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Washington County Recycling Information
Washington County Recycling
Statewide recycling in Pennsylvania began in 1988 with the Municipal Waste Planning Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (Act 101) that requires larger municipalities to recycle. (DEP website, 2012)
Today, more than 11.6 million residents (at least 94 percent) of the state's population have access to recycling. About 79 percent have convenient access to recycling through about 1,050 curb-side pickup programs. Since Pennsylvania is largely rural, 870 drop-off programs extend recycling to the greatest number of communities. (DEP website, 2012)
In Washington County, there are eleven (11) mandated communities that must offer curbside recycling to its residents. In addition, there are two (2) communities that voluntarily offer curbside recycling to its residents.
For more information, please visit the DEP Recycling Website.
UPDATE: Nottingham Township Single Stream Drop Off Center is permanently closed. Please call Washington County Planning Commission at 724-228-6811 for more information.
Washington County is proud to offer recycling opportunities to its residents and residents from the Southwestern Pennsylvania region, through various collection events, and also private brokers that accept recyclables. In this vein, Washington County has created the Washington County Recycling Facilities Directory, which offers a listing of drop-off locations throughout the county as well as out of county options.
Washington County Recycling Facilities Directory PDF
Please check the Planning Commission Calendar of Events for upcoming recycling opportunities, as well as this website for program updates. If you have questions, please contact Austin McDaniel at (724) 228-6811 or at austin.mcdaniel@co.washington.pa.us.
JVS Electronics Recycling Facility Information
Bi-Monthly Electronics Collections
1 American Way, Ellsworth PA 15331 (Behind Ellsworth Post Office)
All Tuesday events held 2PM – 6PM
TV and Computer Equipment
No limit on number of TVs accepted (call 814-442-4481 with 10 or more TVs) Damaged CRT TV's - $50 Handling Fee
Freon Appliances - $25 per Appliance
Microwaves - Accepted free of charge
NO DUMPING DURING OFF DAYS
2023 DATES:
January 10 | April 11 | July 11 | October 10 |
January 24 | April 25 | July 25 | October 24 |
February 14 | May 9 | August 8 | November 14 |
February 28 | May 23 | August 22 | November 28 |
March 14 | June 13 | September 12 | December 12 |
March 28 | June 27 | September 26 | *No Event December 26 |
Helpful Links
Department of Environmental Protection Recycling Page -
https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Land/Waste/Recycling/pages/default.aspx
Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC) - https://prc.org/
Household Chemical Collection Info
PRC Household Chemical Information Page - https://prc.org/programs/collectionevents/household-chemicals/
Noble Environmental E-Waste and HHW Collection Info - https://nobleenviro.com/e-waste-and-hhw/
Earth 911 - https://earth911.com/
Electronic Recycler Websites:
JVS Environmental -https://www.jvsenvironmental.net/
eLoop, LLC - https://www.eloopllc.com/
CyberCrunch- https://ccrcyber.com/
Recycling News
Update January 5, 2023:
Please see the following link for the 2023 JVS Electronics Facility Schedule and Services. PAPER SHREDDING EVENTS will be announced at a later date. Please see the flyer for additional information. Thank you.
2023 JVS Electronics Facility Press Release
Contact Us
Austin McDaniel
Land Use Planner
Washington County
Planning Commission
100 West Beau Street
Suite 701
Washington, PA 15301
(724) 228-6811