Area Drop-offs Make it Easy to Recycle Year-Round Three years ago after numerous calls from eco-minded citizens concerned about the environmental impact of tossing their spent alkaline batteries in the trash, Dave Mazza, regional director of the Pennsylvania Resources Council(PRC) found a way to enable area residents to recycle alkaline batteries and a few other… Continue Reading
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Free Electronics Recycling in 2011
2011 “Hard To Recycle” Collection Events The Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC) in partnership with the Allegheny County Health Department, Colcom Foundation and NewsRadio 1020 KDKA are providing an opportunity for area residents to properly dispose of a wide variety of materials at “hard to recycle” collection events in 2011. At the upcoming events, individuals can… Continue Reading
PRC ‘Tackles Recycling’ at Heinz Field
At the final three Steelers home games of the 2010 regular season, PRC and its partners will collect recyclables at tailgating parties outside Heinz Field. The “Let’s Tackle Recycling” campaign -funded by the Alcoa Foundation-will gather aluminum cans, glass containers, and plastic bottles and cups on December 12, 19 and 23. The effort will include distributing… Continue Reading
Composting Season is Upon Us!
Composting is nature’s way of recycling. By utilizing the natural process of decomposition, organic materials often considered “waste,” such as grass clippings, food scraps, autumn leaves and even paper, can be recycled back into a rich soil conditioner. Composting helps you reduce your waste stream, improves the health of your plants, and is easy and… Continue Reading
JTBC Will Recycle Your Old Computer
Job Training for Beaver County, Inc. wants you to avoid the environmental risks of disposing your obsolete or worn out computers Job Training for Beaver County Inc. in partnership with Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania is now providing a Computer De-manufacturing (Recycling) Program to help you properly dispose of your computer equipment. We are now accepting… Continue Reading
Donate Cell Phones to Women’s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh
Image via Wikipedia Helping the Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh is as simple as donating your old cell phone. The organization is currently partnering with Shelter Alliance, a program of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Global Refurbishment Corporation. Through this partnership, the Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh will… Continue Reading
Support the Women’s Center of Beaver County by Recycling Paper
Image by Leo Kan via Flickr Did you know that the Women’s Center of Beaver County is participating in a paper recycling program? It’s called Paper Retriever Recycling. You can use the container to recycle all types of paper products with the exception of cardboard and phone books. Examples of things you can recycle through… Continue Reading
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