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Author: Pennsylvania Resources Council

Don’t Trash Glass: How to Bring Glass Recycling to Your Community

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Pennsylvania Resources Council

Drop-off glass recycling is available in more than a dozen Pennsylvania communities. Options include a Traveling Glass Bin that visits five counties, 15 permanent drop-off sites in Southwestern PA, .   …

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Don’t Trash Glass

Posted on August 6, 2024 by Pennsylvania Resources Council

Recycling is one of the easiest ways to improve the environment. By reducing the volume of materials needed to produce new goods, we can reduce the number of raw materials …

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Oct 7 Hard-To-Recycle Collection In Allegheny County

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Pennsylvania Resources Council

In October, PRC will host its final hard-to-recycle collection of 2023 to enable area residents to responsibly recycle a wide variety of items not accepted in curbside collection such as …

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Pine Twp Establishes Glass Recycling Station

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Pennsylvania Resources Council

Township of Pine residents can drop off glass bottles, jars and jugs at a permanent recycling station in the Municipal Building lot thanks to a grant provided by the Pennsylvania …

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Erie Reuse Fest Set For September 23

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Pennsylvania Resources Council

Clean out the garage…the basement…the overflowing closets throughout the house because a regional large-scale collection of materials to be REUSED by local nonprofits will return to Erie on Saturday, September …

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September “Traveling Glass Recycling Bin” Schedule

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Pennsylvania Resources Council

PRC’s Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program provides a free recycling service that rotates through a variety of locations in western Pennsylvania.  This innovative program provides residents with a higher quality …

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PRC Celebrates Successful First Year Of Pittsburgh E-Waste Recycling

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Pennsylvania Resources Council

Since PRC launched a partnership with the City of Pittsburgh in May 2022, more than 2,800 city residents have dropped off materials through the City’s hard-to-recycle program. Working in collaboration …

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Take PRC’s Family Food Waste Challenge

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Pennsylvania Resources Council

The average American household wastes 32% of their food!  Tremendous resources – such as land, water, energy and labor – go into growing, storing, processing, distributing, and preparing food, and …

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Sept 19 E-Waste Collection In Delaware County

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Pennsylvania Resources Council

PRC will host an electronics recycling collection event on September 19 to provide residents of Delaware County with a convenient and cost-effective method of responsibly disposing of televisions, computers and …

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Sept 9 Household Chemical Collection In Allegheny County

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Pennsylvania Resources Council

In September, PRC will partner with Allegheny County Health Department to host a household chemical collection event to provide Pennsylvania residents with an opportunity to safely and cost effectively dispose …

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