JVS Environmental is opening a New Permanent Electronics Recycling Facility, located at 1 American Way in Ellsworth. The site is located behind the Ellsworth Post Office. Participants will enter the site from Almond Road, past the Beer Here Beer Distributor. JVS Environmental will be managing the site. This site will replace the monthly electronics collection program that was previously held at the Washington County Fairgrounds, then at the Washington Mall site.

The site will be open on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month from 2 pm to 6 pm. Here are the dates for 2019:

May 14th        July 9th            September 10th       November 12th
May 28th       July 23rd          September 24th      November 26th
June 11th       August 13th      October 8th             December 10th
June 25th      August 27th      October 22nd         No Collection Dec. 24th

Items to be collectd include computer monitors (CRTs and LCDs); computer towers and bases (CPUs); mice, keyboards and speakers; notebook computers; printers; televisions (CRTs and LCDs); Freon appliances; fluorescent tubes and CFL bulbs; and most household appliances. Vacuum cleaners, carpet scrubbers, smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors will Not be accepted. Most items will be collected free of charge.

Televisions will be limited to one per carload per event.
Damaged or dismantled TVs will be accepted for a $50 hazardous handling fee.
4- and 8- foot fluorescent tubes and Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL) will be accepted for a charge of $2 per bulb.
Freon appliances will be accepted, with a Freon removal fee of $20

For more information, including information on all recycling facilities in Washington County, please call the Washington County Planning Commission at (724) 228-6811. Visit our website at www.co.washington.pa.us/planning for more details, including Alternative Disposal Sites for accepted items. Cash only.