APPLIANCES
Monongalia County White Goods Program
Last Saturday of each month (summer months only)
Location: Mountaineer Transfer Station
Time: 7:00am – 11:00am
304-368-7777
Non-Freon based appliances are FREE
Freon based appliances require $20 for Freon removal and/or certification
Native American Community Center
(Formerly Wadestown Community Resource Center)
Accepts working appliances only
Free pick up (call to make arrangements)
Phone: (304) 662-6220
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Accepts working appliances only
Will pick up larger items (call to make arrangements)
Phone: (304) 291-2991
Salvation Army
Accepts working appliances only
Will pick up larger items (call to make arrangements)
Phone: (304) 296-3525
Recycling Options:
Dick’s Recycling (304) 599-3481
3 Rivers Iron and Metal (304) 366-8099
N. Mountain State Metals (304) 292-1200 or (304) 367-1207
R & B Recycling (304) 879-4111
Jack’s Recycling (800) 222-8932
BATTERIES
Not sure what kind of batteries you have? Need more information on types of batteries and battery recycling? Click HERE.
PC Renewal
Accepts only the following types of batteries
Class 1 Lead Acid: sealed lead acid, gel cells, car batteries forklift batteries, uninterrupted power source (UPS) batteries.
Class 2 Corrosive Metals: Alkaline & NiCad (wet & dry), Carbon Zinc (non-mercury), Nickel Iron, Nickel Hydride and Lithium ion, and Zinc Air.
Class 3 Mercury-bearing: Carbon Zinc, Button Cell, Silver Oxide, Mercury Oxide
Class 4: Reactive Metals: Lithium Metal and Magnesium
There is a small recycling fee for non-rechargeable/alkaline batteries.
Call (304) 291-8550 for more information.
Morgantown Phone Center
Only accepts re-chargeable batteries
(NiCad, Lithium, Nickel Metal hydride, Small sealed lead)
Must weight less than one pound. Must be dropped off. Call (304) 292-8911 x 1 for more information.
Premier Computers
Only accepts re-chargeable batteries. (NiCad, Lithium, Nickel Metal hydride, Small sealed lead). Must be dropped off. Call (304) 292-7000 for more information.
Advanced Auto, Walmart, NAPA
Accept automobile batteries for recycling. Please call before you drop off batteries.
BOOKS
Native American Community Center
Accepts hardcover and soft cover books for recycling. Call to arrange pickup (304) 662-6220.
The Bookshelf
Accepts used books and gives store credit
Call for details (304) 599-4601
COMPOSTING & MULCH
WVU Farm
Offers mulch/compost for use (small loading fee). Call for information (304) 293-7092.
City of Clarksburg Compost Facility
Will accept yard waste defined as: grass clippings, leaves, brush and tree trimmings no larger than 6 inches in diameter and 6 feet long. Offers compost/mulch for home use. Call for information (304) 624-1611.
Maverick Shredding/Mulching
Operates a mobile mulching/grinding unit. Can grind in bulk. Call for information (304)-276-7770.
COMPUTERS and ELECTRONICS
PC Renewal
Recycles and refurbishes computers and many types of electronics all year round. There is a small recycling fee. Will pick up for a fee. Call for information (304) 291-8550.
Annual MCSWA E-Ecycling event
Call MCSWA for scheduling and more information (304) 292-3801.
Cell Phones for Soldiers
Donate your used cell phone for recycling that benefits our troops stationed overseas. Print this FREE shipping label http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/media_docs/cpfs_prepaid_label.pdf and put up to 3 phones in an envelope or box. The phones get recycled and prepaid phone cards are given to soldiers serving overseas.
