Ways to Go Greener in Plum-Oakmont Patch

Although April 22 is officially Earth Day, it's not too early for residents of Plum, Oakmont and Verona to begin to look at ways to be more environmentally friendly.

The Pennsylvania Resource Council and partners will hold a Hard to Recycle collection from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills, off Route 28 in Frazer Township.

For the first time, the event will accept hard, white, molded Polystyrene packing material for free, thanks to a partnership with NOVA Chemicals and Appliance Warehouse. Fees apply to some items. See the list here plus additional details in the flyer.

The following is a list of items, provided in part by the Allegheny County Health Department, that should not be in landfills and generally aren't collected through municipal recycling:

Appliances (Used)

Tomson Scrap Metals, Brackenridge

Gulf Trading and Transport, Braddock

The Appliance Warehouse, South Side

Goodwill, Harmarville and Monroeville (may accept some small appliances)

Automotive Oils

Call the DEP Recycling Hotline at 1-800-346-4242 for information about used oil recycling facilities in your area.

Batteries

Batteries Plus, Monroeville

Allegheny County Health Department, Lawrenceville

Batteries, Automobile

Batteries Plus, Monroeville

Interstate Batteries, Penn Hills

Construction Materials

Construction Junction, Point Breeze

Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Swissvale

Collier Stone Company, Carnegie (concrete, brick, rock, asphalt)

Cardboard

Atlas Materials Recycling Corp., South Side

Pittsburgh Recycling Services, Hazelwood

Cell Phones

PA Resources Council, South Side

Wireless Recycling

Computers

Goodwill, Harmarville and Monroeville

A Greenspan Computer Stewardship & Recycling Co., Sharpsburg

eLoop LLC, Plum

Construction Junction, Point Breeze

Electronics

A Greenspan Computer Stewardship & Recycling Co., Sharpsburg

eLoop LLC, Plum

Construction Junction, Point Breeze

Best Buy, Pittsburgh Mills and Monroeville

Staples, Waterworks

Glass

Pittsburgh Recycling Services, Hazelwood

Laser/Inkjet Cartridges

Target, Harmar Township and Monroeville

Office Depot, Monroeville

Best Buy, Pittsburgh Mills and Monroeville

Plastic Bags (newspaper and shopping)

Giant Eagle, Allegheny River Boulevard

Target, Harmar Township and Monroeville

Plastic Peanuts, Bubble Wrap

UPS stores, Monroeville and Penn Hills

Scrap Metal

Gulf Trading and Transport, Braddock

Tomson Scrap Metals, Brackenridge

Televisions

eLoop LLC, Plum

A Greenspan Computer Stewardship & Recycling Co., Sharpsburg 

Construction Junction, Point Breeze

Best Buy, Pittsburgh Mills and Monroeville

Tires

Mr. Tire, Monroeville

Liberty Tire, Braddock

For a complete list of materials that can be recycled and where to recycle them, click here.

Did we miss any places in Plum, Oakmont or Verona that recycle? Let us know in the comments box below.