WHERE TO TAKE IT?
ALMOST EVERYTHING CAN BE RECYCLED…
City of Erie Recycling Hotline:
870-1450
Websites:
www.erie.pa.us
www.recyclethis.org
www.dep.state.pa.us
www.proprecycles.org
Erie County Recycling
Coordinator: 451-6019
AUTOMOTIVE:
Automotive Batteries
Battery Outlet, The
Erie Batteries
Auto Zone
2825 Liberty St
1915 Parade St
3016 West 26th St
868-7487
455-7789
836-9041
Motor Oil
Advance Auto Parts
Advance Auto Parts
Advance Auto Parts
Auto Zone
Auto Zone
All locations
1334 West 26th St
2214 East 38th St
All locations
2119 Broad St
453-2653
646 East 18th St
1602 Selinger Ave
452-4549
838-7628
454-5942
824-6042
Metal Parts
Liberty Iron
Lincoln Metal
Tires
Most Tire Outlets
(Fee charged per tire.)
City of Erie Tire Annual Collection- Call for Date & Time
870-1450
BATTERIES: Ni-cd /Rechargeable (No alkalines)
A Duchini, Inc.
Best Buy
Home Depot
Mueller Locksmith
Radio Shack
Radio Shack
2550 McKinley Ave
6650 Peach St
7451 Peach St
445 West 8th St
All locations
1324 East Grandview
456-7027
860-8487
866-2772
452-3345
825-6931
Radio Shack
Target
Eastway Plaza
6700 Peach St
899-0214
860-8511
CARPET:
Have your installer remove the carpet. Cut the carpet into small pieces and place in bags
curbside on your regular refuse pickup day.
CELL PHONES:
City Hall Lobby Drop-off box
626 State St
Donate to SafeNet- a women and children’s center
The Funding Factory
870-1450
455-1774
456-6005
COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS: Computers, TVs, Video & Fax Machines, Phones, etc.
(Fees will be charged depending on the amount disposed of.)
Environmental Coordination Services & Recycling
(ECS& R)
3237 Highway 19, Cochranton, PA 814-425-7773
Erie County E-Cycling Events
451-6009
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL:
Fiesler West Recycling
1202 West 16th St
**Material consists of concrete, asphalt, brick or block**
454-6609
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD:
All corrugated cardboard must be flattened and tied. Do not place boxes inside of boxes, or
place paperboard (tissue, cereal boxes, etc.) with corrugated. Remove packaging such as plastic
wrap and Styrofoam and dispose of properly. If the box is larger than 4ft., break it down. If the
boxes are not flattened, it takes three items more space in the truck. Place next to your blue
recycling container.
FREON:
(Fees will be charged depending on the amount disposed of.)
Beez Appliances
916 Parade St
455-2192
Waste Management
851 Robinson Road
824-7800
Other Appliance Stores certified to remove freon.
Once the Freon is removed, you must take it to Lincoln Metal or Liberty Iron.
HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS & OTHER HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW):
Corrosives: drain cleaners, rust removers, oven cleaners; Flammables: gasoline, kerosene,
butane, oil base paint, paint thinners; Toxics: pool chemicals, pesticides, insecticides, herbicides,
rat and mouse poison, flea collars, roach and ant killer, window cleaner, furniture polish,
antifreeze, brake fluid, fluorescent lights, mercury, etc.
(Fees will be charged depending on the amount disposed of.)
Environmental Coordination Services & Recycling
(ECS&R)
3237 Highway 19, Cochranton, PA 814-425-7773
Erie County HHW Collection Events
451-6009
METAL ITEMS: Aluminum, Brass, Cast Iron, Copper, and Steel
Liberty Iron
Lincoln Metal
646 East 18th St
1602 Selinger Ave
452-4549
838-7628
PAINT:
Latex Based Paint:
Remove lid and let the contents air dry in your garage or basement or add a waste paint
hardener or cat litter. Make sure the open can is out of the reach of children or little critters.
When paint hardens, dispose of paint with refuse, the can, with the lid off, can be placed with
recyclables into a blue bag at curbside.
Oil-Based Paint: Flammable-Household Hazardous Waste
(Fees will be charged depending on the amount disposed of.)
Environmental Coordination Services & Recycling
(ECS&R)
3237 Highway 19, Cochranton, PA 814-425-7773
Erie County HHW Collection Events
451-6009
PALLOTS:
Erie Pallet Company
1835 East 12th Street
452-4961
PAPER PRODUCTS:
Erie Energy Products, Inc. 1
400 Irwin Dr
454-2828
*They accept newspaper, phone books, paperback, and comic books.
PLASTIC BAGS:
Most Grocery Stores
Giant Eagle
Wal-Mart
7200 Peach Street
Buffalo Rd
866-1089
897-1003
PRINTER CARTRIDGES- LASER/ INK JET:
Alphajet
The Funding Factory
24th and Cherry
2101 West 12th St
461-9799
456-6005
1313 Chestnut St
5320 Buffalo Rd
4340 West 26th St
11526 East Lake Rd
453-5637
899-6804
833-9941
725-1325
PROPANE:
(Fee may be charged.)
Chapman Gasses
Chaps General Supply
Rent-A-Wreck
Low Bucs Propane
**Small hand held propane tanks are recyclable, if the tops are cut off. Otherwise they can be disposed
of in the regular garbage. **
REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS, AIR-CONDITIONERS:
Appliance Disposal Company
*Will pick up appliances up in your home or curbside.
*Fee will be charged depending on item and pickup.
1-888-GO-FREON
1-888-(463-7366)
www.appliancedisposal.org
STYROFOAM
Foam Fabricators Limited
6550 West Ridge Rd
838-4538
*Only accept foam packaging, Styrofoam board, foam peanut packaging, and the products must
be white in color and clean.
Pony Express
*Any type of Styrofoam accepted
1903 West 8th St
456-6245
TIRES:
Most Tire Outlets Accept Tires for a small fee.
City of Erie Tire Annual Collection- Call for Date & Time
870-1450