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Reuse,
  Recycling
     and
  Waste Resource
  Guide for 2021

                           Butler County
                                     Pennsylvania
Butler County 2021 Recycling Guide
Reuse, Recycling and Waste Resource Guide for 2021 - Butler County Pennsylvania
Table of Contents
Recycling & Drop Off Locations           3         Clothing and Textiles              20   Printer Cartridges                          37
Trash & Recycling Collection Companies   3         Compact Disks and DVD’s            21   Propane Tanks                               37
Landfills                                4         Compostable Materials              21   Road Flares                                 38
Single Stream Recycling Info             4         Concrete                           21   Scotch™ Tape Dispensers                     38
Plastic Resin Codes                      4         Cooking Oil                        22   Shoes                                       39
Cleanup and Watershed Groups             5         Cork                               22   Smoke Detectors                             39
Other Useful Resources                   5         Crayons                            22   Speakers                                    39
Special Event Recycling Bin Loan Program 5         Dehumidifiers                      23   Sporting Goods                              40
Identifying / Handling Hazardous Waste   6         Drywall                            23   Styrofoam™ (Polystyrene)                    40
            Tips for Recycling:                    Electronics                        24   Syringes (Needles and Sharps)               40
Aluminum                                 7         Explosives                         24   Tires (see Auto, Tires)
Ammunition                               7         Eyeglasses                         24   Trophies                                    41
Appliance (Non-Freon)                    7         Fire Extinguishers                 25   Tyvek®                                      41
Appliances (Freon)                       8         Fishing Line                       25   Water Filters                               42
Art & Hobby Supplies                     8         Fluorescent Light Bulbs            25   Wood Pallets and Wood Waste                 42
Asphalt                                  8         Food and Drink Pouches             26   Writing Instruments                         42
Auto, Antifreeze                         9         Food and Pet Food Wrappers         26              Other Information:
Auto, Motor Oil                          9         Furniture                          26   Municipal Phone Numbers                     43
Auto, Other Fluids                       10        Gasoline                           27   2021 Hazardous Waste Collection Info.       44
Auto Parts                               10        Glass (Food and Beverage)          27
Auto Tires                               10-11     Hangers (Clothing)                 28
Backpacks and Birding Equipment          12        Hard Hats                          28
Barrels and Drums                        12        Hazardous Waste                    28
Batteries, Auto                          12        Hearing Aids                       29
Batteries, Household                     13        Junk Mail                          29
Bicycles                                 13        Magazines                          30
Books for Reuse                          14        Medical Equipment                  30
Books for Recycling                      14        Medication                         30
Boxes                                    14        Mercury                            31
Brick and Building Materials             15        Metals (Assorted)                  31
Cans                                     16        Metals (Pickup Service)            31
Cardboard                                16        Newspaper                          32
Cards (Greeting)                         16        Packaging Materials                33
Cars & Automobiles (Donation)            17        Paint                              33
Catalogs                                 17        Paper (Office Paper)               34
Ceiling Tiles                            17        Personal Care Product Containers   35
Cell Phones                              18        Phone Books                        35
Christmas Lights and Trees               18        Plastic Bags                       36
Cigarette Waste                          19        Plastic Plant Pots and Trays       36
                                                                                           For suggestions on additions or
                                                                                           corrections to this guide, please
Cleaning Product Containers              20        Plastics (Food and Beverage)       37
                                                                                           email: skelly@co.butler.pa.us

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Recycling Dropoff Locations                                      Trash & Recycling
  (for regular recyclables like glass, cans and plas-              Collection Companies*
      tics—call for details on what is collected)
                                                               *Known to be operating in Butler County

                                                          Trash removal can be contracted in some municipal-
Northwest Sanitary Landfill Courtesy                      ities on an individual, subscription basis and some
                                                          municipalities contract with one hauler for all their
       Recycling Dropoff Site
                                                          residents. Call your municipality or homeowner’s
1436 West Sunbury Road                                    association for details. All residential trash haulers
West Sunbury—724.637.3552                                 are required to offer curbside recycling service to
                                                          their residential customers in Butler County.
Open during landfill operating hours
                                                          Adamik (Sarver) - 724.265.4287
                                                          Brunner Disposal (Zelienople) - 724.775.6665
TC Recycling LLC
                                                          Heffernan Hauling (Franklin) - 814.437.3459
Hutchman Road Convenience Center
                                                          Hunsberger Sanitation (Knox) - 814.797.5583
120 Hutchman Road, Mars
                                                          Reddick Rolloffs (Sandy Lake) - 724.376.2261
724-625-9000
                                                          Schumacher Refuse (East Brady) - 724.526.3236
                                                          Serafine Hauling (Chicora) - 724.445.7488
                                                          Tri-County (Grove City) - 724.748.4705
                                                          Vogel Disposal (Mars) - 724.625.1511
                                                          Waste Management (W. Sunbury) 800.451.3060

       Butler County Department of Recycling & Waste Management
                           5th Floor, 124 West Diamond Street, PO Box 1208
                                              Butler, PA 16003
                                 Phone 724.284.5305        Fax 724.284.5315
                 Email skelly@co.butler.pa.us           Web Site www.butlercountypa.gov

                     Chief of Economic Development & Planning—Mark Gordon

                                  Board of Butler County Commissioners
            Leslie A. Osche, Chairman ● Kimberly D. Geyer, Vice-Chairman ● Kevin E. Boozel M.S., Secretary

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Landfills Located in               Recycling Offered by All Residential Waste Collectors
    Butler County                             RECYCLE IT RIGHT!
                                     It is extremely important to make sure only the correct items go in
Northwest Sanitary Landfill          your curbside bin. By recycling the correct items, you are making
                                     the entire system efficient and ensuring success of the recycling
1436 West Sunbury Road
                                     program! All companies collecting residential curbside waste also
West Sunbury—724.637.3552            collect curbside recyclables.
Call for hours
                                     You should always check with your hauler to find out:

Seneca Landfill                      1. what can be placed in your curbside recycling bin (since
                                        this can vary by hauler)
421 Hartmann Road
                                     2. how recyclables are to be pre-
Evans City—724.625.9000
                                        pared for collection (for instance:
Call for Hours                          recyclables that contained food or
                                        other residue should be rinsed and lids
                                        should be discarded.)

                                     3. when your recyclables will be
                                        collected

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Cleanup and Watershed Groups                            Other Useful Resources

Tri-County CleanWays                 724.658.6925   Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection
https://www.facebook.com/TriCountyCleanWays         Northwest Regional Office
Email tccleanways@comcast.net                       230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335
                                                    814.332.6945          www.depweb.state.pa.us
Allegheny Aquatic Alliance           724.371.0416
https://www.facebook.com/AlleghenyAquaticAlliance   Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania (PROP)
Email alleghenyaquaticalliance@hotmail.com          908 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101
                                                    717.441.6049            www.proprecycles.org

Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition 724.776-0161
www.srwc.org                                        National Recycling Coalition

Email: sri@streamrestorationinc.org                 202.618.2107             www.nrcrecycles.org

Connoquenessing Watershed Alliance                  Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center

www.connoqwatershed.org                             717.948.6660                   www.parmc.org

                        Special Event Recycling Bins Available

The Butler County Department of Recycling & Waste Man-
agement has collapsible recycling bins available to loan.
Groups organizing special events in Butler County that
would like to offer recycling to their participants along with
waste disposal can borrow the bins on a first come– first
served basis. For more information on this program, please
contact the Department at:
Phone 724.284.5305
Email skelly@co.butler.pa.us

