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Dauphin County offers Harrisburg residents another glass recycling drop-off site

Dauphin County is partnering with the city of Harrisburg to provide an additional drop-off location to collect glass for recycling. Harrisburg residents aren't able to put glass in their curbside recycling and are instead asked to take it to containers around the city.Dauphin County commissioners stepped in to offer another collection site at the county recycling center at 1625 S. Cameron Street.The Dauphin County Recycling Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."It's a win-win for everyone," Commissioner Mike Pries said. "Residents countywide will have access to glass recycling drop-off at our Recycling Center and, as an added benefit, it will provide additional tonnage for the City's Act 101 recycling program, which will bring added dollars to the city.""This partnership will be helpful to residents who want to be environmentally responsible, bolstering our citywide and countywide efforts to reduce litter and illegal dumping," Commissioner George Hartwick said."I appreciate everyone's efforts to keep Dauphin County clean and beautiful," Commissioner Justin Douglas said.The other 10 glass recycling drop-off locations are:Public Works Building at 1820 Paxton StreetUptown PlazaKline PlazaBroad Street Market (Sayford and Fulton streets)Firehouse at 6th and Muench streetsFirehouse at 16th and State streetsFirehouse at No. 9 South 13th StreetHall Manor: Carts next to the administration building at the cul-de-sac at 17th and Hanover streetsWilliam Howard Day (Smith) Homes: Carts in front of the administration buildingShipoke: Under the railroad bridge near the Passage to India Restaurant

Dauphin County is partnering with the city of Harrisburg to provide an additional drop-off location to collect glass for recycling.

Harrisburg residents aren't able to put glass in their curbside recycling and are instead asked to take it to containers around the city.

Dauphin County commissioners stepped in to offer another collection site at the county recycling center at 1625 S. Cameron Street.

The Dauphin County Recycling Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

"It's a win-win for everyone," Commissioner Mike Pries said. "Residents countywide will have access to glass recycling drop-off at our Recycling Center and, as an added benefit, it will provide additional tonnage for the City's Act 101 recycling program, which will bring added dollars to the city."

"This partnership will be helpful to residents who want to be environmentally responsible, bolstering our citywide and countywide efforts to reduce litter and illegal dumping," Commissioner George Hartwick said.

"I appreciate everyone's efforts to keep Dauphin County clean and beautiful," Commissioner Justin Douglas said.

The other 10 glass recycling drop-off locations are:

- Public Works Building at 1820 Paxton Street
- Uptown Plaza
- Kline Plaza
- Broad Street Market (Sayford and Fulton streets)
- Firehouse at 6th and Muench streets
- Firehouse at 16th and State streets
- Firehouse at No. 9 South 13th Street
- Hall Manor: Carts next to the administration building at the cul-de-sac at 17th and Hanover streets
- William Howard Day (Smith) Homes: Carts in front of the administration building
- Shipoke: Under the railroad bridge near the Passage to India Restaurant

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