City Of Wilkes-Barre: Travel Delays Expected During E-Recycling Drop-Off On October 25th And 28th

Press release from the City of Wilkes-Barre:

October 21, 2021 - 10:11am

Travel delays, along North Pennsylvania Avenue, between Butler Street and Conyngham Ave., are expected during the City of Wilkes-Barre’s E-Recycling Drop Off events, on Monday, October 25th, 2021, from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM and on Thursday, October 28th, 2021 from 9:00 AM  to 12:00 PM, at the Wilkes-Barre Public Works Facility, 3 Conyngham Ave., Wilkes-Barre, PA. Wilkes-Barre City Police Department Officers will be on site to help direct traffic.

The event is only for City of Wilkes-Barre residents, who must present proof of residency (i.e. Driver’s License). It is a non-contact event and residents must stay in their car. Participants will be directed to enter the facility for the drop off from North Pennsylvania Avenue, and exit on to Conyngham Ave., as shown below.

Items accepted for free are as follows:

Additional Items that can be recycled with a fee, paid via Cash or Checks ONLY, at the event. Please Make Checks Payable to Responsible Recycling Services or RRS:

Offsite Hard Drive destruction services are $10 per drive and include a Certificate of Destruction.  Household batteries, light bulbs, CDs, DVDs, VHS Tapes and Styrofoam are NOT accepted. Please visit www.wilkes-barre.city/erecycling or call 570.208.4152 for more information.

This press release was produced by the City of Wilkes-Barre. The views expressed here are the author’s own.