How do I dispose of…?

Republic Services offers free pick up of e-waste every 4th Friday of the month to all City of Morgantown residents. Call 304-366-8900 or 1-800-696-3173 to schedule your free pick-up through Republic. Visit their website to see a full list of accepted electronics https://www.republicservices.com/residents/recycling/e-waste

You can also recycle your electronic waste at these locations:

PC Renewal
3848 Grafton Rd.
Morgantown, WV 26508
Phone: 304-291-8550
https://wvpcrenewal.com/

Best Buy (including ink and toner cartridges)
3294 University Town Centre Dr.
Morgantown, WV, 26501
Phone: 304-598-9052
www.bestbuy.com/site/services/recycling

Target (phones, MP3 players, ink and toner cartridges only)
5001 University Town Centre Dr.
Morgantown, WV, 26505
Phone: 304-599-1072
www.Target.com

Office Depot (ink and toner cartridges only)
733 Chestnut Ridge Rd.
Morgantown, WV, 26505
Phone: 304-598-7899
https://www.officedepot.com/cm/services/ink-and-toner-cartridge-recycling

Westover Drop-off Recycling (ink and toner cartridges is the only accepted electronic waste at this site)
500 Dupont Rd.
Morgantown, WV, 26501
www.moncountyrecycling.com

Morgantown Goodwill
(Multiple locations)

Oil based paint

Oil based paint can be recycled at MUB’s annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day. You can find more information on that event here: https://mub.org/hhwc.

Latex based paint

Latex paint can be recycled and purchased at ReStore. Friends of Decker’s Creek also holds and annual latex paint exchange event where you can donate or pick-up for free, used latex paint.

To recycle latex paint at either ReStore or FODC’s Annual Paint Exchange event the latex paint must meet the following criteria:

1. Latex paint must not be expired or less than 5 years old
2. Latex paint must be in original container and more than 1/2 gallon

Habitat for Humanity ReStore
1825 Earl L. Core Rd.
Morgantown, WV 26501
Phone: 304-291-2991

https://www.monvalleyhfh.org/restore/paint-2/

Friends of Decker’s Creek

https://deckerscreek.org/paint-exchange/

If the latex paint is not usable you can safely dispose of it in your regular trash by following these steps:

1. Open the can and let it air dry.
2. Pour excess paint on cardboard or in a cardboard box filled with newspaper. Let the paint dry and then dispose of it in the trash.
3. Mix an absorbent (like sawdust or kitty litter) with the paint.
4. Let the paint dry and then dispose of it in the trash.

Habitat for Humanity ReStore
1825 Earl L. Core Rd.
Morgantown, WV 26501
Phone: 304-291-2991

Accepts working appliances only.
Will pick up larger items (call to make arrangements).

Appliance Distribution Source LLC
110 Dunkard Ave.
Westover WV 26501
Phone: 304-292-1348

Free appliance recycling drop-off for washers, dryers, dishwashers, refrigerators,
stoves, A/C’s, water heaters, dehumidifiers.

*please leave by dock ramp if after hours

Salvation Army
1224 University Ave.
Morgantown, WV 26505
Phone: 304-296-3525

Accepts working appliances only. Will pick up larger items (call to make arrangements)

Best Buy
3294 University Town Centre Dr.
Morgantown, WV, 26501
Phone: 304-598-9052

Offers free haul/recycling of appliances with purchase and delivery of a new one.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/services/recycling/pcmcat149900050025.c?id=pcmcat149900050025

Lowes
(Multiple locations)

Offers haul/recycling of appliances for a fee with purchase and delivery of a new one.

Wait! Can this item be reused?

If you have gently used furniture and other home goods consider donating it to a thrift store. This can extend the life of the product instead of sending it to the landfill. Donating items also reduces the need to use virgin materials, creates more jobs in our local economy,  provides inexpensive furnishing options, and proceeds from many thrift stores go to help charitable causes. Below is a list of stores to donate gently used items. Also consider donating to non-profits and churches with programs to help people in need.

• Animal Friends Thrift Shoppe – http://www.animalfriendswv.org/thrift-shoppe/
• Good Will – https://www.goodwillncwv.org/
• Ranch Community Store – https://ranchstore.org/
• Retails by Mountaineer Spay and Neuter Assistance Program – https://www.facebook.com/retailsbymsnap/
• Salvation Army – https://satruck.org/
• The ReStore – https://www.monvalleyhfh.org/restore/

Bulk item disposal

If you have curbside recycling at your residence you can call Republic Services at 304-366-8900 to schedule a special bulk item pick-up.  Bulky item pick-up occurs on the same day as your regular trash pick-up.  Please verify with Republic Services that your bulky item pick-up is eligible and ask about any guidelines to ensure proper and safe pick-up of your bulky item(s).

What is considered a bulk item?

-An item of waste either too large or too heavy to be safely and conveniently loaded into the residential solid waste collection vehicles by the personal available. This includes household items such as large pieces of furniture, bed springs, mattresses, appliances and other discarded materials incidental to the usual routine of major housekeeping.

Bulk items in recycling

-Items including scrap metal, reusable storage containers, toys and lawn furniture are common “Oops” items found in recycling bins. These items should be discarded with your trash. If the item is too big to go with your regular trash please call Republic Services to schedule a bulk item pick-up. Scrap metal can be salvaged at scrap metal businesses, see the section on “Scrap Metal” to learn more. Plastic garden pots can be recycled at Lowes. Read our blog to learn more about proper recycling/disposal of lawn and garden materials.

Republic Services offers free pick up of e-waste every 4th Friday of the month to all City of Morgantown residents. Call 304-366-8900 or 1-800-696-3173 to schedule your free pick-up through Republic. Visit their website to see a full list of accepted electronics https://www.republicservices.com/residents/recycling/e-waste

You can also recycle your electronic waste at these locations:

PC Renewal
3848 Grafton Rd.
Morgantown, WV 26508
Phone: 304-291-8550
https://wvpcrenewal.com/

Best Buy (including ink and toner cartridges)
3294 University Town Centre Dr.
Morgantown, WV, 26501
Phone: 304-598-9052
www.bestbuy.com/site/services/recycling

Target (phones, MP3 players, ink and toner cartridges only)
5001 University Town Centre Dr.
Morgantown, WV, 26505
Phone: 304-599-1072
www.Target.com

Office Depot (ink and toner cartridges only)
733 Chestnut Ridge Rd.
Morgantown, WV, 26505
Phone: 304-598-7899
https://www.officedepot.com/cm/services/ink-and-toner-cartridge-recycling

Westover Drop-off Recycling (ink and toner cartridges is the only accepted electronic waste at this site)
500 Dupont Rd.
Morgantown, WV, 26501
www.moncountyrecycling.com

Morgantown Goodwill
(Multiple locations)

Oil based paint

Oil based paint can be recycled at MUB’s annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day. You can find more information on that event here: https://mub.org/hhwc.

Latex based paint

Latex paint can be recycled and purchased at ReStore. Friends of Decker’s Creek also holds and annual latex paint exchange event where you can donate or pick-up for free, used latex paint.

To recycle latex paint at either ReStore or FODC’s Annual Paint Exchange event the latex paint must meet the following criteria:

1. Latex paint must not be expired or less than 5 years old
2. Latex paint must be in original container and more than 1/2 gallon

Habitat for Humanity ReStore
1825 Earl L. Core Rd.
Morgantown, WV 26501
Phone: 304-291-2991

https://www.monvalleyhfh.org/restore/paint-2/

Friends of Decker’s Creek

https://deckerscreek.org/paint-exchange/

If the latex paint is not usable you can safely dispose of it in your regular trash by following these steps:

1. Open the can and let it air dry.
2. Pour excess paint on cardboard or in a cardboard box filled with newspaper. Let the paint dry and then dispose of it in the trash.
3. Mix an absorbent (like sawdust or kitty litter) with the paint.
4. Let the paint dry and then dispose of it in the trash.

Habitat for Humanity ReStore
1825 Earl L. Core Rd.
Morgantown, WV 26501
Phone: 304-291-2991

Accepts working appliances only.
Will pick up larger items (call to make arrangements).

Appliance Distribution Source LLC
110 Dunkard Ave.
Westover WV 26501
Phone: 304-292-1348

Free appliance recycling drop-off for washers, dryers, dishwashers, refrigerators,
stoves, A/C’s, water heaters, dehumidifiers.

*please leave by dock ramp if after hours

Salvation Army
1224 University Ave.
Morgantown, WV 26505
Phone: 304-296-3525

Accepts working appliances only. Will pick up larger items (call to make arrangements)

Best Buy
3294 University Town Centre Dr.
Morgantown, WV, 26501
Phone: 304-598-9052

Offers free haul/recycling of appliances with purchase and delivery of a new one.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/services/recycling/pcmcat149900050025.c?id=pcmcat149900050025

Lowes
(Multiple locations)

Offers haul/recycling of appliances for a fee with purchase and delivery of a new one.

Wait! Can this item be reused?

If you have gently used furniture and other home goods consider donating it to a thrift store. This can extend the life of the product instead of sending it to the landfill. Donating items also reduces the need to use virgin materials, creates more jobs in our local economy,  provides inexpensive furnishing options, and proceeds from many thrift stores go to help charitable causes. Below is a list of stores to donate gently used items. Also consider donating to non-profits and churches with programs to help people in need.

• Animal Friends Thrift Shoppe – http://www.animalfriendswv.org/thrift-shoppe/
• Good Will – https://www.goodwillncwv.org/
• Ranch Community Store – https://ranchstore.org/
• Retails by Mountaineer Spay and Neuter Assistance Program – https://www.facebook.com/retailsbymsnap/
• Salvation Army – https://satruck.org/
• The ReStore – https://www.monvalleyhfh.org/restore/

Bulk item disposal

If you have curbside recycling at your residence you can call Republic Services at 304-366-8900 to schedule a special bulk item pick-up.  Bulky item pick-up occurs on the same day as your regular trash pick-up.  Please verify with Republic Services that your bulky item pick-up is eligible and ask about any guidelines to ensure proper and safe pick-up of your bulky item(s).

What is considered a bulk item?

-An item of waste either too large or too heavy to be safely and conveniently loaded into the residential solid waste collection vehicles by the personal available. This includes household items such as large pieces of furniture, bed springs, mattresses, appliances and other discarded materials incidental to the usual routine of major housekeeping.

Bulk items in recycling

-Items including scrap metal, reusable storage containers, toys and lawn furniture are common “Oops” items found in recycling bins. These items should be discarded with your trash. If the item is too big to go with your regular trash please call Republic Services to schedule a bulk item pick-up. Scrap metal can be salvaged at scrap metal businesses, see the section on “Scrap Metal” to learn more. Plastic garden pots can be recycled at Lowes. Read our blog to learn more about proper recycling/disposal of lawn and garden materials.