Lawrence/Mercer - Recycling and Solid Waste
Lawrence/Mercer - Recycling and Solid Waste

News & Events
Calendar
2025 Event Calendar
Hard-to-Recycle Collections
Hard-to-Recycle Collections
Collection days are the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 9 AM to 1 PM
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Mission
The Lawrence-Mercer Counties Recycling/Solid Waste Department’s mission is to develop and implement both the Lawrence County and Mercer County Municipal Solid Waste Management Plans.
Vision
This Lawrence-Mercer Counties Recycling/Solid Waste Department will work towards its mission by:
- Providing convenient recycling opportunities,
- Providing recycling and collection opportunities for hard-to-dispose materials such as tires, electronics, and household hazardous waste,
- Providing technical assistance to businesses, institutions, organizations, and municipalities,
- Partnerships with like-minded organizations and agencies,
- Conducting public education programs to raise awareness about proper waste management and its benefits, and
- Assisting municipalities and businesses in meeting regulatory compliance with local, state, and federal recycling and waste management laws.
Links & Resources
Document Links
- Big Blue Bins (opens in a new window)
- Does it Belong in Your Recycling Bin (opens in a new window)
- How to Take out the Trash (opens in a new window)
- Recycling at Work School (opens in a new window)
- Recycling Options for Municipalities (opens in a new window)
- Rural Curbside Recycling (opens in a new window)
- Understanding Consumption (opens in a new window)
Items to Recycle
- Household Hazardous Waste (opens in a new window)
- Leaf and Yard Waste (opens in a new window)
- Medications, Prescription Drugs (opens in a new window)
- Needles, Syringes, Broken Glass (opens in a new window)
- Paint (opens in a new window)
- Plastic Bags Film (opens in a new window)
- Plastics Recycling (opens in a new window)
- Propane Tanks, Fire Extinguishers, Gas Cylinders (opens in a new window)
- Smoke Detectors (opens in a new window)
Local Curbside Recycling Programs
- City of New Castle Curbside Recycling (opens in a new window)
- Ellwood City Curbside Recycling (opens in a new window)
- Neshannock Township Curbside Recycling (opens in a new window)
- New Wilmington Borough Curbside Recycling (opens in a new window)
- Shenango Township Curbside Recycling (opens in a new window)
- Union Township Curbside Recycling (opens in a new window)
Resources
- 2025 Electronics Recycling Guide_v1 (opens in a new window)
- Composting (opens in a new window)
- Curbside Recycling in Lawrence County (opens in a new window)
- Document Destruction (opens in a new window)
- Hiring a Hauler (opens in a new window)
- Illegal Dumping (opens in a new window)
- Recycling Myths (opens in a new window)
- Recycling Right (opens in a new window)
- Rural Curbside Recycling (opens in a new window)
- Understanding the Cost (opens in a new window)