Only a limited number of recycling bins are available. Pre-registration is required and available on a first come, first served basis. Registrants MUST reside in one of the 18 Northside neighborhoods to qualify.



The Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC) will be distributing 32-gallon recycling bins to qualifying residents of the City of Pittsburgh's Northside neighborhoods. Register today and join us at Threadbare Cider House, where you can retrieve your blue bin and receive a sample-size pour of cider on the house!

Your use of a blue bin can help increase recycling rates, which helps to fight litter, save energy, prevent deforestation, and prevent valuable resources from entering our region's landfills.

As part of the City of Pittsburgh's new recycling regulations, city residents are being asked to begin placing recyclables loose in a blue bin and set the bin in a designated area for their pickup day. While blue plastic bags were once the norm, residents who discontinue use of the plastic bags in favor of a bin will improve the quality of recycling for themselves and their neighbors. Excess plastic bags cause issues to recycling plants (Materials Recovery Facilities or MRFs), clogging the machinery, reducing efficiency, and placing employees at risk.



By placing your recyclable materials, unbagged, in your new blue recycling bin, you’ll help keep valuable materials out of our landfills! Please continue to place your materials out in your regular pickup location on your regular recycling day. PRC will distribue bins to registered participants residing in the Northside at several events from early October through mid-November 2019.



To be eligible for a free recycling bin, participants must: