Bulletin Board

Prom Gown Formal Wear Drive - Through 3/30/2012

The Retired and Volunteer Program (RSVP) is once again sponsoring a slightly used prom gown drive to benefit Angela's Angels (a non-profit project that provides prom wear for local girls in need). RSVP is now accepting gently worn gowns and prom accessories. Tax receipts can be issued upon request. Please contact RSVP at 724-925-4152 or 724-925-4213 with questions.

Drop off locations are at the Westmoreland Community College Campuses:

Annual County Recycling Report

Municipal Recycling Coordinators: January is the time to begin preparing your annual recycling reports. The necessary forms can be found on the DEP on-line library or click here to access it on our website. The annual report is due to Westmoreland Cleanways by February 24, 2012.

Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, April 28th, 2012

On Saturday, April 28th, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Drug Enforcement Administration will partner with local law enforcement officials and Westmoreland Cleanways to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from medicine cabinets across the county. This collection gives residents the opportunity to surrender expired, unwanted, or unused pharmaceutical controlled substances and other medications to law enforcement officers for destruction.

Collection sites will be announced at a later date.

2012 Calendar of Events

Click here for the 2012 Calendar of Events.

Note a few changes:
• Events previously held at the Westmoreland Fairgounds will now be held at Westmoreland County Community College in Youngwood (WCCC)
• The location has changed for the hard to recycle collection events in North Huntingdon—to be determined
• Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event will be held on October 6, 2012 at WCCC in Youngwood

Hot Off the Press! Read Our Winter Newsletter

Read all about our new affiliation with Keep America Beautiful, our Fugitive Tire Program and the Clean up Season that is soon upon us. For detailed information on these programs and more, read the entire issue of our Winter 2012 Newsletter.

The 2012 Recycling Guide is Available Online

A downloadable Recycling Guide for Westmoreland County is available. Be sure to check out the new information on recycling aseptic containers (ex. milk cartons) and plastic bags.

For the most extensive, up-to-date information on recycling opportunities in our county, download the Recycling Guide.

Special Events Recycling

Westmoreland Cleanways promotes recycling at special events and outdoor spaces. We offer a loaner program in which recycling bins can be borrowed for a 1 day event such as a graduation party, for a few days at a festival/fair, or even a few months for long term events such as the baseball or swimming season. Click here to learn more about our loaner program.

New this year: "I Recycle on the Go (iROGO) social media campaign. A Twitter campaign in which both event organizers and individuals can be awarded prizes for chatting about recycling at events.
Help Wanted: 1 volunteer versed in Twitter to help us with this campaign

Christmas Tree Cycling

With the holiday season upon us, Westmoreland Cleanways would like to encourage everyone to continue the spirit of giving by recycling your live Christmas tree. After the festivities are finished, you can take your tree to one of 19 drop-off sites located throughout Westmoreland County.

Proper disposal of a live tree is just as beneficial to the environment as choosing to buy that live tree. In most cases trees thrown away with the weekly trash, end up in the landfill. However, recycling your Christmas tree returns it to nature. Trees can be chipped and used for mulch or as a surface for hiking trails. The chips then decompose into valuable humus, nourishing and renewing the soil. Or recycled Christmas trees provide wildlife habitats, prevent beachfront erosion, improve shoreline stabilization on rivers and lakes, and improve fish habitat.

Please click here for a printable list of recycling drop-off dates and locations in Westmoreland County. All locations require that trees are completely bare of decorations when dropped off. This includes any tree bags or wrappings used to transport the tree to the drop-off site.

Welcome Natalie Reese, Program Director

Westmoreland Cleanways is pleased to add Natalie Reese, of Hempfield Township, to our staff as our new Program Director. Natalie brings a new dimension to our programs with an extensive background in environmental education, including a M.S. in Environmental Education and Environmental Education Teaching Certificate from St. Vincent College and a B.S. in Biology from Penn State University. Her experience includes stints at Greater Latrobe School District as an Environmental Science Assistant, a Shipboard Education Coordinator for the Living Classrooms Foundation in Baltimore, and Environmental Educator for numerous summer environmental programs.

Natalie will be reaching out to our Westmoreland County schools in the coming weeks, but don't wait for Natalie to call you. Feel free to give her a call to arrange a visit. We welcome Natalie and look forward to some great partnerships with our county educators.

Verizon Wireless Zone Retailers Support Westmoreland Cleanways

Are you a Verizon Wireless customer thinking about an upgrade? Would you like to be? Need new service? How about FiOS? Now's the time to visit your local Verizon Wireless Zone Premium Retailer, AND help Westmoreland Cleanways. For every new cell phone activation ordered through your local Verizon Wireless Zone Premium Retailer, Westmoreland Cleanways will receive $20; for each renewal, $10; and, for every FiOS activation, Westmoreland Cleanways will receive $20.

Download this flyer for all the details. Visit your favorite Verizon Wireless Zone Premium Retailer to ensure that Westmoreland Cleanways receives a donation from your order. Thank you, Verizon Wireless Zone, for supporting Westmoreland Cleanways!

TALKING TRASH WITH WESTMORELAND CLEANWAYS: FEATURED ON 1480 WCNS AM RADIO'S SATURDAY MORNING "TALK BLOCK"

1480 WCNS AM Radio's Saturday morning show, Talk Block, features "Talking Trash with Westmoreland Cleanways" from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month. Talking Trash covers a variety of programs and services offered by Westmoreland Cleanways and of importance to our residents. If you would like to hear about a particular topic or if you would like to have a question answered during the show, email ekeefe@westmorelandcleanways.org.

Listen online at 1480 WCNS.

Find a link on our site that doesn't work? Can't find updated information?

We are continually updating 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!

Thank you to all of our Sponsors, Vendors, Board and dedicated Volunteers who helped make our Collections a success!

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