Ways to Go Greener in, Near Upper St. Clair

Although Earth Day is officially April 22, it's not too early for Upper St. Clair residents 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. Listed below those items are places at which those items can be disposed/recycled.

Appliances

Tube City, Collier Township

Appliance Warehouse, South Side

Local Goodwill Stores may also accept some small appliances.

Automotive Oils

PetroMax, Collier

Batteries

Batteries Plus, Castle Shannon Borough

Pennsylvania Resources Council, South Side

Batteries, Automobile

Batteries Plus, Castle Shannon

Construction Materials (Concrete, Brick, Rock, Asphalt)

Collier Stone Company, Collier

Cardboard

Atlas Materials Recycling, South Side

Pittsburgh Recycling Services, Hazelwood

Cellphones

Pennsylvania Resources Council, South Side

Computers

Goodwill Stores throughout Allegheny County

Electronics

Best Buy, Bethel Park

Staples, Beechview

Glass

Pittsburgh Recycling Services, Hazelwood

Laser/Inkjet Cartridges

Target, Upper St. Clair Township (South Hills Village)

Office Depot, Bethel Park

Best Buy, Bethel Park

Pennsylvania Resources Council, South Side

Plastic Bags (newspaper and shopping)

Giant Eagle, Bethel Park

Target, Upper St. Clair (South Hills Village)

Plastic Peanuts, Bubble Wrap

UPS store, Bethel Park

Scrap Metal

Castriota Metals, Beechview

Tube City, Collier

TVs

Best Buy, Bethel Park

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

Did we miss any places in or near Upper St. Clair that recycle? Let us know in the comments section below.