The PA Resources Council will hold free glass recycling services in Allegheny County during June as part of the Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program.

The program provides residents with a higher quality glass recycling option than typical curbside programs, ensuring that glass deposited into the bin meets the highest standards and can be fully recycled.

“The bin visits various locations on a weekly basis from Saturday through Thursday, typically from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and provides residents with a safe method for recycling glass while eliminating the need to interact with other individuals or touch shared surfaces,” according to PRC Recycling Markets Program Manager Ashley DiGregorio. 

Glass recycling services will be available--

-- May 29 to June 3: Kilbuck Township Upper Lot, 343 Eicher Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237. hosted by Kilbuck Township and Quaker Valley Council of Governments

-- June 12 – 17:  Moon Township Public Works Facility, 1115 Stevenson Mill Road, Coraopolis, PA 15108  special collection hours at this site: Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Mon – Thurs 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. hosted by Moon Township

-- June 26 – July 1:  Alleppo Township Municipal Lot, 100 North Drive, Sewickley, PA 15143. hosted by Aleppo Township and Quaker Valley Council of Governments.

Individuals can drop off glass bottles, jars and jugs of all colors (no color sorting required).  Containers should be empty and rinsed, with lids and labels still on.  Bags and boxes used to deliver glass must be discarded off-site.

Last year, PRC’s glass recycling program enabled 15,000+ households in western Pennsylvania to drop of 540,000 pounds of bottles, jars and jugs for recycling.

PRC’s Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program is sponsored by Owens-Illinois, Inc. and CAP Glass and is made possible through a partnership with Michael Brothers Hauling & Recycling. 

For more information – including a schedule of upcoming appearances and information about how to bring glass recycling to your community – visit the Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program webpage or call 412-488-7490.

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PRC is Pennsylvania’s oldest grassroots environmental organization founded in 1939.  PRC has worked to protect resources for future generations through environmental education, recycling, waste diversion programs, anti-litter campaigns and other initiatives.

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[Posted: May 19, 2021]

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