2025 How To Prepare for Recycle and Disposal Collection Events
- Lynn, Director
- Apr 8
- 5 min read
Updated: Apr 10
The Monongalia County SWA Paper Shred and Electronics Recycle Events kick off our first collection events of the year making it a perfect time to discuss How to Prepare for the Hard to Recycle and Hard to Dispose of Items Collection Events. To prepare, residents will want to Plan Ahead, Review the List of Accepted Items, Know Event Participation Guidelines, and Keep Informed.
Plan Ahead
The Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority’s Paper Shred and Electronics Recycling events are now two times a year with events in the spring and fall 2025. The Morgantown Utility Board’s (MUB) Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is one time a year in the fall. Residents will want to plan ahead by marking the collection event dates and times on their calendars. Then, residents will want to view the location of the event to be familiar with where the event is held and how to line up to enter. Prior to loading your vehicle, residents need to make sure the items they are bringing will be accepted by reviewing the List of Accepted Items.
Review the List of Accepted Items
It is important for residents to Review the List of Accepted Items before the collection event. The List of Accepted Items is on the website of the organization holding the collection event. It is recommended residents also review the List of Items Not Accepted. If an item is not on the list residents should contact the organization hosting the event. Below are details for the upcoming spring and fall 2025 collection events:
Monongalia County SWA’s Paper Shred Event
When and Where
Saturday, April 12, 2025
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
PACE Enterprises
Fall 2025 date and time: TBD
No previously shredded paper will be accepted.
This event is rain or shine.
This event is not open to business.
Visit PACE Shredding to learn more about how they keep your sensitive data protected and compliant with confidentiality requirements.
For more information:
Call us at 304-292-3801 or email Lynn Castro at moncountyswa@gmail.com or use our Contact Us form on our website.
Monongalia County SWA’s Electronics Recycle Event
This event will be held rain or shine.
This event is not open to businesses.
When and Where
Saturday, April 26, 2025
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
(note: spring is 4 hours but fall is only 3 hours due to the heat)
Sam's Club - UTC
Fall 2025 date, time and location: TBD
View the List of Accepted Items, Map and
Information for Where to Take Items Not Accepted :
For more information:
Call us at 304-292-3801 or email Lynn Castro at moncountyswa@gmail.com or use our Contact Us form on our website.
MUB’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Event
When and Where
Saturday, August 2, 2025
8:00 am – 11:00 am
MUB’s Offices 278 Greenbag Road
View the List of Accepted Items, Map and Safety Information:
For more information: call MUB at 304-292-8443 or email Chris Dale at cdale@mub.org
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Information Session April 10th
Join us Thursday, April 10th, at 6:00 pm, for this Free Household Hazardous Waste Collection Information Session with Chris Dale. Chris will explain how to prepare for the event, go over the accepted items and non-accepted items list, talk about safety and at the end, the Mon County SWA Director, will join Chris to answer your questions!
Register to Attend on our 2025 Info Session webpage.
Know Event Participation Guidelines and HHWC Safety Information
Stay in Vehicle and Leave Pets at Home
Residents are asked to remain in their vehicles. This is for the safety of residents and staff and to avoid long delays. With this summer already hotter than last year, we want to protect residents, our staff and volunteers from being out in the heat too long.
Professional staff will unload your items.
Monongalia County SWA staff or volunteers will greet you at our Paper Shred and Electronics Recycle Event.
If you need to explain the contents of your items or have questions, please let the staff know when they greet you.
At the Paper Shred Event let the greeter or PACE Employee know if you want your container back.
Donations for PACE Enterprises are accepted. Let your greeter know and they will have a PACE Employee collect it from you.
We love pets! However, we ask that residents please leave pets at home. These events have a lot going on and even docile pets can react differently in these types of settings. Unfortunately, pets have bitten and scratched staff before. By leaving your pets at home you'll keep our staff and volunteers safe and allow them to keep the line moving. And, with it getting hotter every year, we want to get residents, staff and volunteers out of the heat as soon as possible.
Please read MUB's HHWC Safety Information for MUB's HHWC Collection Day Event.
Staying in your vehicle, and leaving your pets at home, will allow staff and volunteers to work safely and as quickly as possible. We appreciate residents helping to keep our staff and volunteers safe by following these guidelines.
Keep Informed - What to Do If You Miss the Event
Keep informed by subscribing to our monthly e-newsletter, visit our website, or follow us on social media for information about recycling or disposing of hard to recycle and hard to dispose of items, up-and-coming events, reduce waste tips, other updates and more! To subscribe simple complete the to Subscribe to our E-newsletter form on the bottom of any of our webpages.
To keep our county safe and beautiful it is important to recycle or properly dispose of Hard to Recycle and Hard to Dispose of Items. If you still have questions or you are unsure about items contact us at the Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority at 304-292-3801, email us at moncountyswa@gmail.com or visit us at monongaliacountyswa.com and use the Contact Us form at the bottom of all of our webpages.
We look forward to seeing you at one of our Collection Events!
