What's Happening...Westmoreland Cleanways "Bulletin Board"
Utility Sponsored Refrigerator and Freezer Recycling Programs Sponsored by Your Utility Company
Your utility company has scheduled dates in August to pick up your old refrigerators and freezers for recycling. Appliances must be in working order. Click here to visit link and enter your zip code for more information. You may be eligible for a rebate!
Call2Recycle Issues One Million Pound Challenge
The free rechargeable battery and cellphone collection program, Call2Recycle, issued a challenge this week to U.S. consumers to drop off one million pounds of rechargeable batteries to the group's 30,000 drop-off sites from now until October 1st.
"We have collected more than 55 million pounds of rechargeable batteries since our program launched in 1996; but, too many used batteries are still going to landfills," said Carl Smith, president and CEO of Call2Recycle, in a press release announcing the campaign. "Our goal with the MyCall2Recyle campaign is to collect one million pounds of batteries between now and October 1st by making everyone in North America aware of the free battery recycling locations in their area, and by educating businesses on the advantages of becoming a free battery collection spot."
The group is partnering with longtime program participants DeWALT, Lowe's, RadioShack, and Staples to build awareness for the campaign, which will include considerable online outreach, including prize giiveaways from the Call2Recycle Twitter feed and Facebook page, as well as video contests and other participatory events.
Call2Recycle, which is operated by the non-profit Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp., will additionally be holding collection drives between September 20-26 in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and San Diego.
For local information regarding Call2Recycle drop-off locations, please see our 2010 Recycling Guide by clicking here.
"Think Green From Home" Website to Promote Recycling
Waste Management is providing options for the recycling of CFL's, batteries, and electronics from your home. Click here to visit their website. If your computer security program questions the site's validity, it's okay to visit...we've been there!
Annual Report for FY 2008/2009 is Now Available
Click here to see what we were able to do with the help of our volunteers and supporters in spite of the bad ecomony.
The 2010 Recycling Guide is Now Available
We have just published a downloadable Recycling Guide for Westmoreland County. This is the most extensive, up-to-date information that we have for recycling opportunities in our county. To view the Recycling Guide, click here.
It's Festival Time! Would You Like to Recycle at Your Event?
We provide Clearstream recycling containers, at no charge, for recycling at special events. For more information, visit our Special Events Recycling Page.
Fugitive Tire Roundup A Huge Success!
A great big thanks goes out to all of the youth groups(posses) that participated in this year's roundup. Eleven posses rounded up 2,428 tires from Westmoreland County's wild areas. That's approximately 25 tons of fugitive tires that were captured and brought to justice! Thanks also to our participating tire dealers: Import Export Tire Company, Export Tire Company, Flynn's Tire & Service Center, and Moore Tire Service, Inc. We definitely couldn't do this program without your participation! For a list of all posses, visit our Fugitive Tire page by clicking here.
Celebrate Earth Day's 40th Anniversary with a Westmoreland Cleanways T-Shirt! There are Still a Few Left!
We are selling T-shirts to commemorate Earth Day's 40th Anniversary. T-shirts come in black with the Westmoreland Cleanways logo on the front and a colorful Earth Day design on the back. Shirts are only $10, are made of 100% cotton and come in adult sizes S, M, and L. Pictured below are Program Director Michelle Keenan and Executive Director Ellen Keefe modeling and displaying the shirts.
Westmoreland County has 2 ReStores! Central Westmoreland Habitat for Humanity's ReStore Warehouse in North Huntingdon, and Allegheny Valley Habitat for Humanity's ReStore in New Kensington
What is a ReStore? A Habitat ReStore is a facility that supports the services provided by it's local Habitat for Humanity affiliate. The income generated from the project goes specifically toward expanding the building program of the local affiliate. ReStores sell overstocked, discontinued, new and used building materials and other household items donated by manufacturers, stores, contractors and individuals.
Central Westmoreland Habitat for Humanity's ReStore Warehouse Grand Opening Celebration took place on Friday, January 15. Their new, larger location is in the Norwin Hills Shopping Center, at 8775 Norwin Avenue in North Huntingdon. The warehouse is located behind Rite-Aid, across from Goodwill. You can visit the ReStore warehouse on Saturdays from 9am to 3pm. For more information, call 724-523-0308, or visit their website at www.cwhfh.org.