Best Buy
(304) 598-9052 (University Town Centre, Granville)
Accepts all computer components for FREE recycling
Accepts many other home elctronics for FREE recycling
WILL accept TVs under 32 inches and flat screen TVs under 60 inches for FREE recycling
NO console TVs and NO CRT TVs larger than 32 inches
Only 3 items per household per day
See this site for details
Goodwill Industries
(304) 296-7900 (Mountaineer Mall, Morgantown)
Accepts all computers and computer parts for FREE recycling
NO monitors with broken glass screens can be accepted
Will only accept working TVs for re-sale; call for more info
Office Depot
(304) 59807899 (Chestnut Ridge Road, Morgantown)
Offers prepaid boxes for electronics recycling
Call for more information
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Accepts still usable materials for re-sale. Will pick up larger items (call to make arrangements). Phone: (304) 291-2991
Transfer Station
Location: Maintaineer Transfer Station
Phone: (304) 368-7777
Time: 5:30am – 3:00pm M-F
7:00am – 11:00pm Sat
Call for fees and more information
DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION
Republic Services – Allied Waste
Offers on-site document destruction collection. One-time service or regular scheduled service. Ensures HIPPA compliance for confidential document destruction. Call for information (304) 296-3696.
Pace Tec
Provides free bankers boxes. $20.00 pickup fee in Morgantown -additional fees for extra distance. Call for more information (304) 599-0513
Cintas
Offers on-site or off-site document destruction and/or shredding. Secure locking containers available. One-time service or regular scheduled service. Ensures HIPPA compliance for confidential document destruction. Certificate of destruction provided. Call for information (304) 216-2341 or (412) 376-7576.
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
JT Martin Fire & Safety
Refills & recycles fire extinguishers. Located in Clarksburg. Call for information (304) 622-4278
MJ Fire Service
Will refill, re-use, or recycle fire extinguisher. Located at 652 Hillwood Drive, Morgantown. Call for information (304) 291-3021.
Valley National Gases
Refills fire extinguishers. Located in Fairmont. Call for information (304) 363-0950.
FLUORESCENT BULBS / CFLs
Lowes
FREE recycling of UNBROKEN CFLs/fluorescent bulbs at station in front entrance. More information at this site.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Native American Community Center
Accepts: Food, usable furniture, working appliances, household goods, used clothing and shoes (any condition), hardback and soft cover books, and cardboard. Offers a FREE pickup service. Call for information (304) 662-6220 or (724) 435-7400.
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Accepts still usable furniture and appliances for re-sale. Will pick up larger items (call to make arrangements). Phone: (304) 291-2991.
Salvation Army
Accepts: clothing, household goods, and working appliances. Will arrange pickup for large items. Call for information (304) 296-3525.
Goodwill Stores
Accepts: clothing, household goods, usable furniture. Must be dropped off at the store. Call for information (304) 296-7900.
Christian Help
Accepts: clothing and food/canned goods. Must be dropped off at the store. Call for information (304) 296-0221.
INK & TONER CARTRIDGES
The Cartridge Depot
Will purchase your used toner & ink cartridges. Call for information (304) 598-7070.
Office Depot
Accepts most used toner & ink cartridges. Call for information (304) 598-7899
PC Renewal
Accepts ALL types used toner & ink cartridges. Call for information (304) 291-8550.
MEDICATIONS – home use only!
Do NOT flush any leftover medication down the toilet!Instead, check with your pharmacy about a take-back program.
OR
Remove medication from original packaging then mix medication with kitty litter or used coffee grounds and put into empty can or plastic bag and dispose of in regular trash.
Hospitals, Doctor’s Offices & Businesses MUST follow federal regulations for proper disposal. Medical facilities must comply with all applicable EPA hazardous waste disposal regulations. Contact the WV Dept. of Environemtnal Protection’s Office of Waste and Waste Management at 304-926-0495 for more information. For more information, click HERE.
NEEDLES & SHARPS – home use only!
Check with your pharmacy about a take-back program.
