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.

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 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