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Ways to Go Greener in Pine-Richland Patch
Here's a list of some quick-and-easy ways to deal with items that should not be sent to landfills or recycled at the curb.
Although April 22 is officially Earth Day, it's not too early for residents of Pine and Richland townships to begin to look at ways to be more environmentally friendly.
One way is by recycling items at an event this weekend. The other is to make the effort to recycle items that are not collected in curbside recycling or are banned from landfills.
The Pennsylvania Resource Council and partners will hold a Hard to Recycle collection from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills, off Route 28 in Frazer Township.
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For the first time, the event will accept hard, white, molded Polystyrene packing material for free, thanks to a partnership with NOVA Chemicals and Appliance Warehouse. Fees apply to some items. See the list here plus additional details in the flyer.
If you can't make it there, there are other places that accept hard-to-recycle items. The following is a list of items, provided in part by the Allegheny County Health Department, and where you can take them for disposal:
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Appliances (Used)
Goodwill, Richland Township
Tomson Scrap Metals, Brackenridge
The Appliance Warehouse, South Side
Automotive Oils
Call the DEP Recycling Hotline at 1-800-346-4242 for information about used oil recycling facilities in your area.
Construction Materials
Construction Junction, Point Breeze; Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Swissvale
Collier Stone Company, Carnegie (concrete, brick, rock, asphalt)
A Greenspan Computer Stewardship & Recycling Co., Sharpsburg
Construction Junction, Point Breeze
Electronics
Ecycling Recycling, Wexford
Best Buy, Ross Township
Staples, Ross Township
A Greenspan Computer Stewardship & Recycling Co., Sharpsburg
Construction Junction, Point Breeze
Office Depot, Ross Township
Best Buy, Ross Township
Plastic Bags (newspaper and shopping)
Giant Eagle, Richland Township
Market District, Pine Township
Target, Richland Township
Plastic Peanuts, Bubble Wrap
UPS Store, Ross Township
Televisions
Ecycling Recycling, Wexford
Best Buy, Ross Township
For a complete list of materials that can be recycled and where to recycle them, click here.
Did we miss any places in the Pine-Richland area that recycle? Let us know in the comments box below.
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