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Are there limitations on recycling?

  • Shredded paper is no longer accepted curbside. It can be dropped off at any of the drop-off centers, but it must be secured in a paper bag. Pizza boxes with grease spots cannot be recycled but any clean portion of the box can be separated and recycled.
  • Hard-to-recycle items such as computers and TV's are recyclable by drop-off appt in the Strip District on Tuesdays and Thursdays weekly with Pennsylvania Resources Council. For electronics at PRC events, disposal is $0.35 per pound to recycle 

    The updated household hazardous waste dates with the PRC are for 2024: 

    2024 SCHEDULE: Saturdays 8 am – 1 pm on March 9, May 11, July 12, September 14, November 9 

    Fees vary for household hazardous waste,  

    Please go on PRC website for more info/fees for household hazardous waste and electronic waste, https://prc.org/recycling-collection-for-city-of-pittsburgh-residents/ 

    More info at https://prc.org/ewastepgh/
Updated 9/4/2024 12:47 PM
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