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Tips for Identifying, Storing and Transporting a Hazardous Waste
        Identifying Hazardous Waste (and remember, electronics are considered hazardous too!)
The following warning words on a container can alert you to the hazardous nature of its contents:
  Danger, Poison, Toxic, Corrosive, Volatile, Flammable, Inflammable, Combustible, Explosive,
             Caution, Warning, Harmful, Oxidizer, Irritant, Environmental Hazard
                             Proper Use & Storage of Hazardous Materials
MOST IMPORTANT: Follow the directions on the label.
Ask the dealer or manufacturer to provide more explanation if needed.
Don't use more of the product than is recommended.
Never mix products; this can lead to explosions or poisonous gas being released.
Use hazardous products in well-ventilated areas and always use gloves, eye protection and air pu-
rifying respirators whenever warranted.
Never eat, drink or smoke where hazardous products are being used.
Keep products in their original containers.
If you do have to use a different container be sure to label adequately to prevent poisoning and for
safe use and disposal.
Store all hazardous products upright, tightly sealed, and away from pets, children and food.
           Transporting Household Hazardous Waste to a Hazardous Waste Collection
Never mix different chemicals! Toxic fumes or an explosion can result and it prevents recycling of
the materials.
Leave waste products in their original containers, and make sure caps and/or lids are securely
closed. Gasoline is highly flammable and should only be transported in purpose-designed gasoline
cans or containers. Do not transport hazardous wastes in the same portion of your vehicle as hu-
mans or pets.
If the original container is leaking or damaged, place the entire container in a larger container such
as a clean paint can, plastic bucket, or wrap securely with plastic. If you wrap up a container so
that the original label cannot be seen, mark the contents to the best of your ability, and be sure to
tell the collection staff what the contents are.
Separate different types of waste, such as paints, motor oil, batteries, pesticides, acids, etc. Place
containers upright in sturdy cardboard boxes or plastic trays, and pad with newspaper. You may
also want to line your car with plastic before you pack the car.
Put containers in trunk or rear of your car, not on passenger seats. Come straight to the Hazardous
Waste Collection to avoid any problems with the waste.
Don't eat, drink or smoke while handling household hazardous wastes. Wash your hands after
handling these materials. Never put hazardous waste into trash bags or trash cans. Lids can come
off causing chemicals to mix and possibly creating dangerous reactions.
                Butler County’s Sponsored Household Hazardous Waste Collections
    Call 1-866-815-0016 to pre-register to attend! (See the last page of this booklet for more information.)

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Aluminum                           Ammunition                         Appliances
                                                                                (non-freon)

MRC Scrap Metals                     Tips:                                SCRAP, FIXABLE or for
Formerly Greco Materials Recycling                                              PARTS
201 Kittanning St, Butler               NEVER throw away am-
                                         munition in regular house-
724.285.5865                             hold trash—it poses a very     Some metal scrap yards will
                                         serious threat to trash col-   accept non-freon appliances
                                         lectors and landfill em-       for recycling and may pay per
Goettler Distributing                                                   pound.
                                         ployees.
153 Hindman Rd, Butler
                                        Check with local gun
724.283.1455                             shops to find people who
724.287.5147                             collect spent shell casings
                                         for refilling purposes.
                                        Call your local or state po-
Tips:
                                         lice department to ask           CHARITIES THAT MAY
   Most local scrap yards will          about proper disposal of          ACCEPT WORKING
    accept all types of alumi-           live ammunition or call the         APPLIANCES
    num and pay per pound.               Butler County Sheriff’s           (call for program details)
   Curbside recycling pro-              Dept. at 724.284.5245.
    grams in Butler County
    accept food and beverage                                            Salvation Army (all locations)
    aluminum (food & bever-                                                   724.285.8282
    age) cans.
                                                                              724.287.5532
   Some scout or other spe-
                                                                        Goodwill (all locations)
    cial interest groups and
    schools may collect alumi-                                                724.284.1037
    num food and beverage                                                     724.776.0958
    cans for fundraising.
                                                                        Catholic Charities
                                                                              724.287.4011
                                                                        St. Vincent DePaul
                                                                              724.287.8682

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Appliances
(with freon—a/c, dehumidifiers,            Art and Hobby Supplies                        Asphalt
        refrigerators, etc.)

TC Recycling LLC                           Tips:                                Shields Paving
Hutchman Road Convenience                                                       5969 William Flynn Hwy,
                                              Call your local YMCA,
           Center                                                               Bakerstown
                                               school districts or day care
120 Hutchman Road, Mars                        centers to find groups that      724.443.3294
724-625-9000                                   will accept these materials
(must have the freon removed and the de-       for children’s art activities.
vice tagged by a licensed technician)                                           Collier Stone
                                              Give away on Butler              80 Noblestown Rd, Carnegie
                                               County’s local Freecycle™
Appliance Warehouse                            web site at:                     412.276.7300
www.appliancewarehouse.com/
disposal/                                  https://groups.freecycle.org/
20 South 6th Street, Pgh PA                group/ButlerPA/posts/all
412.381.8800                               * Terracycle.com has a pro-
ECS&R                                      gram for recycling cart sup-
129 Ash Stop Rd, Evans City                plies. Check their web site for
814.425.7773 (small size only)             details and for the MANY
                                           other items that they can recy-
Jurassic Junk Removal                      cle.
Gibsonia
1.877.595.JUNK (5865)
info@jurassic-junk.com

1-800-GOT-JUNK
(1-800-468-5865)
Full service junk removal
service

Tip:
      Some waste haulers in Butler        Tip for glues and other toxic
       County accept freon units for an
                                           hobby chemicals:
       extra fee. Call your waste hauler
       for details.                           Butler County accepts
      Call the regional Department of         most chemicals at its ongo-
       Environmental Protection for a          ing hazardous waste col-
       list of contractors licensed to         lections for a small fee. For
       properly remove freon from
                                               more information on col-
       appliances.
                                               lection dates and details,
           814.332.6945                        call:
                                                   724.284.5305
                                               www.butlercountypa.gov

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For automobile reuse programs, please see “CARS”
     Auto, Antifreeze                        Auto, Motor Oil             Auto, Motor Oil Pickup
                                                                              For Businesses

LIMITED QUANTITIES:                  TC Recycling LLC                    Ernie’s Waste Oil
Jiffy Lube (all locations)           Hutchman Road Convenience           Independence, PA
                                                Center                   724.378.2032
Wal-Mart Auto Centers                120 Hutchman Road, Mars
                                     724-625-9000                        Tri-State Petroleum Recovery
ECS&R
                                                                         McKees Rocks, PA
129 Ash Stop Rd, Evans City
                                                                         412.331.0707
814.425.7773                         Tips:
Note: Your curbside waste               Many “quick lube” loca-
hauler may offer curbside                tions accept motor oil for      Petromax
hazardous waste pickup ser-              recycling—look in the           Carnegie, PA
vice. Call your hauler for               phone directory for the         412.279.9040
more information.                        closest location to you.
                                        Many garages in Butler
LARGE QUANTITIES:
                                         County accept used motor
Marpac                                   oil for recycling or for use
Amsterdam Rd, Grove City                 in waste oil-burning heat-
724.922.3712                             ers for free. Call your local
                                         garages for more details.
FCC Environmental                       Your curbside waste haul-
201 Lindsay Rd, Zelienople               er may offer curbside haz-
724.453.0623                             ardous waste pickup ser-
                                         vice. Call your hauler for
877.642.3702                             more information.
                                        Butler County accepts auto
ECS&R
                                         fluids at its ongoing haz-
129 Ash Stop Rd, Evans City
                                         ardous waste collections
814.425.7773                             for a small fee. For more
                                         information on collection
Butler County accepts auto               dates and details, call:
fluids at its ongoing hazard-                724.284.5305
ous waste collections for a
small fee. For more infor-
mation on collection dates
and details, call:
       724.284.5305
   www.butlercountypa.gov

