Public Works

Garbage – Picked Up Weekly by Ward

• 1st Ward – Monday
• 2nd Ward – Tuesday
• 3rd Ward – Thursday
• 4th Ward – Friday

There will be NO garbage collection on specified holidays. Holidays will shift the garbage collection schedule by one day. Check the calendar on the website for any changes.

Solid Waste Ordinance 535-2019

• For residential customers, the base monthly garbage collection fee of $32.00 provides for a maximum of 3 – 32 gallon garbage containers
• Garbage containers must be of reusable hard plastic or metal with a lid
• Garbage containers must have at a minimum, the street address with an apartment # (if applicable) on both the can and lid
• All waste must be stored in a bag within the approved container with the lid on. It cannot be on the ground.
• An additional charge of $11.00 per container will be applied to the account for the collection of additional garbage above the maximum of 3 cans
• Bulk items are no longer collected by the Borough. Residents are responsible for bulk item removal at your own expense.

Recycling

Grass & Trimming Waste – Picked-up on Wednesdays starting in April and continuing until the first snow fall.

• Trimmings must be bagged and placed on the curb in the front of the property
• Limbs and/or branches larger than 3/4 inch in diameter are NOT accepted

Fall Leaf Pick-Up

• Raked and gathered leaves are to be placed 2 to 3 feet back from the top edge of the curb of the property
• NO LEAVES are to be placed in the street or alley ways
• Persons placing leaves in the streets or allies will be cited
• Leaves are not to be piled in any manor that would impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic.

Recycling – Until a recycling trailer is available, items can be taken directly to the Armstrong County Recycling Center. For more information of what is accepted: https://www.co.armstrong.pa.us/index.php/departments-m/planning-and-development-m/recycling-m