On April 3, the PA Resources Council announced its Traveling Glass Recycling Program will set up a month-long collection engagement in Haverford Township, Delaware County from April 5 to May 3.

PRC has provided a free recycling service rotating through a variety of locations in Pennsylvania since 2020 — is expanding its offerings to municipal partners by introducing its first month-long engagement this April in the southeastern region of the state.

“Since the first bin appearance in Allegheny County four years ago, PRC and partners have scheduled more than 100 weeklong engagements to collect glass bottles, jars and jugs for recycling,” according to PRC Executive Director Darren Spielman. “We’re excited to expand recycling options for our many municipal partners by scheduling our first monthlong engagement.”

Residents of Haverford Township in Delaware County will have an opportunity to recycle glass bottles, jars and jugs (no color sorting required) April 5 to May 3 in the Haverford Township Office’s lower parking lot at 1014 Darby Road.

The four-week engagement, sponsored by Haverford Township, will operate daily from 7:00 a.m. to sundown. Containers should be empty and rinsed, with lids and labels still on. Bags and boxes used to deliver glass must be discarded off-site.

“Glass is still one of the most recyclable materials we generate in our homes, and the market for glass recycling is very strong,” according to PRC Glass Program Coordinator Ethan Woodfill. “We’re eager to see the bin put down roots in a single location for a four-week period to enable more people to gain access to this recycling opportunity.”

PRC launched its glass recycling campaign in 2019 with a series of pop-up events in response to the elimination of glass in numerous curbside programs.

Last year alone, PRC’s program enabled 50,000 households to drop off more than two million pounds of glass 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 partnerships with Michael Brothers Hauling and Tri State Waste.

For more information about the program, visit PRC’s Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program webpage.

“When you take the time to use glass-only drop-off sites, nearly 100 percent of the glass collected is recycled into new bottles and jars,” according to Woodfill.  “A bottle, jar or jug dropped in a bin today could be recycled and back on a store shelf in less than 30 days.”

For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the PA Resources Council website.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates, follow PRC on Twitter or Like them on Facebook.  Click Here for PRC’s Events Calendar.  Click Here to support their work.

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, watershed and other initiatives.

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[Posted: April 3, 2024]

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