OR
Place in a metal or hard-plastic container with a screw-on or tight-fitting lid. Do NOT use glass or clear plastic containers. Do not try to re-cap, remove, bend, or break the sharps to make them fit in the container. When the container is nearly full, add a solution of 1 teaspoon of bleach to 1 pint of water to the container and seal it tight. With a permanenet makrer, write “NOT RECYCLABLE – TREATED SHARPS” on the outside of the container. Place the container in a plastic bag and seal it with tape to prevent leakage. Discard in trash. Hospitals, Doctor’s Offices & Businesses MUST follow federal regulations for proper disposal. Medical facilities must comply with all applicable EPA hazardous waste disposal regulations. Contact the WV Dept. of Environemtnal Protection’s Office of Waste and Waste Management at 304-926-0495 for more information.
OIL & ANTIFREEZE
Eric’s Radiator
Accepts: Antifreeze and Oil. May be a small recycling fee. Call for information (304) 685-3736.
Advanced Auto Stores
Will accept used oil. Call for information.
PAINT, LACQUERS, SOLVENTS, THINNERS
Hold until Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
OR
By law, garbage haulers cannot transport liquids so paint must be in solid form for them to accept it.
Latex Paint – take the lid off and let air dry, or fill with cat litter to absorb the paint and then dispose of it in the garbage on your pick up day.
Oil Paint – Either paint on a surface (i.e. cardboard) or you may fill with cat litter. If using cat litter, make sure all the paint has been absorbed. After paint is absorbed/dried, dispose of in the garbage on you pick up day. Please note that if the weather is humid, allow extra time for the paint to completely dry.
PALLETS
Craig’s Recycling
Will pickup pallets for rebuilding/re-use. Free pickup service. One-time service or regular scheduled service. Call for information (304) 291-2116.
M.H.H.
Will pick up pallets for rebuilding / reuse. May offer free pickup service. Call for more information at (304) 376-9113.
PESTICIDES / CHEMICALS
Each chemical has its own proper disposal method. For environmentally sound disposal, please contact the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Pesticides or Waste Division at (304) 368-3950.
For information on proper management of disposal of pesticides, contact Doug Hudson, WV Dept. of Agriculture, Pesticide Regulatory Program, (304) 558-2209.
Please check the US EPA Pesticides Information page.
PLANTING POTS and FLATS
Shields Herb & Flower Farm
May re-use pots and flats for planting. Call for information (724) 435-7246.
Global Impact
May re-use pots and flats for planting. Call for information (304) 677-0379.
STYROFOAM PEANUTS
UPS Store (Patterson Dr., Morgantown). Depending on stock, may accept clean styrofoam peanuts for packing. Call for information (304) 599-0001.
Slight Indulgence
Depending on stock, may accept clean Styrofoam packing peanuts for packing. Call for information (304) 292-3401.
STYROFOAM CHUNK
Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers
1298 Cronson Blvd., Crofton, MD 21114
Will accept chunk Styrofoam for recycling. Must mail the Styrofoam to them. Call for information (410) 451-8340.
TIRES
Can be taken to the Mountaineer Transfer Station for a fee. Call (304) 368-7777 for more information.
Most garbage haulers will accept tires on Bulky Goods Day. Republic Service-Allied Waste- does not accept tires. Call to confirm with City of Westover and Town of Star City. Call your trash hauler for more information.
Hold for Tire Amnesty Day. Call WV DEP for more information (304) 368-3950.
VEHICLES
Good News Mountaineer Garage
Will accept donated vehicles for needy families in WV. Vehicle must be in working condition with complete motor and transmission, but need not have current inspection. Call 1-855-GIVE-CAR for details and for tax-deductible information.
Recycling Options
Some of the following businesses will accept vehicles, working or not, for recycling. Please call for more information.
Dick’s Recycling (304) 599-3481
3 Rivers Iron and Metal (304) 366-8099
N. Mountain State Metals (304) 292-1200 or (304) 367-1207
R & B Recycling (304) 879-4111
Jack’s Recycling (800) 222-8932
I have a bed frame that has cracked and I want to dispose of. Where should this be taken and is there a fee to dispose of it?
If the bed frame is metal, you can bring it to the main recycling center off of River Rd. If it’s not, you should call your trash provider and ask if you can put it out (at no extra cost) on bulky goods day.
My recycling used to be picked up curbside in Westover on Fridays. However, for the two last months mine has been skipped, while my neighbors’ recycling is still being collected.
I’ve always put mine out, unsorted (newspaper and aluminum together, for example), in cardboard boxes because bins are not provided. Is sorting required now? I can’t figure out why it’s not being picked up. I’d ask the drivers, but am at work before they should get here.
Can you possibly spell out the guidelines for curbside recycling? If this is beyond the scope of your site, I’ll call on my lunchbreak & figure it out, but it’s really frustrating!
Unfortunately, I can’t do anything for you. However, I know who can. Since you live in a municipality, trash and curbside recycling are handled by the municipality’s own internal solid waste department. The phone number for Westover’s solid waste department is: 304-296-6860. I hope this was helpful and I hope you get your issues resolved.
If you are unable to get curbside service, you are always welcome to bring your (separated!) recyclables to any of our drop off locations. Our main location is just outside of Westover and we have a satellite site at the Mountaineer Mall.
When is the next household hazardous waste collection event? What materials do you accept at this event?
There will be another household hazardous waste collection, but we don’t know exactly when it is yet. When the date is set in stone, it will be posted on our website.
I just received this information:
There is an upcoming Paint Disposal Day on Saturday, October 16, 2010, from 9:00am – 1:00pm at Miller Environmental (Hartman Run Rd, Morgantown).
Only latex or oil based paints will be collected.
There is a $5.00 fee per vehicle up to 10 gallon size containers AND $2.00 for every gallon container after they have surpassed the 10 gallon size container limit.
This information will be on our website ASAP.
I have no other information on a more comprehensive Household Hazardous Waste Event yet.
After months of trying to get a recycling bin, we finally got one. However, sometimes our recycling is still there when we come home on trash day – but the trash is gone. Are we doing something wrong? What are the guidelines for curbside recycling in Morgantown? We live in Greenmont.
MCSWA does not oversee any curbside recycling programs. If you live in Morgantown, Allied Waste provides your recycling. Pickup is every other week for curbside in Morgantown. Call Allied Waste at 304-296-3696 to find out your pickup schedule.
Do you know of anyone that takes #5 plastics locally?
I am not aware of anyone who recycles #5 plastic locally.
Do you know when a paint disposal day will be in 2011?
Is there a way to dispose of old throw & bed pillows?
If they’re in (REALLY) good condition, ReStore or Good Will may take them. If they’re in bad condition, they can go in the trash.
I have quite a few broken up pine tree branches and thick sticks in my yard. Is there anyone who will pick these up or at least a place to take them?
Unfortunately, the only place you can take brush is to the transfer station. We have no compost here.
As far as recycling boxes from soda, cereal boxes, etc (paperboard), should those go into the cardboard recepticles or the paper recepticles?
Rule of thumb: if it’s brown and made of paper/fiber, it’s cardboard. Brown paper bags, cereal boxes, etc. are cardboard.
Who accepts working TV’s and old computers/printers?
Goodwill (304-296-7900) and Best Buy (304-598-9052) take working computers. (Call both beforehand to get the details.)
Goodwill takes TVs if they are five years old or less.
Best Buy takes CRT TVs that are under 32″ and flat screen TVs that are under 60″.
PC Renewal (304-291-8550) takes both TVs and computers, but may charge.
Office Depot (304-598-7899) offers pre-paid (meaning you pay for them) e-Cycling mailers.
All of this information and more is found in our Proper Solid Waste Disposal Handbook.
I am looking to dispose about 10 – 12 gallons of house paint, can’t find any place that will take it, is there any place I can take it to?
We’re having a household hazardous waste collection, but that’s not until September 8. If you don’t want to wait that long (I don’t blame you), you can dry it out in the air or with kitty litter, then throw it away. Many hardware stores sell drying powders, but it has been our experience that kitty litter works just as well.