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Auto, All Fluids                       Auto, Parts                    Auto, Tires
                                                                         (small quantities)

ECS&R                                Tip:                            Many businesses that sell and
129 Ash Stop Rd, Evans City                                          change vehicle tires will ac-
                                        Many metal recyclers and
                                                                     cept small quantities back
814.425.7773                             auto wreckers in Butler
                                                                     from the public and will
1-866-815-0016                           County will accept auto
                                                                     charge a recycling fee—
                                         parts and will pay by the
                                                                     usually a few dollars per tire.
                                         pound.
                                                                     Call your local tire dealer to
Tip:                                                                 see if they participate and to
   Your curbside waste haul-                                        get quantity limits and prices.
    er may offer curbside haz-
    ardous waste pickup ser-
    vice. Call your hauler for                                       A tire collection is usually
    more information.                                                held each year in Butler
                                                                     County by Tri-County Clean-
                                                                     Ways. Information when
   Butler County accepts auto                                       available will placed on the
    fluids at its ongoing haz-                                       following web sites:
    ardous waste collections                                         www.butlercountypa.gov
    for a small fee. For more
    information on collection                                        www.keeppabeautiful.org/
    dates and details, call:                                         AboutUsAffiliates/
                                                                     AffiliateNetwork/
       724.284.5305                                                  TriCountyCleanWays.aspx
    www.butlercountypa.gov

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Auto, Tires                          Auto, Tires
  (large quantities collected            (for hire for municipal
      from businesses)                       collection days)

Allegany Tire Chipping               Liberty Tire Recycling
Transfer, PA
                                     14864 Lincoln St SE
724.646.1796
                                     Minerva, OH
                                     330.868.0097
Dan’s Tire
                                     (tractor trailer will hold ap-
Dickerson Run, PA
                                     prox. 1,200 tires and direct
724.529.7299                         haul by the municipality is
                                     also available)

Liberty Tire Recycling
NTR@libertytire.com
412.562.1700

TC Recycling LLC
Hutchman Road Convenience
      Center
120 Hutchman Road, Mars
724-625-9000
(Accepts on or off rim)

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Backpacks and Birding                   Barrels and Drums                     Batteries, Auto
         Equipment

Tip:                                 Three Rivers Packaging               Tips:
    The American Birder’s Ex-       57 Sexton Rd, McKees Rocks,              Businesses that sell auto
     change Program takes new        PA 15136                                  batteries are required by
     and used birding equip-         412.778.3900                              Federal law to take them
     ment and educational ma-                                                  back. Some have fees and
     terials distributing it to      MRC Scrap Metals                          some do not. Call a busi-
                                     Formerly Greco Materials Recycling
     colleagues working to con-                                                ness near you to get more
                                     201 Kittanning St, Butler
     serve birds and their habi-                                               information.
                                     724.285.5865
     tats throughout Latin                                                    Butler County accepts auto
     America and the Caribbe-                                                  batteries at its ongoing
     an.                                                                       hazardous waste collec-
        http://bex.aba.org/                                                    tions for a small fee. For
                                     Tip:
* Terracycle.com has a pro-                                                    more information on col-
                                     - Many auto wreckers and                  lection dates and details,
gram for recycling backpacks.
                                     scrap metal yards will accept             call:
Check their web site for de-
                                     metal drums for scrap and
tails and for the MANY other                                                      724.284.5305
                                     will pay by the pound.
items that they can recycle.
                                                                              www.butlercountypa.gov

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Batteries, Household                     Batteries, Household                   Bicycles
       (regular alkaline)                        (rechargeable)

Alkaline and Zinc Carbon Batteries      ECS&R                             Tips:
typically contain a manganese diox-     129 Ash Stop Rd, Evans City
ide cathode and a zinc anode. The                                            Give away on Butler
electrolyte in an alkaline battery is   814.425.7773                          County’s local Freecycle™
usually potassium hydroxide or                                                web site at:
sodium hydroxide, while in a zinc
carbon battery the electrolyte is am-   Best Buy Electronics              https://groups.freecycle.org/
monium chloride or zinc chloride.                (all locations)          group/ButlerPA/posts/all
In the past, mercury was added to
these batteries to prevent corrosion    Home Depot
and the creation of hydrogen gas.
Recent laws have restricted the lev-        Also accepts other types
els of mercury allowed in alkaline               (all locations)             Non-useable bikes are ac-
and zinc-carbon batteries. Today,                                             cepted at most scrap met-
alkaline batteries on the market are    Lowe’s                                al / auto wrecking yards
required to have zero-added mercu-
ry and are no longer hazardous.             Also accepts other types          that pay by the pound.
Source: PA Dept. of Environmental                (all locations)
Protection

                                        Tip:
ECS&R
129 Ash Stp Rd, Evans City                  Butler County accepts all
                                             batteries at its ongoing
814.425.7773                                 hazardous waste collec-
1-866-815-0016                               tions for a small fee. For
                                             more information on col-
                                             lection dates and details,
Tip:                                         call:
    Butler County accepts all                   724.284.5305
     batteries at its ongoing
                                            www.bulercountypa.gov
     hazardous waste collec-
     tions for a small fee. For
     more information on col-
     lection dates and details,
     call:
        724.284.5305
    www.butlercountypa.gov

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Books
              Books                           (non-useable                          Boxes
           (for reuse)                        for recycling)               (corrugated cardboard)

Tips:                                  Royal Oak Retriever Bins        Tips for Reuse:
   Public libraries often ac-           bins located countywide           U-Haul—all locations
    cept used books to sell for
                                       Call 412.329.2590 for details       UPS, Ebay and other ship-
    fundraising. Call your lo-                                              ping service businesses
    cal library for details.               1.248.591.6580
   International Book Project
    accepts used fiction, text,                                        Tips for Recycling:
                                       LARGE QUANTITIES:
    reference and technical                                                Call your recycling hauler
                                       Iron Mountain
    books and ships them to                                                 to ask about what can be
    schools, libraries, church-          - call 724.794.8474                placed in your curbside
    es, community organiza-                    1.800.934.3453               bin.
    tions, and Peace Corps
    Volunteers throughout the                  724.742.1360                Cranberry Township’s
    developing world and in                                                 cardboard compactor site
                                       Atlas Materials Recycling
    the United States. Books                                                   2525 Rochester Rd
    must be fully intact and in          - 412.431.5329
                                                                               724.776.4806
    very good shape.                   Cougles Recycling
    www.intlbookproject.org
                                         - 610.562.8336
   Many charitable organiza-
                                       Beaver County Recycling
    tions accept books such as:
        Salvation Army                  (can assist with one-time
        Goodwill                         book recycling needs)
        Catholic Charities
                                         724.770.2064
        St. Vincent DePaul
        (Call for donation details.)
   Local Senior Centers ac-
    cept books—call the Butler
    County Area Agency on
    Aging for details at
    724.282.3008.
   Give away on Butler
    County’s local Freecycle™
    web site at:
https://groups.freecycle.org/
group/ButlerPA/posts/all

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Brick
(and other CLEAN hardscape                Building Materials
     building materials)
                                            (reusable only)

Collier Stone                         Construction Junction
GPS: intersection of Walkers Mill     214 N Lexington Ave
Road & Noblestown Road                Point Breeze
80 Noblestown Rd, Carnegie            412.243.5025
412.276.7300                          www.constructionjunction.com
From the Collier Stone web site-
“accepting all old CLEAN* con-
                                      Give away on Butler County’s
crete, brick, block, stone and oth-
                                      local Freecycle™ web site at:
er "hardscape" materials to recy-
cle into our Crushed Concrete         https://groups.freecycle.org/
aggregates. (*Clean meaning, we       group/ButlerPA/posts/all
will NOT accept dirt, sod, land-
scaping materials or debris, lum-
ber, plastics, piping, garbage
etc.)”