Allegheny Valley's ReStore, located at 1170 Industrial Boulevard in New Kensington is off the 9th Street Bridge. Their hours of operation are Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 10am to 4pm, and Saturdays from 9am to 3pm. For more information, call 724-337-8347, or visit www.habitatav.org.
The ReStores accept donations of good-quality new or reusable building materials and household items, except clothing. They reserve the right to refuse donations if they are not salvageable.
Habitat for Humanity International's affiliates seek to eliminate poverty housing as it uses volunteer, community labor in partnership with selected families to build decent, affordable housing.
Westmoreland County Blind Association Offers Document Destruction
Did you realize that the Westmoreland County Blind Association provides secure and confidential services to state agencies, attorneys, medical facilities, accounting firms, and human service agencies? Any individual or organization can contact Tim Miller at 724-837-1250 or tmiller@wcbainpa.org for more information on this affordable service.
Thank you to all of our Sponsors, Vendors, Board and dedicated Volunteers who helped make our Collections a success!
Find a link on our site that doesn't work? Can't find updated information?
We are currently working to upgrade our website to provide residents with the most current information and recycling opportunities available. If there is information that you cannot access or locate, please call our office at (724) 836-4129. We welcome and appreciate your feedback!
Website Features:
Our 2010 Calendar of Events is available for viewing. Click here to see what's happening for the rest of this year.
•Our most recent "By the Way" Spring 2010 newsletter is now available online. Click here to read this latest publication and to read our previous newsletters.
• Want to live simpler, reduce your waste, and save money? See our flyer, Everyday Tips to Reuse and Reduce to learn more.
• Not sure where to take your newsprint and other items for recycling? For a list of updates for additional recycling resources, please visit our Recycling Updates page.
TALKING TRASH WITH WESTMORELAND CLEANWAYS: FEATURED ON 1480 WCNS AM RADIO'S SATURDAY MORNING "TALK BLOCK"
Click here to listen online - live each Saturday starting at 8:30 a.m.
1480 WCNS AM Radio's Saturday morning show, Talk Block, beginning Saturday, November 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. - Talking Trash will air on the first Saturday of each month, covering a variety of programs and services offered by Westmoreland Cleanways and of importance to our residents. Below is the list of topics for upcoming shows. If you would like to hear about a particular topic that isn't listed, or if you would like to have a question answered during the show, email ekeefe@westmorelandcleanways.org.
| DATE | TOPIC | LISTEN |
| 11/3/2007 | Introduction to Westmoreland Cleanways |  |
| 12/1/2007 | Municipal Support | |
| 1/5/2008 | Illegal Dumping | |
| 2/2/2008 | Fugitive Tire Program | |
| 3/1/2008 | Recycling | |
| 4/5/2008 | Westmoreland Earth Day | |
| 5/3/2008 | Backyard Composting | |
| 6/7/2008 | Youth Programs/Westmoreland County Sportsmen's League - Conservation School | |
| 7/5/2008 | Volunteer Opportunities | |
| 8/2/2008 | Westmoreland Fair | |
| 9/6/2008 | Household Hazardous Waste | |
| 10/4/2008 | Westmoreland Cleanways - The Year in Review | |
| 11/1/2008 | Energy Efficiency: Separating Fact from Fiction with guest AJ Stones, Master Green Remodeler | |
| 12/6/2008 | Earth Friendly Holiday Ideas | |
| 1/3/2009 | Clearing Your Clutter & Organizing with guest Jody Adams, Certified Professional Organizer | |
| 2/7/2009 | Recycling and the Economy | |
| 3/7/2009 | Upcoming Activities: Clean-ups, Collections, and Composting | |
| 4/4/2009 | What to Do with Hard-to-Dispose Stuff | |
| 5/2/2009 | New Ways to Commute for Energy Savings, with guest from CommuteInfo.org | |
| 6/6/2009 | Celebrate National Get Outdoors Day, with guests from Friends of Keystone Park | |
| 7/4/2009 | Central Westmoreland Habitat for Humanity's Grand Opening of their ReStore, with guest Jim Miller | |
| 8/1/2009 | 2008 Illegal Dump Survey results for Westmoreland County | |
| 9/5/2009 | Household Hazardous Waste | |
| 10/3/2009 | Westmoreland Cleanways - The Year in Review | |
| 11/7/2009 | Backyard Composting | |
| 12/5/2009 | Green Tips for Christmas | |
| 1/2/2010 | Future of Recycling in 2010 | |
| 2/6/2010 | Fugitive Tire Roundup | |
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- Phone: 724-836-4129
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