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You are here: Home / Civic Engagement / Guide to Recycling in the City of Pittsburgh

Guide to Recycling in the City of Pittsburgh

January 11, 2014 Lindsay

pittsburgh-recyclingI had to do some digging to find this information on the City of Pittsburgh website, so I thought I would repost here in case anyone else was looking for this info.

The city’s website is a little confusing and links to some outdated information.  The information included here should be correct – if not, please let me know.I’ve added a section for other recycling options at the bottom.  If you know of other places to recycle items that are not accepted by the city – please leave a comment below and I will update the list.

Curbside Recycling in the City of Pittsburgh

The city of Pittsburgh offers curbside recycling for homes and apartment buildings with 5 units or less.

Curbside recycling is picked up every-other week.  The curbside recycling schedule is available here.

Drop Off Recycling Centers

If you aren’t eligible for curbside recycling or you need to drop off some extra recyclables – the city of Pittsburgh has several recycling drop-off centers.

Drop-Off Centers Hours Notes
East End Drop-Off Center
(West Homewood/East Liberty)
North Dallas Ave. at Hamilton Ave.
412-665-3609
Monday through Friday8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.(except holidays)
Hazelwood Drop-Off Center
Melanchton Ave.
off 5200 block of Second Ave.
412-422-6524
Monday through Friday8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 
Knoxville Drop-Off Center – New Location 414 Bausman Street (off Mathews Ave)412-488-8341
Facility is open 24 hours/ day. Open to residents, small businesses, bars and restaurants.Does NOT accept yard debris, scrap metal or tires.
West End Drop-Off Center
Next to Herschel Field
(from Steuben St., turn on Herschel St., turn right on Hassler St. and pass salt igloo)
412-937-3054
Monday through Friday8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Strip District Drop-Off Center
(Bureau of Environmental Services)
31st & Railroad Streets (under the 31st Street bridge next to refuse collection offices)412-255-2773
Facility is open 24 hours/ day. Open to small businesses, bars and restaurants.Does NOT accept yard debris, scrap metal or tires.
Construction Junction (Point Breeze)214 N. Lexington Ave. (off Penn Ave.)

412-243-5025.
Facility is open during Construction Junction business hours. Does NOT accept yard debris, scrap metal or tires.

What Can You Recycle in the City of Pittsburgh?

Recyclable Items Drop-Off Center
ALL BOTTLES (Aluminum, Glass, Plastic) & Cans & Plastic Containers 1,2,3,4 & 5 Accepted at all drop-off centers
NEWSPAPER
(Tied or loose or in paper bag)
Accepted at all drop-off centers
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
(Must be dry & flat)
Accepted at all drop-off centers
MAGAZINES, CATALOGS & PAPERBOARD
(Flatten ALL paperboard)
Accepted at all drop-off centers
WHITE OFFICE (OR COPY) PAPER
(Loose ONLY)
Accepted at all drop-off centers
MIXED/COLORED PAPER & JUNK MAIL
(Loose or in paper bag)
Accepted at all drop-off centers
TELEPHONE BOOKS – (Loose ONLY)
Accepted at all drop-off centers
YARD DEBRIS
(grass clippings, hedges, tree clippings,
shrubs, leaves)
(Loose or in paper bag – No plastic bags)
Accepted at Public Works
drop-off centers ONLY (proof of
city residency required when
dropping off yard debris)
SCRAP METAL
(Loose ONLY)
Accepted at Public Works
drop-off centers ONLY
SCRAP TIRES
(Tires ONLY— No rims)
Accepted at Public Works
drop-off centers ONLY

Other Recycling Options

  • Bicycles – donate bicycles and bicycle parts to FreeRide, which is located around the corner from Construction Junction.
  • Plastic bags and grocery bags – most Giant Eagle stores have a plastic bag recycling box outside of the store.  The bag recycling box at the Shadyside Giant Eagle Market District is located in the parking garage.

Even more RECYCLING Information

  • Construction Junction – Recycling Resources
  • Allegheny County Website
  • Zero Waste Pittsburgh

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Filed Under: Civic Engagement Tagged With: Environment, pittsburgh, recycling, Waste management

About Lindsay

Lindsay has been writing about Pittsburgh since 2005. She likes pretzels from the Pretzel Shop on Carson St., used book stores, her rollerblades and she hopes to learn to skateboard someday soon.

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Comments

  1. Erika at Creative Reuse says

    January 15, 2014 at 10:28 PM

    We would love it if you would add Creative Reuse to this list! And then sometime soon we’ll have to have a conversation about reuse vs. recycling. Both matter, but reuse needs a brighter spotlight. http://www.pccr.org

  2. Ashley Bartko says

    July 31, 2014 at 10:16 AM

    Does the city offer [to purchase I’d assume] a container for recyclables? Putting recycylable things in blue bags is getting a little old…

    • Pete says

      August 11, 2014 at 8:40 AM

      Same feeling here, except I’m new to the city and can’t wrap my head around the idea of buying blue bags just to have them taken away with my recycling items (then buying them again and again like I do with trash bags). Seems like a lot of needless waste (and a racket for the blue bag producers!).

      • rpostwvu says

        August 17, 2014 at 10:48 PM

        Giant eagle bags are blue no need to buy. I have a blue tupperware that I happened to have which came from
        walmart.

  3. Newbers says

    October 11, 2014 at 3:59 PM

    Thanks for the info, sorry you didn’t include *what* can be recycled curbside; in Seattle it’s all glass and metal, only certain shapes of plastic containers and sizes of lids, so it’s not obvious! Also your link to the recycle schedule is already obsolete; thanks, City of Pgh!

  4. orison squirrel says

    September 8, 2015 at 7:30 PM

    city of pukeburgh is as dumb as a box of rocks… 20times they have bypassed my curb street pickup , ;its getting old..

  5. Great_Random says

    January 14, 2017 at 8:33 AM

    In California some businesses pay for plastic. Is there a chance of having this in Pittsburgh?

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