Trash & Recycling

TRASH REMOVAL AND RECYCLING

Findlay Township contracts for local trash removal and recycling services. The current trash hauler for Township residents is Waste Management. New residents must contact Waste Management to arrange for trash removal to begin at their home. Currently trash removal is scheduled every Thursday. This schedule is sometimes delayed due to holidays or inclement weather. Below you will see a calendar of the trash removal days. Should there be a delay in trash pick-up service due to inclement weather, residents will be notified with a telephone message from our Reverse 911 service, or they may contact the Township Office at 724-695-0500 for further information.

Waste Management also provides pick-up of recyclables. Findlay Township requires residents to recycle glass, plastic and aluminum. Recycling bins are available at the Township office. New residents will be provided with one recycling bin and lid. Additional and replacement bins and lids are available for purchase from the Township Office during regular business hours. The cost for the bin and lid is $10.

Newspaper recycling is provided on the 3rd Saturday of every month. The location of the newspaper recycling bin is adjacent to the Imperial Volunteer Fire Department, located on Main Street in Imperial.

Findlay Township also provides periodic recycling for tires (once per year). Watch this space for information regarding upcoming recycling projects that will include leaf removal and computer/electronics.

NEW SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING

Residents no longer have to worry about how to dispose of their newspapers, magazines, catalogs and white office paper. As of May 6, 2010, residents will be able to recycle at curbside the following SINGLE STREAM items:

* Plastic (Types 1 through 7)
* Metal Food Cans
* Empty Aerosol Cans
* Beer & Soft Drink Cans
* White Office Paper
* Computer Paper
* Magazines (bundled and tied separately)
* Newspapers (bundled and tied separately)
* Catalogs (bundled and tied separately)
* Telephone Books (bundled if multiples)
* Corrugated (bundled and tied separately)
- no longer than 14" x 14"
* Glass - Beverage bottles and food jars (clear, brown, amber and green)

All items can be co-mingled in the appropriate recycling container without being separated (please note exceptions above). Be sure all items are secure in the recycling containers. Additional recycling bins are available for purchase at the Township office for $10.00 each.

BACKYARD COMPOSTING

Click here for a Guide to Composting Yard and Food Waste

HOUSEHOLD CHEMICAL COLLECTION

BRADY'S RUN PARK, BEAVER COUNTY

SPONSORED BY SOUTHWESTERN PA HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE TASK FORCE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2010

9 A.M. - 1 P.M.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS
(NEW FLYER WILL BE PROVIDED CLOSER TO THE DATE)

**** LATEST TRASH/RECYCLING INFORMATION**** (added January 13, 2010)

FINDLAY TOWNSHIP/WASTE MANAGEMENT SIGN ONE-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR TRASH/RECYCLING COLLECTION

Effective April 1, 2010....The Township has signed a one-year contract extension with Waste Management for trash and recycling services. Residential rates will increase by 2%. As a result, unlimited curbside service will increase from $13.87 per month to $14.15 per month. All other costs in the contract will remain the same as in 2009. The contract extension is from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011.

COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS (CFL)

Much has been written in the media lately on how Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFL's) use up to 75% less energy and last 10 times longer than traditional incandescent light bulbs. Add to that the information that electricity prices in Pennsylvania are set to soar in the coming years, has led many of us to switch from incandescent light bulbs to CFL's.

However, CFL's have mercury content and should not be simply discarded in the trash. It is recommended that CFL's be recycled. At this time, it is our understanding that Home Depot stores are accepting UNBROKEN CFL bulbs for free to be recycled. (take the bulbs to the Customer Service desk). Watch this space for any future recycling sites or news.

Local Home Depot Store - Robinson
440 Home Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
412-494-2844

Additional Recycling Contacts:

Appliance and/or Freon Removal
Parkway Heating & Air Conditioning
21 South Cowan Road
Carnegie, PA 15106
412-279-6001
Cost: Free for drop off, $40 curbside

Appliance Warehouse
523 Bingham Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
412-381-8800
Cost: Free for drop off, $42.75 curbside, $62.00 inside

Appliance Disposal.org
1-888-GO-FREON (1-888-463-7366)
Cost: $20 + tax drop off, $39.95 + tax curbside, $57.95 + tax inside

DEMOLITION WASTE LANDFILL

Deep Valley Disposal
Mid-American Waste Systems
dba/Deep Valley Coal & Disposal
7111 Old Steubenville Pike
Oakdale, PA 15071
412-788-4743