aHelp reduce your environmental footprint. The average American generates 4.5 lbs. of waste each day. Our recycling rate is about 1.5 lbs. per person per day. Most recent data from EPA 2005 info.

Recycling sites by County

• Centre
• Columbia - Bob Aungst, Acting Recycling Coordinator, Columbia County Planning Commission, 702 Sawmill Rd., Suite 104, Bloomsburg, 17815

  570.389.9146, fax 570.784.5769, e-mail: raungst@columbiapa.org

• Luzerne

• Lycoming
• Montour - Ron Defrain, Recycling Coordinator, 40 Frosty Valley Rd,
  Bloomsburg, 17815, 570.784.2662, fax 570.275.4740,

  e-mail: rd2112@aol.com

• Northumberland - Dale Henry, Recycling Coordinator, 399 South 5th Street,
  Sunbury, 17801, 570.988.4218, fax 570.988.4436, e-mail: dhenry@norrycopa.net
• Snyder
• Union 

Recycling sites by Item 

Building Supplies

Habitat ReStores  general info link.  Accept excess building supplies as well as used items. Anyone may shop at store. Items at store may include: windows and doors, paint and hardware, lumber and tools, lighting fixtures and tiles, plumbing supplies and toilets, bathtubs and kitchen sinks, cabinetry.

• Bellefonte  1155 Zion Road  Wed, Fri, Sat. 9-4, Th 9-6,  814.353.2390,   office@habitatgcc.org
  Operated by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Centre County .   Click here for further info. 
• Williamsport/Lycoming  455 Hepburn St. coming in January 2008.

    Operated by Williamsport/Lycoming Habitat for Humanity 
    Call store to find out how to donate: 570.322.2021, habitat2@comcast.net

Clothing and Shoes

• Milton

HandUp Foundation Discount Center is now accepting all conditions of clothing and shoes.  If you have any items that you believe are not in good enough condition put them in a bag or box and mark bailer on it. They also accept a long list of other items, see the link.

• Second-hand Stores - Places to buy, donate, or consign items  in usable condition. Scroll down link to read list of stores throughout our area.

Compact Fluorescent Lights CFL's

Voices of Central Pennsylvania reports in their September issue (scroll down to second article in link) that two companies in State College are now accepting CFL bulbs for recycling and mercury abatement.  Since the bulbs have such a long life span, you may not need the service for some time, but it's good to have the option.  An earlier issue of Voices also called into question the benefits of CFLs, given the presence of  mercury.  But typically, if your electricity comes from coal, burning incandescents releases more mercury into the atmosphere through the plant smokestacks than cfls contain, for the same amount of light over time.  That doesn't mean it's not dangerous, but helps put it into perspective.  Newer bulbs also contain as little mercury as possible (watch out for cut-rate bulbs which may still contain the greater amounts).

• State College

Whitehill Lighting and Supplies - State College  1524 North Atherton St.   814.238.2449

They mainly deal with large quantities but will deal with individuals for a small fee.  Their rate sheet is available at 1524 North Atherton St.

Hite Company - State College   1245 Benner Pike    814.237.7649

They are implementing a consumer recycling program.  Depleted cfls can be brought to 1245 Benner Pike, State College.

Electronics

Staples - recycles computers, monitors, cell phones, batteries. Some charges may apply. More info soon.

Packing Foam

• Bloomsburg 

Foam Fabricators   570-752-7110   7050 Columbia Blvd. Bloomsburg  M-Th 7 am - 11 pm, Fri 7 am - 4 pm.

Accepts packing peanuts and foam packing around appliances. NO food packaging.
Take Rt 80E to Berwick/Lime Ridge exit. Go 11N to Berwick. It's on right <.5mi. It's a large blue bldg
with a sign.

• Lewisburg

Crate & Freight Plus  534 N. Derr St. Lewisburg  570-524-9260

Accepts peanuts.

Contact LAN if you are able to give further recycling information in our area.

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