Solid Waste and Recycling
Department of Planning and Community Development
93 East High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370
Phone: 724-852-5300
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday
The Greene County Recycling Department hosts community events and reports all township recycling data to DEP. Greene Arc, Inc. currently serves as the recycling agent for the County of Greene and they are located at 197 Dunn Station Road Prosperity, PA 15329. Recyclables and drop-offs are accepted at this facility. For more information, please see below.
To sign up for the Electronics Recycling Event, Click Here
To sign up for the Household Hazardous Waste Event, Click Here
Contact Information
Department of Planning and Community Development93 East High Street
Waynesburg, PA 15370
Recycling & Community Events
Electronics Recycling:
The County of Greene would like to announce that two Electronic Recycling Collection events will be held for 2021. These events will be held at the Greene County Fairgrounds on May 19th and September 22nd from 2pm to 6pm. Greene County Employees and JVS employees will adhere to all CDC regulations and recommendations. For more information about these events, call 724-852-5300. Due to State and Federal regulations, the County of Greene is asking that interested participants pre-register for the event below.
Basic Rules for Electronics Recyclng Events:Only one CRT style TV per car as requested by the recycling company. Participants are asked to stay in their vehicles and follow CDC recommendations.
No fee to recycle electronics except:
TV's with busted glass: $50.00
Tire Recycling:
PA West Nile Virus Grant funding will offset the tire disposal cost for the Community Tire Recycling Event. Tires are the number one harbor for mosquitos during summer months. This program was designed to aid in the reduction of habitat for breeding mosquitos.
Hazardous Waste
Payments for the Household Hazardous Waste event will only be accepted via credit card and the prices are as follows;
Paint $1.10 per pound, Universal Waste $1.20 per pound, other Household Hazardous Waste $1.50 per pound and Propane Cylinders $10.00 per unit.
Recycling Collection Locations
Recycling through Greene Arc: (year-round)
Greene Arc is the recycling agent for the County of Greene. Our recycling program instructs individuals with disabilities in the process of recycling, working well with others and staying on task.
Click here for printable brochure.
Also, click here for a brochure with recycling locations.
If you bring items in a plastic bag, OPEN THE BAG AND DUMP ITEMS IN THE CORRECT BIN!
DO NOT PUT PLASTIC BAGS IN THE RECYCLING BINS!
Items you can recycle through Greene Arc:
- Newspaper
- Office Papers
- Cardboard
- Kitchen Cans 1 gal. or smaller (free of food, etc.)
- Plastic (Symbol 1, 2 only) (rinsed clean)
- Glass
- Plastics with symbol 3,4,5,6,7.
- Plastics without a recycling symbol
- Tires
- Scrap Metal
- Light Bulbs
- Car Parts
- Gas & Oil Containers
- Styrofoam & waxed milk cartons
- Batteries
- Mirrors
- Electronics
- Plastic Store Bags
- Black Garbage Bags
- Feed Bags
- Chemicals
- Buckets
- Trash
1. Click here for brochure on how to recycle items Greene Arc does not recycle, or call Jeremy Kelly at 724-852-5300.
2. https://earth911.com/ Click “Where to Recycle”, enter item and your zip code
Clean-up Events and Drug Take Back Program
• Municipality Clean-up days: Click HERE to contact your municipality for information.
DRUG TAKE-BACK PROGRAM
Prescription & over-the-counter solid medications
Tablets and capsules
Pet medications
ANONYMOUS drop-off
No liquids or needles
Remove identification from bottle or put the pills in a zipped plastic bag (pills may be mixed).
DRUG TAKE-BACK LOCATIONS IN GREENE COUNTY, PA:
1. GREENE COUNTY COURTHOUSE Located just inside the courthouse doors,
Church Street entrance.
Mon-Fri from 8 am to 4pm
2. CUMBERLAND TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPT. Inside the lobby of the police department,
100 Municipal Road, Carmichaels.
24 hours a day, seven days a week. *Call 724-852-2911 if an officer is not available
3. STATE POLICE
255 Elm DR. Waynesburg
24 hours a day, seven days a week
Solid Waste, Landfills, Related Links
• For Trash service, contact your municipality. Click here.
• For dumpsters, rolloffs, or landfill questions, contact waste management companies: https://www.advanceddisposal.com/ or https://www.wm.com/us
LANDFILLS:
| Name of Landfill | Location Phone |
Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Arden Landfill 200 Rangos Lane Washington, PA 15301 |
Washington County 800-963-4776 |
Waste Management Solutions https://www.wmsolutions.com/ |
| Chestnut Valley Landfill Route 21 1184 McClellandtown Road McClellandtown, PA 15458 |
Fayette County 724-892-2199 |
Advanced Desposal https://www.advanceddisposal.com/pa |
RELATED LINKS:
• Donate your vehicle/benefit Make-A-Wish® Pennsylvania:
https://www.wheelsforwishes.org/pittsburgh/