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Cans                              Cardboard                                 Cards
       (Food & Beverage)                       (Corrugated)                             (Greeting)

     This item MIGHT be able to be          This item MIGHT be able to be     Tips:
     placed in your curbside recy-          placed in your curbside recy-
cling bin. Check with your hauler to   cling bin. Check with your hauler to       Some day care centers,
be sure!                               be sure!                                    schools, etc. will accept
                                                                                   cards for children’s craft
TC Recycling LLC                       Tip for Recycling:                          projects.
Hutchman Road Convenience
                                          Cranberry Township’s                   Call your recycling hauler
          Center
                                           cardboard compactor site                to ask about what can be
120 Hutchman Road, Mars
                                              2525 Rochester Rd                    placed in your curbside
724-625-9000
                                              724.776.4806                         bin.
Northwest Sanitary Landfill                                                       Royal Oak Retriever Bins
Recycling Dropoff Site                   TC Recycling LLC
                                                                                   bins located countywide
1436 W Sunbury Rd                      Hutchman Road Convenience
West Sunbury                                     Center                           Call 412.329.2590 or
                                       120 Hutchman Road, Mars                        1.248.591.6580
724.637.3552                           724-625-9000
                                                                                  *accepts greeting cards as
Goettler Distributing                                                                 long as they do not
       (may pay by pound)                                                             contain glitter or foil
                                       Tips for Reuse:
153 Hindman Rd, Butler
                                          U-Haul—all locations
724.283.1455
                                          UPS, Ebay and other ship-
MRC Scrap Metal                            ping service businesses
formerly Greco Materials Recycling
201 Kittanning St, Butler
724.285.5865

Tip:                                   Large Quantity Pickup for
   Some scout or other spe-           Businesses
    cial interest groups and
    schools collect aluminum
                                       Penn Gateway Recycling
    cans for fundraising. Call
    your local group for de-                (prefers already baled)
    tails.                             305 Halstead Blvd.
                                       Zelienople 16063
                                       412.837.8777

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Cars / Autos                             Catalogs                           Ceiling Tiles

Tips:                                     This item MIGHT be able to be        Give reusable tiles to:
                                          placed in your curbside recy-
   Goodwill stores nation-          cling bin. Check with your hauler to       Construction Junction
    wide accept vehicle dona-        be sure!                                     214 N Lexington Ave
    tions that can be used as                                                     Point Breeze
    part of their Wheels-to-         Tips:                                        412.243.5025
    Work Program that pro-              Royal Oak Retriever Bins           www.constructionjunction.com
    vides reliable transporta-           bins located countywide
    tion to help people work.                                                  Give away on Butler
                                         Call 412.329.2590 for de-
    Contact you local Good-                                                     County’s local Freecycle™
                                         tails, or 1.248.591.6580
    will for more info.                                                         web site at:
                                        To have your name re-
   Vehicles for Veterans—                                                  https://groups.freecycle.org/
                                         moved from catalog mail-
    Donate your vehicle and                                                 group/ButlerPA/posts/all
                                         ing lists, visit:
    give back to disabled vet-           www.catalogchoice.com
    erans. To donate your ve-                                               Tip for Recycling:
    hicle call 1-855-838-5444 or
    visit:                                                                     Armstrong World Indus-
www.vehiclesforveterans.org                                                     tries will send a sales rep-
                                                                                resentative to your con-
   Veteran Car Donations                                                       struction site, verify that
www.veterancardonations.org                                                     tiles can be recycled and
                                                                                will allow you to recycle a
   Car donations to benefit                                                    minimum of 30,000 sq. ft.
    those with breast cancer                                                    through their program.
www.cardonations4cancer.org
                                                                                For more info, please call
                                                                                888.CEILINGS or visit
   Wheels for Wishes, bene-
                                                                                www.armstrongceilings.com
    fitting the Make a Wish                                                     on the web. 1.877.276.7876
    Foundation
www.wheelsforwishes.org

   The American Red Cross
    accepts vehicles in almost
    any condition in all 50
    states.
www.redcross.org/donations/
ways-to-donate/vehicle-
donations#About-the-Program

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Cell Phones                          Christmas Lights                   Christmas Trees

For Reuse:                           Tips:                              Tips:
   Victim Outreach Interven-           www.holidayleds.com               Several municipalities in
    tion Center (VOICe)                  accepts mailed-in Christ-          Butler County offer
                                         mas lights and offers dis-         curbside pickup or dropoff
       724.776.5910
                                         count on new LED lights.           each year for their resi-
       724.283.8700                                                         dents. Call your munici-
                                        Both Lowe’s and Home
       (Phones programmed                Depot usually offer free           pality for details.
       to dial only “911” and            Christmas light recycling         Certain landscaping /
       given to domestic                 at their front desks at cer-       composting businesses of-
       abuse victims)                    tain times before Christ-          fer dropoff after Christmas
                                         mas (usually in early fall).       each year. This infor-
                                         Check with your local              mation will be found on
For Recycling:                           store for more infor-              www.recyclebutler.us eve-
   Staples Office Supply                mation.                            ry year shortly before
    Stores (nationwide)                 Busy Beaver Home Im-               Christmas.
   Best Buy Electronics                 provement in Grove City,          You can recycle/reuse
    (nationwide)                         Mercer County                      your tree to grow mush-
                                         724.300.8033                       rooms and at the same
                                                                            time help reduce the tree
Tip:                                                                        into compost. See:
                                                                            www.mushroommountain.com
   Your curbside waste haul-
    er may offer curbside elec-                                            You can use your tree to
    tronic waste pickup ser-                                                build brush piles and
    vice. Call your hauler for                                              wind rows that provide
    more information.                                                       cover for birds and other
                                                                            wildlife.
   Butler County accepts cell
    phones at its ongoing haz-                                             You can stand your tree
    ardous waste collections                                                outside after the holidays
    for a small fee. For more                                               and decorate with home-
    information on collection                                               made bird foods to help
    dates and details, call:                                                feed the wild birds during
                                                                            the cold winter season. In-
       724.284.5305
                                                                            ternet search: Christmas
    www.butlercountypa.gov                                                  tree bird feeder

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Cigarette Waste

Terracycle.com has a pro-
gram for recycling cigarette
waste. Check their web site
for details and for the MANY
other items that they can recy-
cle.

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Cleaning Product                    Clothing / Textiles
         Containers

Terracycle.com has a program         Salvation Army (all locations)
for recycling cleaning product
containers Check their web
site for details and for the         St. Vincent DePaul
MANY other items that they           (724) 287-3994
can recycle.                         or (724) 287-8682

                                     Goodwill Industries
                                     370 New Castle Road, Butler
                                     (724) 284-1037

                                     Catholic Charities
                                     (good quality children’s items
                                                  only)
                                     407A W Jefferson St, Butler
                                     (724) 287-4011

                                     Planet Aid collection bins—
                                     check www.planetaid.org to
                                     find the bin nearest you (for
                                     donations of clothing and
                                     shoes in good condition).

                                     Kiducation bins—located
                                     throughout the county

                                     Cloth and old clothing for use
                                     as RAGS can be donated to
                                     St. Vincent DePaul in bags
                                     marked “RAGS” and deliv-
                                     ered to their facility at Greater
                                     Butler Mart in Butler. (No
                                     buttons, zippers or other dec-
                                     orations).

