In April, PRC’s Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program will visit multiple municipalities throughout the state to provide residents with a higher quality glass recycling option than typical curbside programs offer. This innovative program ensures that glass deposited into the bin meets the highest standards and can be fully recycled.
Upcoming engagements include a four-week stop in Delaware County as well as weeklong visits to Allegheny County and Mercer County.
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.
PRC Traveling Glass Recycling Bin weeklong engagements in April 2024:
April 5 – May 3 @ HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP (Delaware County) – special four-week engagement
Haverford Township Office, lower parking lot
1014 Darby Rd, Havertown, PA 19083
hosted by Haverford Township
April 13 – 18 @ SETTLERS CABIN PARK (Allegheny County)
Wave Pool parking lot, Robinson Township
hosted by Allegheny County
April 20 – 25 @ OFFICE OF STATE REP MANDY STEELE (Allegheny County)
Goodwill parking lot, 1296 Pittsburgh St, Cheswick, PA 15024
hosted by Office of State Rep Mandy Steele
April 27 – May 2 @ CITY OF HERMITAGE FIRE STATION #3 (Mercer County)
541 Mercer Avenue, Hermitage, PA 16148 (across from Morefield Cemetery)
hosted by City of Hermitage
“The bin visits various locations, usually on a one-week basis from Saturday through Thursday, typically operating from sunrise to sunset,” according to PRC Glass Program Coordinator Ethan Woodfill. “A bottle, jar or jug dropped in the bin today could be recycled and back on a store shelf in less than 30 days.”
Last year, PRC’s free glass recycling program enabled 50,000 households in Pennsylvania to drop off more than two million 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 and Tri-State Waste & Recycling.