Page 11 - Springettsbury Township - Fall 2021

Fall 2021 page 11
The Recycling Page

2021 Springettsbury Residential Trash & Recycling Collection Program

Services Offered What to do with Unacceptable Items?
• 1-3 ea. 32-gallon trash bag or trash can per week plus • Used Oil from vehicles can often be disposed of at
recycling pick-up. Cost per quarter = $55.39. auto shops or agencies selling auto supplies. DID YOU KNOW?
• 1-96 gallon toter equal to 3-32-gallon trash bags or trash • Unacceptable metal items can often be disposed Continental Paper Grading (CPG)
cans per week plus recycling pick-up. Cost per quarter = of through various Metal Recyclers or Scrap Metal accepts magazines, junk mail,
$61.39. facilities in the area. catalogs, cereal boxes, and books
• Extra waste bags may be purchased at the Township • Plastic Bags – from all stores - can be recycled at for paper recycling. Drop off these
Municipal Building or by calling Penn Waste at many local grocery stores. materials at CPG 3350 Concord
767-4456. The fee per bag is $2.75. • Truck and tractor tires can be taken to a tire Road, York. Monday – Friday from
• Yard waste will be collected in four (4) foot lengths distributor to be disposed of or recycled. Contact 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
once per week (beginning the first week of March and business in advance, a fee may be required.
concluding the first week of December) by one of the • Additional information can be found by visiting York Recycling Unacceptable
following methods – bundled; placed in a biodegradable County Solid Waste Authority’s website, www.ycswa.com
Kraft or other paper bag; placed in maximum or contacting Penn Waste, www.pennwaste.com Items
32-gallon container with a Township approved brush 717-767-4456. • Needles & Medical Waste – DO NOT
identification sticker. Brush stickers can be obtained at • It is always recommended to call a facility first to see place used needles or any other
the Township Municipal Building for $0.50 each. what their policies are regarding accepting materials. medical waste with recycling! This is
• One large bulk item can be disposed of once per trash day. a serious health hazard to everyone.
QUESTIONS? Recycling Acceptable Items • Diapers (acceptable as trash)
Penn Waste – 717-767-4456 WWW.PENNWASTE.COM Place ONLY these items in your Recycling Bin • Aerosol cans (acceptable as trash)
York County Solid Waste Authority – 717-845-1066 Metal: Aluminum and steel food & beverage cans • Windows, mirrors, ceramics,
drinking glasses, light bulbs or
WWW.YCSWA.COM Glass: Clear, brown, blue and green glass food & broken glass (acceptable as trash)
Springettsbury Township – 717-757-3521 beverage containers • Shredded paper (acceptable as trash)
WWW.SPRINGETTSBURY.COM Plastic: #1, #2, and #5 ONLY • Aluminum foil (acceptable as trash)
Paper & Cardboard:
Acceptable Large Items • Corrugated cardboard boxes • Food soiled or wet materials
including paper, cardboard
One large bulk item can be disposed of per trash day. • Newspapers (acceptable as trash)
• Appliances (call Penn Waste 767-4456 to schedule • Cartons for Juice, Milk, Soy Milk, Soup/Broth, • Styrofoam, packing peanuts, bubble
collection of appliances containing Freon, e.g. air Wine, Egg Substitutes and Cream wrap (acceptable as trash)
conditioners, refrigerators, freezers) Remember: • Paperboard products such as toilet
• Carpet 48” maximum length rolled and tied • Remove all packaging materials (Styrofoam, peanuts, paper/paper towel rolls, cereal
• Furniture bubble wrap, plastic liners) boxes, tissue boxes (acceptable as
• Mattresses and box springs • Flatten ALL boxes, and trash)
• Car tires only (must be off rims) • Bundle all cardboard that does not fit into the recycling bin • Pool chemicals
• Discarded lawnmowers must have gasoline and • Cover loose paper with heavier items to prevent it • Hose
motor oil removed from blowing away. If the weather forecast calls
• Plumbing fixtures - toilets, sinks for high winds or wet weather, keep your paper ELECTRONICS COLLECTION
• Washer and Dryer unit recyclables until the next week. Wet paper products TIMES AND LOCATION
are difficult to process. The York County Solid Waste
Unacceptable Large Items • Rinse thoroughly to remove all contaminants. Authority (YCSWA) has a FREE
• Television sets and electronic devices • Please dispose of any liquids in items before placing Residential Electronics Recycling
Program open to York County
• Stains, Chemicals and Liquids in recycling bins residents. Collection of electronics is
• Scrap Metal Please have your waste, recycling and large item available conducted Monday through Friday
• Automobile Parts for collection at curbside by 6:00 a.m. on your collection from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and
• Household Hazardous Waste day, but no earlier than 4:00 p.m. the day prior to pick Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to noon at
• Tires on Rims up. Empty containers must be removed within 24 hours the Small Load Drop-off Facility at
• Commercial/Industrial Waste after collection. No items may be placed at curbsides the York County Resource Recover
• Construction Material or Debris that are too heavy to be lifted into a truck by two people. Center, 2651 Blackbridge Road. For
To include: Drywall; Brick; Block; Treated Lumber; Additional trash bags are NOT considered a bulk item. the most up-to-date information please
Roofing Shingles; Ceiling Tiles; Concrete; Doors; contact YCSWA, 717-845-1066
Windows. Small quantities of select materials may be **To help keep Township streets clean, please be sure www.ycswa.com.
accepted at the Resource Recovery Center. Fees may to fully bag your trash materials so that pieces do not Remember: The Covered Devices
accidentally fall out and become litter on windy days or
be applied. Call before visiting – 717-845-1066.
when the toter is dumped in the waste hauler vehicle.** Recycling Act (Act 108) prohibits
residents and businesses from placing
Holiday Collection Schedule electronics waste at the curb or in
Penn Waste observes New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas their trash. Covered devices include:
desktop computers, laptops, monitors,
Day. When your collection day is on or after a holiday, collections will be delayed by one day. Example: Memorial Day computer peripherals (keyboard,
falls on a Monday. Collection schedule this week is Tuesday through Saturday. Thanksgiving falls on a Thursday. Monday, mouse, printer and speakers),
Tuesday and Wednesday collections will not change. Thursday and Friday collections will move to Friday and Saturday. televisions and e-readers that browse
EXCEPTION: If holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, there is no change in service prior to or after the holiday. the internet.