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Compostable Materials
      Compact Disks                                                               Concrete
                                         (trees, grass, wood,
     (and DVD’s etc.)                           leaves)                       (without rebar)

Local Take Back:                     Recycling Products & Services       John Thrower, Inc.
                                     724.443.6250                        409 Saxonburg Blvd
                                     Back to Nature                      Saxonburg
Best Buy Electronics
                                     840 Mercer Rd, Butler               724.352.9421
(Local store in Cranberry)
                                     724.287.7921
724.778.8300                         Email topsoilman@zoominternet.net

                                     Seneca Landfill Compost Site        Collier Stone
                                     Hartmann Rd, Evans City             80 Noblestown Rd, Carnegie
Mail-In Programs:
                                     724.625.9000                        412.276.7300
                                     Some municipalities have ei-
CD Recycling Ctr. of America         ther curbside collection or a
www.cdrecyclingcenter.com            drop off site for leaves and/or
                                     other organics. Please call
                                     your municipality for more
Back Thru the Future                 information on programs they
www.backthruthefuture.com            may offer to their residents.

Greendisk                            Check your local regulations
www.greendisk.com                    and if permitted, try your
                                     hand at backyard compost-
                                     ing! Just search on the inter-
                                     net for “BACKYARD COM-
                                     POSTING” for directions,
                                     advice and tips. Also, you
                                     can call Penn State Extension
                                     of Butler County and speak
                                     to a Master Gardener for ad-
                                     vice—724.287.4761

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Cooking Oil                               Cork                           Crayons
                                         (bottle corks only)

Fossil Free Fuel                     Recycle Cork USA                   Crazy Crayons accepts old,
(Allegheny County)                   York, PA                           broken mailed-in crayons for
                                                                        recycling. See:
www.fossilfreefuel.com               www.recyclecorkusa.com
223 Braddock Ave. Braddock                                              www.crazycrayons.com
412.727.6888                         Terracycle.com has a program
                                     for recycling cork. Check their
                                     web site for details and for the
Whole Foods
                                     MANY other items that they
10576 Perry Hwy
                                     can recycle.
Wexford
724.940.6100

Buffalo Biodeisel
3800 Neville Rd.
Neville Island, PA
1.800.721.1427

ECS&R
129 Ash Stop Rd
Evans City
1.866.815.0016

Large Quantities:
Darling International
   1.800.438.8752
Valley Protein
   540.877.2590
Steel City Grease Service
   412.583.0206
Filta
   407.996.5550

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Dehumidifiers                          Drywall
    (and other freon units)           (clean, unpainted only)

Appliance Disposal                   Seneca Landfill Compost Site
www.appliancedisposal.org            Hartmann Rd, Evans City
888.463.7366                         724.625.1511

ECS&R                                Construction Junction
129 Ash Stop Rd, Evans City          (reusable for construction
814.425.7773                                only)
                                     214 N Lexington Ave
                                     Point Breeze
                                     412.243.5025
Tip:
    Some waste haulers in
     Butler County accept freon
     units for an extra fee. Call
     your waste hauler for de-
     tails.
    Call the regional Depart-
     ment of Environmental
     Protection for a list of con-
     tractors licensed to proper-
     ly remove freon from ap-
     pliances.
        814.332.6945

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Electronics                                Explosives                       Eyeglasses

All Types:                                    Tip:                             Lion’s Club (worldwide)
* ECS&R                                       Call your local police or fire   Contact your local chapter
129 Ash Stop Rd, Evans City                   department.
814.425.7773                                                                   Lenscrafters Gift of Sight
* Butler County accepts all                                                    Program—contact your
electronics at its ongoing haz-                                                      local store
ardous waste collections for a
small fee. For more infor-
                                                                               New Eyes for the Needy
mation on collection dates
                                                                               Short Hills, NY
and details, call: 724.284.5305.
                                                                               www.new-eyes.org
   www.butlercountypa.gov
* Your curbside waste hauler
may offer curbside electronic
waste pickup service. Call
your hauler for more infor-
mation.
* Best Buy Electronics -all
stores Cranberry store
724.778.8300
  (NO LONGER ACCEPTS
   TV’s and MONITORS)

* TC Recycling LLC
  Hutchman Road Conven-
       ience Center
  120 Hutchman Road, Mars
  724-625-9000
Accepts e-waste, including unbroken televi-
sions and monitors, computers and laptops,
printers and computer peripherals

* Accepts various working
electronics, but you must call
your local store for list of
what they accept:
Goodwill
Salvation Army
St. Vincent DePaul
Staples Office Supply Stores

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Fire Extinguishers                   Fishing Line             Fluorescent Light Bulbs

ECS&R                                The Boat U.S. Foundation        Compact Bulbs Only:
129 Ash Stop Rd, Evans City          supports a fishing line recy-   Home Depot (nationwide)
814.425.7773                         cling program nationwide        accepted at service desk
                                     and provides decals for sim-
                                     ple bins that you build your-   Lowes (nationwide)
                                     self from PVC pipe. For more    accepted at service desk
Tip:
                                     information on this program,
   Contact your local fire de-
                                     please see:
    partment for proper dis-                                         All Types:
    posal                                  www.boatus.org
                                                                     ECS&R
   Companies that will ac-                                          129 Ash Stop Rd, Evans City
    cept their own brands of                                         814.425.7773
    extinguishers mailed back:
        Cintas
                                                                     Your curbside waste hauler
        Sentry                                                       may offer curbside hazardous
        Simplex Grinnel                                              waste pickup service. Call
                                                                     your hauler for more infor-
                                                                     mation.

                                                                     Butler County accepts all fluo-
                                                                     rescent bulbs at its ongoing
                                                                     hazardous waste collections
                                                                     for a small fee. For more infor-
                                                                     mation on collection dates
                                                                     and details, call:
                                                                            724.284.5305
                                                                      www.butlercountypa.gov

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Food and Pet Food
  Food / Drink Pouches                        Wrappers                         Furniture
 and Storage Containers                     (brand name)

Terracycle.com has a program         Terracycle.com has a program     Operation Homefront
for recycling pouches and            for recycling wrappers. Check    (Provides help for families of
containers. Check their web          their web site for details and   deployed service members
site for details and for the         for the MANY other items         and wounded warriors.)
MANY other items that they           that they can recycle.
can recycle.                                                          www.operationhomefront.net

                                                                      Salvation Army—all stores

                                                                      Goodwill—all stores

                                                                      Catholic Charities
                                                                      407A W Jefferson St, Butler
                                                                      724.287.4011

                                                                      Check the phone book’s yel-
                                                                      low pages for other charitable
                                                                      organizations

                                                                      Give away on Butler County’s
                                                                      local Freecycle™ web site at:
                                                                      https://groups.freecycle.org/
                                                                      group/ButlerPA/posts/all

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Gasoline                                Glass
                                        (food and beverage)

Tips:                                     This item MIGHT be able to be
                                          placed in your curbside recy-
Call your local fire depart-         cling bin. Check with your hauler to
ment—they sometimes accept           be sure!
gasoline for fire training pur-
poses.

Your curbside waste hauler
may offer curbside hazardous
waste pickup service. Call
your hauler for more infor-
mation.

Butler County accepts gaso-
line and other combustible
chemicals at its ongoing haz-
ardous waste collections for a
small fee. For more infor-
mation on collection dates
and details, call:
        724.284.5305
  www.butlercountypa.gov

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Hangers                        Hazardous Waste
        (for clothing)

Salvation Army—nationwide            Your curbside waste hauler
                                     may offer curbside hazardous
                                     waste pickup service. Call
Goodwill—all stores                  your hauler for more infor-
                                     mation.

Dry cleaning businesses
                                     Butler County holds regular
                                     collections for most types of
Local consignment shops              hazardous wastes. For full de-
                                     tails, please see:
Give away on Butler County’s         www.butlercountypa.gov
local Freecycle™ web site at:        Items accepted include: paint
https://groups.freecycle.org/        and paint products, pesti-
group/ButlerPA/posts/all             cides, poisons, pool chemicals,
                                     cleaning chemicals, auto flu-
                                     ids, gasoline and flammable
                                     liquids, auto and household
                                     batteries, fluorescent bulbs
                                     and all types of electronics.

