Glass

All colors – green, brown and clear. Food, beverage bottles and jars only.                                                

Items should be rinsed clean, but labels do not need to be removed. 
Caps and lids should be placed in trash.

Cans

Aluminum, steel cans, bi-metal and aerosol cans. Labels do not need
to be removed.                                    

#1 & #2 Plastics

Bottles only.  Clear and green soda bottles. Clear milk, water and
cider jugs. Colored laundry detergent bottles.  Labels do not need
to be removed.   Remove caps and place in trash

Newspaper

Newspaper, glossy inserts, telephone books magazines, and junk mail. 
Tie in bundles or put in brown grocery bags and place in your recycling bin.

If you follow this list and properly prepare your recycled products for collection we can eliminate these items from the waste stream and increase our recycling rates.  The Borough gets funding, through a 904 Performance Grant, from the State of Pennsylvania for every ton of recycled products collected by our trash hauler and private haulers.  We can include materials     collected at commercial buildings with in the Borough.  Your efforts to increase the Borough recycling rate helps us to receive funding to make improvements within the Borough.  If you do not have a recycling container stop by the Borough Office.  If you container is damaged bring it in and we will replace it at no charge.  If you need a second container to hold all of your recycling, we sell containers for a fee of $5.00 each.  If you use a trash receptacle instead of a green bin to place your recycling at the curb, please make sure it is clearly marked recycling, so that it does not get picked up by the refuse truck.

Cardboard dumpster - immediate success

  

Continue to use our Cardboard Dumpster!!!

  Every ton of recyclables that is collected at curbside, from businesses and in this container helps to increase the funding that the Borough receives from the Department of Environmental Protection.

Recycling Study - completed by R.W. Beck, Inc.

Solid Waste Authority of Cumberland County (SWACC) (Info on special collections, recycling times, etc.)

If you have a large item to dispose of please follow these rules to determine if it can be placed out with your regular trash or needs to be picked up on Wednesday by the white goods collection truck.

Acceptable items to be placed curbside on your regular collection day (one item per week)

• Carpet 48-inch maximum length, rolled and tied

• Furniture

• Mattress and box springs

• Car tire only (must be off the rims)

• Tree branches and brush 48 inch maximum length must be  bundled and tied

Some items require special handling.  These items will be picked up on Wednesday and you must call the Borough Office or Penn Waste to schedule a pick up date.

• All large appliances (refrigerator, stove, washer dryer, dishwasher)

• Air conditioners (anything containing Freon)

• Dehumidifier

• Scrap metals (48 inch max length)

• Hot water heaters Heating units

Some items cannot be placed out for collection. Below is a list of non-acceptable items:

• Oil based paints, stains, chemicals and liquids

• Batteries

• Automobile Parts

• Household Hazardous Waste

• Tire on rims

• Commercial/Industrial Waste

• Construction material or debris (Drywall, brick, block treated lumber, roofing shingles, ceiling tiles, concrete, doors and windows)

Please do not place loose piles of items out for collection - Place small items in a box. 

Do not place items out that cannot be lifted by two people. 

If you have any questions about your refuse and recycling service you can call the Borough Office at 691-3310 or contact Penn Waste at 1-866-575-8720