste was already becoming a nuisance.
On Saturday, the non-profit Pennsylvania Resources Council will hold a “hard-to-recycle” collection event at McKeesport Area High School. Residents can bring TVs, computer monitors, tires, Styrofoam, small appliances and other items that shouldn’t be thrown away into household trash, said Trevor Freyvogel, PRC’s collection events manager…