CLARION – Clarion County Department of Planning and Development will host the 2023 Clarion County Recycling Day on Saturday, June 3, at the Clarion County Park in Shippenville from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Pre-registration is required for household hazardous waste, universal waste, and electronic waste. Pre-register by calling (412) 567 6566 or visiting www.nobleenviro.com.
Items that have not been emptied or cleaned and those not listed on the list will be rejected.
This event is open to residents and small businesses with fewer than 50 employees.
The items don’t need to be separated.
- Paper — Paperboard, office paper and junk mail (envelopes, flyers, brochures, postcards, etc.Newspaper (remove rubber bands, bags and strings), magazines, catalogs, phone books and cardboard bags.
- Plastic (No. 1, No. 2
- Only No. 5) — milk and water jugs, plastic bottles, liquid detergents, bleaches and softener bottles. 5 only) — milk and water jugs, plastic bottles, liquid detergent, bleach and softener bottles.
- Metal — Aluminum, steel or tin food and beverage cans, empty, clean and dry foil containers.
- Glass — Clear and colored.
- Also accepting:
- White goods — Washers, dryers, dishwashers, stoves, etc. White goods — Washers, dryers, dishwashers and stoves etc.
- All scrap metal items
- Greeting cards — Covers only with no writing on the back.
The fees for electronic items are 60 cents a pound for televisions and monitors. Other electronics include: desktop and laptop computers, printers, scanners, fax machines, copiers, mice, speakers, keyboards, drives, etc., stereo CDs, Blue-ray discs (DVDs), VCRs, tape players, etc., cassettes/8-track tapes or CDs.
Paint will cost 70 cents for every pound. Hazardous household waste costs $1 for each pound. These include: household cleaning products such as bleach, adhesives or glues, aerosols of stain and thinners, car waxes and polishes; gas, diesel and additives for kerosene; antifreezes, wood/metal cleaners/polishes, oil and pesticides.
Other “universal waste” will be collected for 80 cents per pound including: common batteries (alkaline, zinc-carbon), button cells, reactive, lantern batteries – spot lamps, incandescent, compacts, fluorescent bulbs (neon and UV lamps), HID, sodium and mercury vapor lamps (straight or U-shape).
Freon tanks and propane tanks are collected at $10 each.
Contact Clarion County Department of Planning and Development for more information at (814) 226-6000, ext. 2801. 2801 or email [email protected].