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The Penn Township Pipeline |
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RECYCLING
IN PENN TOWNSHIP
Preparing Items for Recycling
Recycling Schedule
Preparing Items for Recycling
The following items can be placed at the curb in your
recycling bin for pickup. Note that recyclable items
do not
need to be separated by type in your recycling bin. All households and
businesses are encouraged to recycle!
|
Item |
What is Collected |
What is Not Collected |
Preparation |
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Glass |
Clear, green and brown bottles and jars |
Window and plate
glass, light bulbs, crystal, dishes, ceramics, Pyrex,
drinking glasses |
Remove all lids and metal rings
and dispose of in the trash. Rinse the jar or bottle to remove
any food. Place the item in your township recycling bin for curbside pickup.
Do not break the glass! |
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Metal |
Aluminum beverage cans, any food or metal container such as
for vegetables, fruit, soup or juice |
Foil, foil trays, aluminum lawn chairs, aerosol cans, oil
cans, paint cans |
Drain and rinse the container.
Crush the can to save space
(optional). Place the item in your township recycling bin for curbside pickup. |
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Plastic (any number in recycling symbol 1, 2, 3, etc.) |
Soft drink bottles, peanut butter jars, bottles for
toiletries, laundry detergent, bleaches, fabric softeners,
milk, water or juice |
Containers for automotive additives, antifreeze and motor
oil |
Remove lids or caps and place in the regular trash. Rinse, flatten
(optional), and place them in your recycling bin for
curbside pickup. |
The following items can be dropped off for recycling.
|
Item |
What is Collected |
What is Not Collected |
Preparation |
|
Paper |
Newspapers, comics,
glossy advertising inserts, magazines, phone books, junk
mail, office and other paper |
Corrugated cardboard |
Drop off at the Paper Retriever collection containers
at any school in the township or at the municipal
building park. Paper can be placed in brown paper bags. No plastic
bags in the recycling container. |
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Household Hazardous Waste |
Oil based paints, antifreeze, pesticides,
weed killers, drain cleaners, household batteries, gasoline
or kerosene |
Latex based paints (can be left to dry and
placed in the regular trash), radioactive waste, explosives,
pressurized fire extinguishers, substances regulated by the
DEA, smoke detectors, construction waste |
Each year PA CleanWays
sponsors a collection of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW). This
collection is typically held in September. For more
information, visit PA CleanWays web site at
www.westmorelandcleanways.org or read the fall issue of
the township newsletter, The
Penn Township Pipeline. |
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Tires, Batteries, Scrap Metal, Appliances |
Passenger automobile and light truck tires,
automobile batteries, clean scrap metal, non-freon
containing appliances, freon containing appliances
(refrigerators, freezers, and dehumidifiers) for a fee |
Metal with plastic, cloth, or rubber
attached, electronics (televisions, computers, stereos,
microwaves) |
PA CleanWays sponsors periodic collection of these items in
the area. Visit their
web site for the schedule or watch for collection dates
in The Penn Township Pipeline. |
Recycling Schedule
Curbside recycling pickup is handled by the
township refuse hauler Waste Management, who collects recyclable items on the same night
as the trash pickup. Residents east of the turnpike alternate recycling weeks with
residents west of the turnpike. Please note these upcoming dates for recycling pickup.
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West of the Turnpike (Level Green, Sunrise Estates) |
East of the Turnpike (Country Farm Estates, Harrison City) |
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July 30, 2008 |
August 6, 2008 |
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August 13, 2008 |
August 20, 2008 |
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August 27, 2008 |
September 4, 2008 * |
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September 10, 2008 |
September 17, 2008 |
* Waste Management
observes Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Day, Memorial Day, the 4th of July, and Labor
Day as holidays. When a holiday falls during the week of your recycling pickup, your recyclable items (and trash) will be picked up one day later.
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