                                                 Help!
                                     For tips on how to identify
                                     hazardous waste in your
                                     home, please see page 6 of
                                     this booklet!

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Hearing Aids                            Junk Mail

Hearing & Speech Foundation               This item MIGHT be able to be
1617 E. Broadway Ave                      placed in your curbside recy-
                                     cling bin. Check with your hauler to
Maryville, TN
                                     be sure!
865.977.0981
info@handsf.org
                                     Other Possible Resource:
                                     Royal Oak Recycling bins lo-
Lion’s Club International
                                     cated countywide
630.571.5466
                                       Call 412.329.2590 for details
www.lionsclubs.org

                                     Tip:
                                     To remove your name and
                                     address from most national
                                     mailing lists, contact:
                                       Direct Marketing
                                           Association
                                       Mail Preference Service
                                          Box 643
                                       Carmel, NY 10512
                                       www.dmachoice.org

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Magazines                       Medical Equipment                      Medication

     This item MIGHT be able to be     American Legion accepts           Butler County has a perma-
     placed in your curbside recy-     used walkers and canes for        nent medication drop box
cling bin. Check with your hauler to
                                       reuse.                            program. Unused or unwant-
be sure!
                                                                         ed medications can be
                                                                         dropped off for FREE, no
                                       Elks—Project C.U.R.E. collects    questions asked, at the follow-
For Recycling:                         used medical equipment for        ing sites:
Royal Oak Retriever Bins               reuse.                            1. Butler City Police Dept.,
bins located countywide                                                  200 West New Castle Street in
Call 412.329.2590 for details                                            Butler
                                       Many charitable organizations     2. Cranberry Township Po-
                                       collects these types of items -   lice Dept., 2525 Rochester
                                       just check with your local        Road in Cranberry Township
Tip for Reuse:
                                       charities.                        3. Slippery Rock Borough Po-
   Many senior centers, hos-
                                                                         lice Dept., 306 East Water
    pitals and other places
                                                                         Street in Slippery Rock
    with waiting rooms will
                                                                         4. Butler Township Police
    accept recent issues of
                                                                         Dept., 290 South Duffy Road
    magazines for use by their
                                                                         in Butler
    clients.
                                                                         5. Penn Township Police
                                                                         Dept., 157 East Airport Road
                                                                         in Butler
                                                                         6. Butler County Govern-
                                                                         ment Center Lobby, 124 West
                                                                         Diamond Street in Butler
                                                                         7. Saxonburg Borough Police
                                                                         Dept., 420 West Main Street in
                                                                         Saxonburg
                                                                         8. Jackson Township Police
                                                                         Dept., 140 Magill Rd, Zelien-
                                                                         ople

                                                                         For more information, please
                                                                         see the following web site:
                                                                         http://www.ddap.pa.gov

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Mercury                               Metals                          Metals
                                              (assorted)                    (pickup service)

Your curbside waste hauler           Goettler Distributing           JC Scrap       724.321.6122
may offer curbside hazardous         153 Hindman Rd, Butler          Will pick up refrigerators,
waste pickup service. Call
                                     724.283.1455                    stoves, hot water tanks, wash-
your hauler for more infor-                                          ers, dryers, tractors, trailers,
mation.                              724.287.5147
                                                                     mobile homes, cars, copper,
                                                                     aluminum.
                                     Garvin Auto Salvage
                                     130 Franklin Dr., Sarver
Butler County accepts mercu-                                         Scrap Salvage & Surplus
ry and mercury-containing            724.353.3096
                                                                             724.285.BURN
devices at its ongoing hazard-
ous waste collections for a                                          Tomson Scrap
small fee. For more infor-           MRC Scrap
                                                                             724.224.0387
mation on collection dates           201 Kittanning St., Butler
and details, call:                                                   Yardjunk
                                     724.285.5865
       724.284.5305                                                          866.888.6261

  www.butlercountypa.gov                                             1-800-GOT-JUNK
                                     Local salvage yards and auto
                                     wreckers in Butler County ac-
                                     cept assorted metals and pay    Tip:
                                     by the pound for various
                                     types.                          Call other local salvage yards
                                                                     and auto wreckers to see if
                                                                     they offer pickup service for
                                     Tip:                            your area.
                                     Check the yellow pages of the
                                     phone book for locations near
                                     you.

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Newspaper

     This item MIGHT be able to be
     placed in your curbside recy-
cling bin. Check with your hauler to
be sure!

Royal Oak Retriever Bins
bins located countywide
Call 412.329.2590 for details

Some farms in Butler County
accept newspaper to shred for
animal bedding. Call local
farms or the USDA office in
Butler for details on farms
that might accept them.
724.482.4800

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Packaging Materials /                          Paint                       Paint (cont’d)
   Styrofoam Peanuts

Tip for Reuse:                       Tips for Latex Paint:             TC Recycling LLC
                                                                       Hutchman Road Convenience
Call local UPS, Ebay and oth-        Latex paint is not considered
                                                                                  Center
er shipping service business-        hazardous once it is COM-
                                                                       120 Hutchman Road, Mars
es.                                  PLETELY dry. To get paint to
                                                                       724-625-9000
                                     dry:
                                      * leave lid off can—small qty
                                      * mix cat litter or saw dust
                                     and leave lid off until dry
                                       * buy packet of paint hard-
                                     ener availailable at most paint
                                     sellers
                                     Once COMPLETELY dry, la-
                                     tex paint can be disposed of
                                     with your regular household
                                     trash.

                                     Tips for Latex and Oil-Based
                                     Paints:
                                     Butler County accepts all
                                     types of paint and paint-
                                     related products like turpen-
                                     tine, etc. at its ongoing haz-
                                     ardous waste collections for a
                                     small fee. For more infor-
                                     mation on collection dates
                                     and details, call:
                                       724.284.5305
                                       www.butlercountypa.gov

                                     Tip for Buying the Right
                                     Amount:
                                     Most places that sell paint
                                     now have paint calculators
                                     (including online) to help you
                                     buy the right amount.

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Paper (Office)
       Paper (Office)                      (large, commercial
                                            quantity pickup)                    (cont’d)

     This item MIGHT be able to be     Archives Management Ware-    Out of Sight Shredding
     placed in your curbside recy-     house 814.268.6951           (operated by Blind Association)
cling bin. Check with your hauler to                                107 Bonnie Drive, Butler
be sure!
                                       Shred-It, Pgh 412.798.3800   724.602.4587
Staples Office Supply
                                                                    http://destroy4good.com/
shredding for the general public       Atlas Materials Recycling
(Call local store for prices)          Pgh 412.431.5329
                                                                    Smart Earth Shredding
                                       Stanson Paper, Springdale    600 Old Pond Road
Royal Oak Recycling bins lo-           724.275.7285                 Bridgeville 15017
cated countywide
                                                                    412.206.0054
  Call 412.329.2590 for details        Associated Paper Stock
                                       North Lima, OH
                                       330.549.5311                 Iron Mountain
                                                                    Boyers 724.794.8474
                                       JaSar Recycling
                                       East Palestine, OH           Penn-Gateway Recycling
                                       330.426.2538                 305 Halstead Blvd.
                                                                    Zelienople, PA
                                                                    412.837.8777

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Personal Care and
      Beauty Product                          Phone Books
         Containers

Terracycle.com has a program              This item MIGHT be able to be
for recycling product contain-            placed in your curbside recy-
                                     cling bin. Check with your hauler to
ers. Check their web site for
                                     be sure!
details and for the MANY
other items that they can recy-      Royal Oak Retriever Bins
cle.                                 bins located countywide
                                     Call 412.329.2590 for details

