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Ways to Go Greener in Sewickley 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 Sewickley and surrounding communities to begin to look at ways to be more environmentally friendly.
The following is a list of items, provided in part by the Allegheny County Health Department, that should not be in landfills and generally aren't collected through municipal recycling:
Appliances (Used)
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Goodwill, Ross Township (may take small appliances)
Tomson Scrap Metals, Brackenridge
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Gulf Trading and Transport, Braddock
The Appliance Warehouse, South Side
Automotive Oils
Petromax, Ltd., Carnegie
Call the DEP Recycling Hotline at 1-800-346-4242 for information about used oil recycling facilities in your area.
Batteries
Batteries Plus, Robinson Township
Construction Junction: Point Breeze
Collier Stone Company, Carnegie (concrete, brick, rock, asphalt)
Cardboard
Greenstar, Neville Island
Computers
Goodwill, Ross Township
A Greenspan Computer Stewardship & Recycling Co., Sharpsburg
Construction Junction, Point Breeze
Electronics
Best Buy, Robinson Town Centre
A Greenspan Computer Stewardship & Recycling Co., Sharpsburg
Construction Junction, Point Breeze
Target, Ohio Township
Best Buy, Robinson Town Centre
PA Resources Council, South Side
Plastic Bags (newspaper and shopping)
Best Buy, Robinson Town Centre
A Greenspan Computer Stewardship & Recycling Co., Sharpsburg
Tires
Mr. Tire, Monroeville
Liberty Tire, Braddock
For a complete list of materials that can be recycled and where to recycle them, click here.
Did we miss any places in Robinson, Moon or Crescent townships that recycle? Let us know in the comments box below.
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