Ways to Go Greener in Sewickley Patch

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

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)

Goodwill, Ross Township (may take small appliances)

Tomson Scrap Metals, Brackenridge

Gulf Trading and Transport, Braddock

The Appliance Warehouse, South Side

Automotive Oils

Petromax, Ltd., Carnegie

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

Batteries

Batteries Plus, Robinson Township

Batteries, Automobile

Batteries Plus, Robinson Township

Construction Materials

Construction Junction: Point Breeze

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

Cardboard

Greenstar,  Neville Island

Atlas Materials Recycling Corp., South Side

Cell Phones

PA Resources Council, South Side

Wireless Recycling

Computers

Goodwill, Ross Township

A Greenspan Computer Stewardship & Recycling Co., Sharpsburg

Construction Junction, Point Breeze

Electronics

Best Buy, Robinson Town Centre

A Greenspan Computer Stewardship & Recycling Co., Sharpsburg

Construction Junction, Point Breeze

Glass

Greenstar, Neville Island

Laser/Inkjet Cartridges

Target, Ohio Township

Best Buy, Robinson Town Centre

PA Resources Council, South Side

Plastic Bags (newspaper and shopping)

Giant Eagle, Leetsdale

Target, Ohio Township

Plastic Peanuts, Bubble Wrap

UPS Store, Moon Township

Scrap Metal

Castriota Metals, McKees Rocks

Televisions

Best Buy, Robinson Town Centre

A Greenspan Computer Stewardship & Recycling Co., Sharpsburg

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 Robinson, Moon or Crescent townships that recycle? Let us know in the comments box below.