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Ways to Go Greener in Forest Hills-Regent Square Area
Here's a list of some places to take items that should not be sent to landfills or placed at the curb.
Although Earth Day is officially April 22, it's not too early for residents of Regent Square and Forest Hills, Swissvale, Edgewood and Wilkinsburg boroughs 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
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Gulf Trading and Transport, Braddock Borough
Local Goodwill Stores may also accept some small appliances.
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Automotive Oils
Call the Department of Environmental Protection 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, Oakland
Batteries, Automobile
Batteries Plus, Monroeville
Interstate Batteries, Penn Hills
Construction Materials (Concrete, Brick, Rock, Asphalt)
Construction Junction, Point Breeze
Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Edgewood Borough
Computers
eLoop LLC, Plum Borough
Construction Junction, Point Breeze
Goodwill Stores throughout Allegheny County
Electronics
eLoop LLC, Plum Borough
Construction Junction, Point Breeze
Best Buy, Monroeville
Laser/Inkjet Cartridges
Office Depot, Monroeville
Best Buy, Monroeville
Plastic Bags (newspaper and shopping)
Giant Eagle, Edgewood
Giant Eagle, Braddock Hills Borough
Plastic Peanuts, Bubble Wrap
UPS store, Oakland
UPS store, Monroeville
Scrap Metal
Gulf Trading and Transport, Braddock Borough
TVs
eLoop LLC, Plum Borough
Construction Junction, Point Breeze
Best Buy, Monroeville
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 the Forest Hills-Regent Square area that recycle? Let us know in the comments section below.
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