Volunteers at a Hard to Recycle Event

The Pennsylvania Resources Council is hosting is final “Hard to Recycle” collection event in Pittsburgh on September 17.

The event runs from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and will take place at Construction Junction, 214 N. Lexington Street in the Point Breeze section of Pittsburgh.

In addition to electronics, PRC will accept latex paint, tires, and large appliances for a nominal fee. No oil based paint products will be accepted. Individuals may drop off only appliances at Appliance Warehouse, 523 Bingham Street – South Side at the same times.

As a special incentive, participants dropping off electronics at the event will receive free Best Buy Gift Cards while supplies last.

At a similar event on July 16, over 5.6 tons of mixed electronic equipment, 6.75 tons of latex paint, 268 tires, and approximately 250 appliances were collected from about 300 participants.

Through collaboration with the Verizon Wireless HopeLine Program, PRC will accept wireless handsets at no charge at its event—this includes the handset, charger, battery and accessories.

Through the award-winning Verizon Wireless HopeLine program, most of the donated phones and equipment are refurbished and sold, with proceeds going to support domestic violence awareness and prevention programs. Any remaining phones are recycled in an environmentally friendly way.

The collections for “Hard to Recycle” materials are designed to remove items from the waste stream for recycling and refurbishing.

PRC is offering a one-stop drop off for these items at a reduced cost for what individuals would normally pay for disposal of these materials. PRC is accepting cash only—no checks or credit cards, please. See the fee structure below.

· Tires: $1 No rims. Tires must be 18” or smaller

· Latex Paint: $1/can (includes quarts, pints, etc. up to a gallon) or $1/gallon for cans over a gallon

· Appliances: Air conditioners $15; Other Freon items $10; Stoves, washers, dryers and other large appliances $5

· Electronics: CPUs, monitors, VCRs, DVD players, stereos $5; Mice and keyboards $1; Cell Phones are FREE; Complete computer system (including CPU, monitor, mouse, and keyboard) $10; Printers – small $10, large $15; Televisions up to 19” in size $15; 20” and up $20

The “Hard to Recycle” collection events are a project of PRC, Construction Junction, the City of Pittsburgh and the Allegheny County Health Department and are sponsored by Office Depot, Verizon Wireless, and Best Buy.

For more information call Ginette Walker Vinski at 412-488-7490 or visit the Hard to Recycle event webpage.

8/26/2005