Hard-to-recycle event scheduled
Fayette County will hold a “hard-to-recycle” drop-off event for county residents from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Wharton Township building on Route 381 in Farmington. The event is being held in cooperation with PA Cleanways of Fayette County, the Fayette County office of recycling and solid waste, the National Road Heritage Corridor and the Wharton Township supervisors.
There will be a charge for some of the items that will be taken for recycling.
Following is an outline of what will be accepted:
n Used motor oil, which will be collected by Goodwill Industries. Kerosene, hydraulic oil, motor oil, fuel oil, and transmission oil will be accepted. The service is provided for “do-it-yourselfers” only and everyone is asked to take their containers home.
n Used tires, which will be collected by Dan’s Tires. Participants are asked to remove old passenger and light truck tires from the rims. The cost is $1 per tire and only passenger and light truck tires will be accepted. All tires will rims will cost $5.
n D&M Trucking will collect large, steel appliances. Acceptable items include used washers, dryers, dishwashers, refrigerators, hot water tanks and stoves. Freon technician is Jerald “Lynn” Capan from J.C. Mobile Homes & Parts. The cost for all appliances is $2 each.
n PA Cleanways and D&M Trucking will collect old electronics items. Items such as microwave ovens and radios will be taken at a cost is $2 each.
n Computers will be collected by Goodwill Industries. Old computers, printers, keyboards and monitors will be taken at a cost of $1 each.
Household hazardous waste, paint cans and televisions will not be accepted.
For more information on the hard-to-recycle event, call the Fayette County recycling hotline at 724-430-4884.