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 Gulf Trading and Transport, Braddock Borough Local Goodwill Stores may also accept some small appliances. Automotive Oils Call the Department of Environmental Protection Recycling Hotline at 1-800-346-4242 for information about used oil recycling …
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Nina Wolf
7:56 pm on Friday, April 19, 2013
We accept plastic and paper bags at Animal Nature as well, and use them around the store as well as to pack up items for our customers. We do not purchase bags for the store - we feel there are more than enough bags out there already, and don't want to contribute more. So bring us your bags anytime! We are at 7610 Forbes Ave, in the same building as Almas and Park Pizza and Cream, just around the… more ›