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Solid Waste and Recycling

Department of Economic Development
49 South Washington Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370
Phone: 724-852-5300
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday

ELECTRONICS RECYCLING EVENTS:
The 2020 Electronics Recycling Events will be held Wednesday, May 20, and Wednesday, September 16, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. both days, at the Greene County Fairgrounds. No electronics will be unloaded before 2 or after 6 p.m.
For more information about these events, call 724-852-5300.
 

Basic Rules for Electronics Recyclng Events:

ONLY ONE OLD-STYLE CRT TV PER VEHICLE ALLOWED per the recycling company.

No fee to recycle electronics except:
  • TV's with busted glass: $50
  • Freon appliances: $20/each for Freon removal.
  • $2. Per fluorescent light bulb.

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.

IMPORTANT NOTE! 
Recycling MUST BE SORTED AND NOT BAGGED! 
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)
Items Greene Arc does NOT accept:
  • 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

Recycling Collection LocationsHow to recycle other items:

1.    Click here for brochure on how to recycle items Greene Arc does not recycle, or call Mimi Ritenour at 724-852-5300.

2.    https://earth911.com/  Click “Where to Recycle”, enter item and your zip code


 

CLEAN-UP EVENTS
•    Municipality Clean-up days: Click HERE to contact your municipality for information.
•    Household Hazardous Waste Events and Tire Recycling Events:

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
•    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/