This blog post was updated July 31, 2026 With fall collection events coming up soon, MUB's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Event, and Monongalia County SWA's Electronics Recycle and Paper Shred Events, it is 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 T

Did you know that almost 40% of waste going to the landfill is wasted food? Thirty-eight percent of it was edible with nothing wrong...

updated April 17, 2026 - some content has been updated to reflect changes since the orginal blog post was written. To learn of the most up-to-date information Subscribe to Our E-newsletter . Are you ready to Take the 2023 Reduce Waste Pledge ? Now is an exciting time to pledge and plan how you will Reduce Waste going to the landfill. No doubt it’s hard to break the throw it in the trash can routine but with a little effort and planning you’ll see the difference you are maki

With the Monongalia County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Day event just around the corner it’s a good time to start sharing...