                                     Tips:
                                         Some farms in Butler
                                          County accept phone
                                          books with newspapers to
                                          shred for animal bedding.
                                          Call local farms or the
                                          USDA office in Butler for
                                          details on farms that might
                                          accept them. 724.482.4800
                                         To request to be removed
                                          from receiving future yel-
                                          low pages books, please go
                                          to this email address:
                                         www.yellowpagesoptout.com

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NEVER PUT PLASTIC BAGS OR
 WRAPPERS IN YOUR CURBSIDE
                                             Plastic Bags,              Plastic Plant Pots, Trays
      RECYCLING BIN
  Plastic Bags, Recycling                        Reuse                          and Tags

Accepts Bags Marked #2 or            Ideas for reusing plastic bags:    Lowe’s Garden Dept.—call
#4 on Side or Bottom                                                    first to be sure they still accept
                                     www.designrulz.com/
Lowe’s Home Improvement              product-design/2012/11/25-         them

Target Stores                        ideas-of-how-to-recycle-             Cranberry 724.778.3232
                                     plastic-bags-on-america-
Wal-Mart and                                                              Butler 724.285.4000
                                     recycles-day/
   Wal-Mart Supercenters
Sam’s Clubs
Kohl’s Stores
JCPenney Stores

Accepts #2 and #4 Bags and
Other Types of Bags
Giant Eagle Stores accept the
following items:
Plastic shopping bags with
the number two (#2) or four
(#4)
Clear shrink wrap and stretch        How to Make Plastic Bag Rugs:
film plastic
                                     www.homesteadweaver.com/
Clean and dry plastic produce        plasticbagrugs.htm
bags
                                     www.lifehacker.com/5989206
Plastic newspaper sleeves            /weave-a-rug-out-of-plastic-
Dry cleaner bags                     bags

                                     Sleeping mats made from bags:
                                     www.lutheranchurchcharities.org/
                                     documents/Sleeping%20Mats%
                                     20Made%20From%20Plastic%
                                     20Bags%20-%20Written%
                                     20Directions.pdf

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Plastics                        Printer Cartridges              Propane and Other
 (food and beverage, etc.)                                                     “Gas” Tanks

     This item MIGHT be able to be     Accepted at the following li-     Tip:
     placed in your curbside recy-     braries in Butler County for
cling bin. Check with your hauler to                                     First, make sure tank is EMP-
                                       fundraising:                      TY! For grill-type propane
be sure!
                                       (Call first to be sure they are   tanks, check with a local store
                                       still accepting)                  that supplies new tanks and/
TC Recycling LLC
                                                                         or refills old tanks. They will
Hutchman Road Convenience              Cranberry 724.776.9100
                                                                         often take them but you must
          Center                             (accepts inkjet only)
                                                                         check with store personnel
120 Hutchman Road, Mars
                                       Evans City 724.538.8695           first.
724-625-9000
                                             (accepts inkjet only)
Northwest Sanitary Landfill-           Mars 724.625.9048
                                                                         Other type empty tanks and
Recycling Dropoff Site                        (accepts various types)    non-useable propane tanks
1436 W Sunbury Rd
                                       Prospect 724.865.9718             are often taken by metal recy-
West Sunbury
                                             (accepts various types)     clers and scrap auto dealers
724.637.3552                                                             for metal recycling. Call your
                                       Slippery Rock                     nearest metals recycler for
                                              724.738.9179               more information.
                                              (accepts various types)
Plastics—large quantity
wanted from businesses and             Zelienople 724.452.9330           Butler County accepts pro-
industry                                     (accepts inkjet only)       pane tanks at its ongoing haz-
                                                                         ardous waste collections for a
                                                                         fee. For more information on
Crown & Kornell Corp.                  Online companies that will
                                                                         collection dates and details,
800.246.6118 and 440.951.1665          work with and pay organiza-
                                                                         call:
                                       tions collecting cartridges:
Penn Gateway Recycling
                                                                                724.284.5305
Plastics #1 through #6
305 Halstead Blvd.                                                        www.butlercountypa.gov
                                       www.emties4cash.com
Zelienople 412.837.8777
                                       www.evolverecycling.com
Polymer Sciences, Inc. Erie Pa.
accepts post-industrial #1 and         www.fundingfactory.com
#2 plastics for recycling:             www.envirosmart.org
www.polymersciences.com
                                       www.cartridgesforkids.com
                                       Local stores that collect:
                                       Staples Office Supply
                                       Office Depot
                                       Office Max

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Road Flares                        Scotch™ Tape
                                             Dispensers

Tips:                                Terracycle.com has a program
                                     for recycling tape dispensers.
Consult your local fire depart-
                                     Check their web site for de-
ment for proper disposal.
                                     tails and for the MANY other
                                     items that they can recycle.
Soak in water overnight and
dispose of with regular trash.

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Shoes                         Smoke Detectors                        Speakers
                                                                           (Repair and Parts)

Nike accepts all brands of           Try to send your old detector     Audio Factory
                                     back to the original manufac-
ATHLETIC SHOES ONLY in               turer. Locate the brand name      677 Ekastown Road, Sarver
any condition. Shoes must            and/or address on the back of     724.353.2584
contain NO METAL.                    the device, or find the infor-
                                     mation in the user's manual.      Accepts most types of speak-
https://www.nike.com/help/a/         After removing the battery,
recycle-shoes                        send the whole unit back in-      ers, but call first to check or
                                     tact (do not try to disassem-     see:
Terracycle.com has a program         ble!) with a note indicating
for recycling all types of           that the device is intended for    www.theaudio-factory.com
shoes. Check their web site for      disposal.
details and for the MANY             Here is contact information
other items that they can recy-      for some of the larger compa-
cle.                                 nies where you can get more
                                     information:

                                     First Alert / BRK
Planet Aid accepts shoes in          Aurora, Illinois 60504
good condition for reuse.            www.firstalert.com
Check www.planetaid.org to           1.800.323.9005
find the bin nearest you.            Gentex Corp. Return Dept.
                                     Zeeland, MI 49464
Local charitable organizations       Honeywell
such as Salvation Army and           www.honeywell.com
Goodwill Industries accept
                                     Masterguard
shoes that are in good condi-        Carrollton, TX 75006
tion for reuse / resale. Check       www.masterguard.com
the yellow pages of the phone
book for other organizations.        Nighthawk Systems
                                     Mebane, NC 27302
                                     www.kidde.com

                                     FEMA Guidance on deter-
                                     mining if a smoke alarm is ra-
                                     dioactive—this determines if
                                     it can be thrown away or not:
                                     www.usfa.fema.gov/
                                     downloads/pdf/techtalk/
                                     techtalk_v1n2_1209.pdf

                                     Mail-In Recycling Program:
                                     www.curieservices.com/
                                     smoke-alarm-recycling/

                                     REMEMBER: NEVER try
                                      to disassemble a smoke
                                              detector!!
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Styrofoam™
      Sporting Goods                                                              Syringes
                                             (polystyrene)

