20th ANNUAL EARTH DAY WEEK

We can’t wait to celebrate our 20th Anniversary with a brand new week long celebration that will be bigger than ever!

🌍10 cent per pound bonus on all aluminum cans brought in all week long!

🌍$100 prize for whoever brings in the most aluminum cans all week long!

🌍Help Columbia focused charities Off the Streets Susquehanna, Columbia Food Bank and Columbia Dream Center by bringing your cans in—proceeds donated to these charities all week!

🌍Earth Day Tour 4/22 10am!

Special Yard tour with the cranes, shears and baler in action, learn the metal recycling process up close!  Special Earth Day whoopie pie treat for all in attendance!

GO GREEN COLUMBIA SCHEDULE 4/25/25

  • Columbia Cleanup 8am-12pm
  • Go Green Columbia at Columbia Crossings 5-7:30pm
  • Arbor Day Celebration at Go Green Columbia Event 6pm
  • Go Green Columbia Bucks 4th Friday Promotion 12pm-8pm

Go Green Columbia! TRIVIA CHALLENGE

Who wouldn’t like a free Coffee & Cream Go Green Columbia Sundae on April 25th?  The first 100 people to take the challenge and answer these 10 questions on topics of sustainability from our event partners will get a FREE Coffee & Cream Go Green Columbia sundae along with a sense of the exciting exhibits you will see at the event. 

PLEASE NOTE: THESE VOUCHERS HAVE SOLD OUT!

Take the challenge now!

Community Partners

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EARTH DAY EVERY DAY EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM

ISRI, Jason, LCSWMA and other partners give educators the opportunity to design their own curriculum to celebrate Earth Day. Any teachers or organizations looking for additional resources are always encouraged to reach out to us–educating our youth is our mission!

Acceptable Materials

Appliances including:

  • Stoves
  • Microwaves
  • Washers and Dryers
  • Dishwashers
  • FOR A $20 FEE—Air Conditioners

End of Life Items Including:

  • Hot Water Heaters
  • Machinery (all fluids,pans and cylinders removed)
  • Farm Equipment
  • Farm Machinery
  • Lawnmowers
  • Cast Iron Patio Furniture
  • Cast Iron Outdoor Railing
  • Sheet Metal
  • Steel Wheels
  • Steel

Nonferrous Scrap:

  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Cans
  • Aluminum Pots and Pans
  • Aluminum Siding/Gutters/Downspouts
  • Aluminum Patio Furniture
  • Aluminum Wheels
  • Aluminum Wire
  • Auto Batteries
  • Brass Fixtures/Lamps Decorative items
  • Cable, Fence and Wire
  • Christmas Lights
  • Copper
  • Copper and Brass Plumbing Pipes
  • Copper and Brass Plumbing Valves and Connectors
  • Copper Tubing
  • Copper Wire
  • Electric Motors
  • Insulated Wire
  • Radiators
  • Screen Doors/Windows (glass removed)
  • Stainless Steel

Prohibited Materials

  • Any Scrap Containing Refrigerants (CFC or HCFC). This includes Freezers and refrigerators. Air Conditioners are accepted for a $20 fee
  • Acetylene Cylinders
  • Asbestos or Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM)- applies to both fibrous and solid materials
  • Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT/tube-style computer monitors or televisions)
  • Closed Compressed Gas Cylinders – high pressure cylinders with valve intact
  • Combustible or Flammable Materials – fuels, paints, degreasers, unpunctured aerosol cans
  • Corrosive Materials – highly acidic or caustic materials (battery acid, caustic soda, etc.)
  • Explosive Materials, Munitions, Shell Casings – includes suspect military scrap
  • Free Flowing Liquids (including water)
  • Hazardous Waste – toxic or poisonous materials or wastes
  • Infectious Materials – blood-soaked or biohazard items
  • Liquids or Scrap Containing Free Flowing Liquids – fuels, antifreeze, oils, hydraulic fluid, paints
  • Mercury Containing Materials – mercury-containing thermostats, switches or fluorescent light bulbs
  • Non-Metallic Items – concrete, wood, asphalt, dirt, debris, tires (more than 5 per auto)
  • PCB-Containing Materials
  • Whole tanks uncut
  • Radioactive Scrap – anything exhibiting radiation levels above background
  • Scrap with Small Capacitors that contain 50 ppm of PCBs