APPLIANCES

 

Monongalia County White Goods Program 

Last Saturday of each month (summer months only)
Location: Suburban Sanitation Transfer Station
Time: 8:00am - 11:30am
Non-Freon based appliances are FREE
Freon based appliances require $20 for Freon removal and/or certification

 

Transfer Station

Location: Suburban Sanitation Transfer Station (304) 292-5063
Time: 8:00am - 11:30am
Non-Freon based appliances are $10
Freon based appliances require $30 for Freon removal and/or certification

 

Wadestown Community Resource Center 

Accepts working appliances only
Free pick up (call to make arrangements) (304) 662-6220

 

Salvation Army

Accepts working appliances only
Will pick up larger items (call to make arrangements) (304) 296-3525

 

BATTERIES

  

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) batters
  • 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 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

 

Wadestown Community Resource 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 Westover

Offers municipal composting to Westover Residents
Accepts yard waste, brush, wood, vegetation, etc
Offers compost/mulch for home use

City of Clarksburg Compost Facility

Will accept yard waste defined as: grass clippings, leaves, brush and tree trimmings no larger than 6inches 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
There is a small recycling fee
Will pick up for a fee
Call for information (304) 291-8550

 

Annual MCSWA E-Ecycling event

Held in April to celebrate Earth Day
There is a small recycling fee
All electronics/computers get recycled
All commodities must be dropped off

 

DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION

 

Allied Waste - BFI

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

 

We Shred - EDDR

Offers on-site or off-site document destruction
Offers on-site or off-site shredding
Free secure locking containers
One-time service or regular scheduled service
Ensures HIPPA compliance for confidential document destruction
Certificate of destruction provided
Call for information (304) 216-2341

 

HOUSEHOLD GOODS

 

Wadestown Community Resource 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

 

Salvation Army

Accepts: clothing, household goods, and working appliances
Will arrange pickup for large items
Call for information (304) 296-3525

 

Goodwill

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

 

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

 

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

 

PESTICIDES

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

 

PLANTING POTS and FLATS

 

Shields Herb & Flower Farm

May re-use pots and flats for planting
Call for information (724) 435-7246

 

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 Transfer Station for a fee (304) 292-5963
  • Most garbage haulers will accept tires on Bulky Goods Day
             Allied Waste-BFI does not accept tires
         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