Local charitable organizations       Mail & More of Wexford             Tips:
such as Salvation Army and           10900 Perry Hwy                    If disposing in the trash, place
Goodwill Industries accept           Wexford 15090                      inside a RIGID container such
shoes that are in good condi-        724.935.8577 (Call for info)       as a soda bottle or coffee can
tion for reuse. Check the yel-
                                     Shipping Depot                     and place the lid on securely.
low pages of the phone book
                                     4960 William Flynn Hwy             Be absolutely sure that this
for other organizations.
                                     Allison Park 15101                 container does NOT go in
                                     724.443.8711 (Call for info)       your curbside recycling bin
                                                                        and that a SECURE LID is on
Give away on Butler County’s         Appliance Warehouse
                                                                        TIGHT.
local Freecycle™ web site at:        523 Bingham Street
https://groups.freecycle.org/        Pittsburgh, PA 15203
group/ButlerPA/posts/all             412.381.8800
                                     Brady’s Run Recycling Center
                                     Bradys Run Park
Terracycle.com has a program         Brighton Township, PA 15010
for recycling cold athletic          724.770.2064
balls. Check their web site for
details and for the MANY             Tips:
other items that they can recy-      UPS, Ebay and other shipping
cle.                                 service businesses sometimes
                                     accept polystyrene.
                                     Some local greenhouses will ac-
                                     cept small amounts of polysty-
                                     rene for use in potting mixes.
                                     Check with your local green-
                                     house.
                                     Mail polystyrene to the Alliance
                                     of Foam Packaging Recyclers. Go
                                     to www.epspackaging.org to
                                     learn what is involved.
                                     Clean polystyrene egg cartons
                                     are accepted at:
                                     dolco.tekni-plex.com/recycling
                                     Polymer Sciences, Inc. in Erie,
                                     PA accepts industrial polysty-
                                     rene for recycling:
                                     www.polymersciences.com

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Tires                              Trophies                Tyvek® Envelopes, etc.

See “Auto, Tires”                    Creative Images                   Tip:
                                     236 Blair Street                  At the end of their useful life,
                                     Grove City                        products made from Tyvek®
                                     724.450.0343                      can be recycled. DuPont has
                                                                       set up a network of recyclers
                                                                       who have agreed to take back
                                     Lamb Awards and Engraving
                                     www.lambawards.com/recycle.html   items made from Tyvek® for
                                                                       mechanical recycling into oth-
                                                                       er products. (The items sent
                                     Progression Athletics Interna-    for recycling must not have
                                     tional has a trophy recycling     been in contact with any haz-
                                     program that takes your old       ardous substance.)
                                     trophies, refurbishes them
                                                                       For more information:
                                     and uses them at our sports
                                     clinics with at-risk youth.       1-800-44-TYVEK®
                                     www.progressionathletics.org      1-800-448-9835

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Writing Instruments
        Water Filters                        Wood Pallets and                        (Pens, Mechanical
                                            Clean Wood Waste                       Pencils and Markers)

Tip:                                    Recycling Products & Services           Terracycle.com has a pro-
                                        724.443.6250                            gram for recycling writing in-
Brita accepts their own used
                                                                                struments. Check their web
filters for recycling—contact           Back to Nature / Stirling               site for details.
Brita for more information at:                Landscaping
         www.brita.com                  840 Mercer Rd, Butler
                                        724.287.7921
                                        topsoilman@zoominternet.net
Terracycle recycles both Brita
and Pur water cartridges—
check web site for details.             Seneca Landfill’s Compost
                                        Site
    www.terracycle.com                  Hartmann Rd, Evans City
                                        724.625.9000

                                        Agrecycle (Allegheny Co)
                                        412.767.7645
                                        412.242.7645

                                        Beaver County Recycling’s
                                          Compost Site
                                        724.770.2068

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Waste Management makes every effort to provide accurate and complete information, various data such as names,
telephone number, etc. may change and the County of Butler does not make any warranty, express or implied, or
assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, appa-
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County of Butler welcomes suggestions on how to improve this booklet and correct errors.

Reference herein to any specific commercial facilities, products, processes, or service by trade name, trademark,
manufacturer, operator or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation or
favoring by the County of Butler. The information expressed in this guide does not necessarily state or reflect the
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poses.

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Municipal Phone Numbers
Adams Township                       724.625.2221   Harrisville Borough      724.735.2222
Allegheny Township                   724.791.9999   Jackson Township         724.452.5581
Brady Township                       724.738.1588   Jefferson Township       724.352.2324
Bruin Borough                        724.753.2227   Karns City Borough       724.756.4841
Buffalo Township                     724.295.2648   Lancaster Township       724.452.7213
Butler City                          724.285.4124   Marion Township          724.735.2637
Butler Township                      724.282.3430   Mars Borough             724.625.1858
Callery Borough                      724.538.3531   Mercer Township          724.735.2705
Center Township                      724.282.7805   Middlesex Township       724.898.3571
Cherry Township                      724.637.3867   Muddy Creek Township     724.368.3438
Cherry Valley Borough                724.791.2622   Oakland Township         724.287.8067
Chicora Borough                      724.607.1066   Parker Township          724.753.2030
Clay Township                        724.637.2638   Penn Township            724.586.1165
Clearfield Township                  724.283.7701   Petrolia Borough         724.756.4931
Clinton Township                     724.352.9000   Portersville Borough     724.368.9175
Concord Township                     724.894.2228   Prospect Borough         724.865.3010
Connoquenessing Borough              724.789.9097   Saxonburg Borough        724.352.1400
Connoquenessing Township             724.486.3888   Seven Fields Borough     724.776.3090
Cranberry Township                   724.776.4806   Slippery Rock Borough    724.794.6391
Donegal Township                     724.445.7303   Slippery Rock Township   724.794.2369
East Butler Borough                  724.282.1826   Summit Township          724.285.1168
Eau Claire Borough                   724.791.2831   Valencia Borough         724.625.3430
Evans City Borough                   724.538.8320   Venango Township         724.791.2794
Fairview Borough                     724.290.6223   Washington Township      724.894.2620
Fairview Township                    724.756.6591   West Liberty Borough     724.794.1180
Forward Township                     724.538.9251   West Sunbury Borough     724.637.3000
Franklin Township                    724.865.2412   Winfield Township        724.352.3333
Harmony Borough                      724.452.6780   Worth Township           724.368.3545
                                                    Zelienople Borough       724.452.6610
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Butler County’s Hazardous Waste
2021                         and Electronics Collections

Making Your
Making Your Home and Our
                 and O ur County
                          County
                                 Safer                               Together.
                                                                     Together.
         Dates: Saturdays- Jan. 16, Feb. 20, Mar. 20, Apr. 10, May 8,
     Jun. 19, July 17, Aug. 21, Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 13 and Dec. 18
                                         (Winter dates are weather permitting)

Time: By Appointment Only—                                                  Toll-Free 1-866-815-0016 www.ecsr.net

Location: 129 Ash Stop Road, Evans City, PA 16033 (corner of Ash Stop Rd
                and Route 68 - across from the Forward Township Building)

                                      Household Chemicals (HHW) Accepted:
  Cleaning Products                          Pesticides                                  Batteries
  Automotive Products                        Flammable Products                          Fluorescent Bulbs & CFL’s
  Lawn & Garden                              Pool Chemicals                              Aerosols
  Chemicals                                  Mercury Thermostats                         Propane Cylinders
  Paint & Paint Products
                                    Consumer Electronics (E-Waste) Accepted:
  Televisions                                Stereos / Tape Players                      Laptop Computers
  Computers, Printers & Peripherals                            Copiers                   VHS & Cassette Tapes
  Phone Systems                              Mobile Phones                               CD’s, DVD’s, etc.
  CD Players                                 Fax Machines                                VCR’s
                                          Small Freon Appliances Accepted:
  Air Conditioners                           Dehumidifiers                              Dorm-Size Refrigerators
   Please note that Pa. Act 108 CDRA materials are not part of the county-sponsored program but are collected by ECS&R for a fee.

                                           $$ NOMINAL FEES APPLY $$
                                   This program is made possible by the Board of Butler County Commissioners and by
                          grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to help offset the costs of
                                                           non-CDRA (Pa. Act 108) materials.
   Board of Butler County Commissioners - Leslie A. Osche, Chairman ● Kimberly D. Geyer, Vice-Chairman ● Kevin E. Boozel M.S., Secretary

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