In June of 2019, we included an article in VenangoWorks! about the search for a location in Venango County for a recycling center. On Friday, July 16, we were excited to join local officials, county employees and a representative from the Department of Environmental Protection for an open house and ribbon cutting for the new Venango County Community Recycling Center at the Venango Regional Airport, hosted by the County and the Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce.
The Recycling Center is located at the site which served as the CATA bus garage. CATA has moved its fleet to the new multimodal transportation hub in downtown Oil City.
“This recycling center is a great addition to the community and a great service to residents of Venango County, especially to people moving back to the area who are used to having recycling available,” said Erik Johnson, the county’s recycling coordinator.
Johnson has been working on this project for six years, a center that will provide a drop off for household recycling items such as plastic, paper, cans and cardboard. Glass is accepted at the center, but it will be used for landfill cover and not recycled at this point in time.
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and Electronic are accepted every Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. by appointment only. This includes paints, household cleaners/chemicals, fluorescent bulbs, batteries, tv’s, computers, dehumidifiers, etc. For more information or to register for drop of this material, go to ECSR.net or call 814-425-7773.
The center will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for special collections, Johnson said. He added that HHW/Electronic collections will also be held once a month on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pre-registration is required for these events as well.
For additional information on materials accepted, schedule for monthly collection events or the Recycling Center in general, please visit co.venango.pa.us/278/Recycling or call (814) 432-9684.
This article was published in the Venango Chamber’s August 2021 VenangoWorks! Newsletter.
Can you supply a detailed list of what is accepted on the Tuesday & Thursday ” special collection ” days ?
Hi Brad, please contact the County with your questions. Their number is (814) 432-9684.
I’m need to recycle magazines. Do you that? If not, do you know of a paper retriever bin in Franklin? We recently bought house and a lot of stuff was left.
Thanks for your time and consideration.
Hi Amy, please contact the County with your questions. Their number is (814) 432-9684.
I have an overwhelming amount of cardboard boxes, if I break them down do you take them?
Is there a charge for electronics?