Pennsylvania Resources Council

PRC hosts an #ewaste #recycling collection Sept 26 in Catania Park, Delaware County. Dispose of televisions, computers and other electronic equipment. Learn more, view fees and register today: https://ow.ly/hy7S50T57Jl

“What’s Up, Watershed?” Trees alongside streams cool down the water temperature, providing wildlife including brook trout with ideal habitat and protection from predators. Check out the August edition of PRC's new educational series to explore how "riparian buffers" along streams provide many benefits to wildlife: https://ow.ly/zIza50SQLLU #watershed

PRC crew joined folks from CONNECT (Congress of Neighboring Communities), Posner Foundation and others to tour City of Hermitage wastewater treatment plant. This incredible facility uses anaerobic digestion to process food waste alongside biosolids collected from #wastewater into #biogas used to produce energy that goes back into the grid. Thursday's field trip explored different avenues of food waste diversion -- including landfill and #composting -- and highlighted a unique approach to the food waste problem.

Check out the first edition of PRC's new “Don't Trash Glass” blog to learn how best to divert #glass from landfills --and support a more circular economy! PRC’s successful glass #recycling program is sponsored by O-I and #CAPGlass and is made possible through partnerships with Michael Brothers Companies and Tri-State Waste & Recycling. The August edition explores how to recycle glass bottles, jars and jugs: https://ow.ly/mR8G50SS2Iy

Time to clean out what's under your sink, in the garage and throughout your basement! Register for PRC's #HouseholdChemical collection Sat, Sept 7, at South Park Wave Pool lot sponsored by Allegheny County Health Department. Dispose of auto fluids, household cleaners, paints, #pesticides, pool chemicals and more. $20 to dispose of up to 10 gallons/50 pounds. Learn more and register: https://ow.ly/enbK50T1bp0

Register now for a PRC #HouseholdChemical collection taking place in September in Allegheny or Fayette County. Safely dispose of common chemicals such as cleaners, #paints, #batteries, auto fluids, #pesticides and more. $20 fee to drop off up to 10 gallons/50 lbs of chemicals for #recycling. Learn more and register: https://ow.ly/E7y950T1axz

“What’s Up, Watershed?” Vegetation adjacent to a stream is called a riparian buffer. These areas feature trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants and play a vital role in keeping our streams clean, cool, and habitable for wildlife. Check out the August edition of PRC's new educational series to explore how depleting these spaces can destroy habitat for wildlife including Pennsylvania's fish, the brook trout: https://ow.ly/zIza50SQLLU #watershed

Check out the first edition of PRC's new “Don't Trash Glass” blog to explore options for recycling #glass -- a material that can be #recycled forever! PRC Glass Program Coordinator Ethan Woodfill shares his expertise and insight regarding how best to divert glass from landfills --and support a more circular economy! Check out the August edition to learn what to do with glass bottles, jars and jugs: https://ow.ly/mR8G50SS2Iy

“What’s Up, Watershed?” Pennsylvania’s state fish — the brook trout — actually requires colder creek temperatures to survive, preferring water temperatures of about 59 degrees. Check out the August edition of PRC's new educational series to explore why the brook trout population in Pennsylvania has been severely reduced in many parts of their historic range: https://ow.ly/zIza50SQLLU #watershed

Amazing event today at #ElizabethForwardMiddleSchool when 300+ households took part in PRC's #HardToRecycle collection sponsored by Allegheny County Health Department! Check out the schedule of upcoming HTR collections and register to #recycle tires, #ewaste small Freon appliances and much more: https://ow.ly/6Xyn50SVcr6