| PHILADELPHIA |
135 South 19th Street
Suite 300
Philadelphia PA 19103
Tel: 215-567-4004
Fax: 215-567-5791
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| HARRISBURG |
105 North Front Street
Suite 106
Harrisburg PA 17101
Tel: 717-230-8806
Fax: 717-230-8808
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| WILMINGTON, DE |
100 West 10th Street
Suite 704
Wilmington DE 19801
Tel: 302-691-0112
Fax: 302-691-0124
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Use it Again, PA!, Clean Air Council’s online, searchable guide to businesses that rent, repair, and/or sell used goods throughout the state.
Recycling Alliance of Philadelphia, an association of concerned citizen groups, which the Council co-founded with Clean Water Action, which works to improve recycling in Philadelphia.
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Did You Know …?
In 1988, when Pennsylvania passed Act 101, it became the largest state in the nation to require recycling.
By 1995, almost 9 million Pennsylvanians were recycling.
While recycling is mandatory in only 415 communities in PA, an additional 350 are recycling at the curbside voluntarily.
Pennsylvania's Waste Law
Recycling's the law in Pennsylvania!
Communities of over 5,000 people in Pennsylvania are required to have curbside recycling programs for their residents that pick up 3 of the following materials:
- High-grade office paper
- Colored glass containers
- Aluminum cans
- Newsprint
- Plastics
- Corrugated paper
- Clear glass containers
- Steel and bi-metallic cans
These communities are also required to collect leaves, twigs, and garden trimming for composting and to have recycling at all commercial, institutional, and municipal establishments and sponsors of community activities.
Pennsylvania began its mandatory recycling career with the passage of Act 101. Act 101, Pennsylvania's Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling, and Waste Reduction Act, was passed in 1988. This law:
- Mandated curbside recycling programs in communities with more than 5,000 people.
- Set up The Recycling Fund, which provides grants to local PA governments that need financial help to create and implement recycling programs in their communities.
- Required landfill and waste-to-energy facilities (trash incinerators) to create recycling drop-off centers.
- Mandated that all commercial, institutional, and municipal establishments and sponsors of community events (such as fairs, concerts and organized sporting events) in mandatory recycling communities must recycle aluminum, high-grade office paper, corrugated paper, and leaves.
- Required all Pennsylvania cities to establish a recycling program and a Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC). SWAC deals with municipal implementation of recycling programs, facilities operation and recycling, and commonwealth recycling and waste reduction.
You can also recycle used motor oil and automotive batteries in Pennsylvania. To find out how, go to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's website.
Finding Your County Recycling Coordinator
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) oversees the state's recycling program. In each county, there is a Recycling Coordinator to develop, implement, and monitor local recycling programs.
Find your local recycling coordinator by looking on PA DEP's website.
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