The IRC's residential bin distribution events at Tyrone's Reservoir Park and at the Blair County Ballpark from were great successes. A group of eager volunteers, including Boy Scout Troops 20 and 24, helped the IRC staff and representatives from the four member municipalities distribute  more than 2,000 bins to 1,500 households.

Bins and lids can still be picked up at the municipal highway yards or the IRC office at 100 Chief Logan Circle, off 26th Street and Pleasnt Valley Boulevard in Altoona. Lids are limited to one per household for paper recycling.  Wheel kits are available for purchase at the IRC office to all residents for $2.00 while supplies last.

If you have questions please call 942-7472 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The IRC and the four member municipalities are proud to announce their participation in the Call2recycle program. Call2recycle is a program of the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) promoting environmental sustainability by providing free battery and cell phone recycling in North America.  In the call2recycle program residents can now recycle all rechargeable batteries weighing less than 11 pounds.

What does that mean you might ask?  It means that those rechargeable batteries that you put in your camera, toys, and other gadgets around your house are now recyclable at your local municipal building.  Are you buying some new power tools, the rechargeable battery on the old tool is recyclable too!  Time to upgrade for a new cell phone, you can recycle the entire old phone at your municipal building.  Cordless phones, laptop computers, digital cameras, two-way radios, and even remote control toys.  If it can be recharged, it can be recycled! If you are a business that would like to participate, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Bring it! Bag it! Seal it! and Drop it!

• It doesn't matter how many batteries you recycle.
• However, be sure to place only one battery per bag!
• Be certain to seal the bag after placing the battery inside.
• Deposit the sealed bag into the call2recycle box.

Thanks for helping us to recharge the planet by recycling your batteries!

Yard Waste Recycling Opportunities Continue

Yard waste collection is still available to residents in the Borough of Hollidaysburg.

Drop-off locations are available to residents  at the Blair County Compost Facility, 1014 Blacksnake Road, the Altoona City Highway Yard, 5010 West 6th Avenue, the Tyrone Borough Garage, 1500 Lincoln Avenue.

• Do not burn yard waste. It is illegal to burn leaves in all mandated recycling communities and burning of woody yard waste is not permitted in most recycling municipalities.
• Only compostable materials should be set out for collection or be placed in the paper bags.
• Leaves and grass clippings should be go in the standard 30 gallon kraft paper bag.
• Do not tape the paper bags shut. Simply fold over the top of the bag.
• No plastic bags are ever collected in any of the municipal yard waste collections or at any of the yard waste drop-off sites.