The PA Resources Council, Allegheny County Health Department and Terrace Place at Vincentian will host a Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event on July 27 at La Roche University, Babcock Boulevard in McCandless, Allegheny County from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Residents can dispose of cell/home phones, CFL bulbs, computer towers and peripheral equipment (keyboards, laptops, mice, UPS/servers, Zip drives, etc.), expanded polystyrene packaging material, microwave ovens, stereo equipment and video game consoles/DVD players at no cost. 

Participants will pay a fee to drop off televisions, computer monitors, printers, alkaline batteries, CDs/DVDs/VHS/floppy discs, fluorescent tubes, small Freon appliances, stereo speakers and tires (with and without rims).

(NO household chemicals, paint, pesticides, etc. please. PRC is also hosting Household Chemical Collection events in Western Pennsylvania for those items)

PRC’s 2019 schedule of hard-to-recycle collection events is sponsored by Colcom Foundation, Allegheny County Health Department, Duquesne Light Watt Choices, LANXESS, NewsRadio 1020 KDKA, NOVA Chemicals, Terrace Place at Vincentian, Municipality of Bethel Park and 11 Cares.

Upcoming Hard-To-Recycle Events

Other Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events are coming up in Allegheny County--

-- August 3: West Mifflin Borough; and

-- October 5: Robinson Township.

For more information visit PRC's Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events webpage or call PRC at 412-488-7490 x236.

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[Posted: July 11, 2019]

7/15/2019