PennDOT Invites Volunteers to Join in Statewide Spring Cleaning

Harrisburg – PennDOT is seeking volunteers for this year’s Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania effort that runs through May 31.

The cleanup event is an annual effort sponsored by PennDOT, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, state Department of Environmental Protection and other partners. Groups involved in PennDOT’s Adopt-A-Highway (AAH) program, which involves volunteers cleaning roadsides year round, are also encouraged to participate in the cleanup.

“These cleanup programs play a huge role in keeping Pennsylvania beautiful through cleaner roadsides and communities,” said PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch. “It’s my hope that more individuals get involved and join the thousands of dedicated volunteers that participate in these efforts year after year.”

Interested individuals can find a listing of cleanup events in Washington County here.

During last year’s Great American Cleanup, 6.7 million pounds of litter was collected from Pennsylvania’s roads, trails and shorelines by more than 141,000 volunteers. PennDOT’s AAH program contributed nearly 78,000 volunteers who cleaned up nearly

TRASH COLLECTION

Please be advised that Residents are free to make their own choice for Garbage Collection.

Recycling Services:

Every residential household is required to participate in the Recycling Program. Pickup is on Monday throughout the Township, once a month. Place items in a recyclable container that is provided by the Township. The first container is free and additional containers are $15.00 per set, for lid replacement the fee is $ 4.35 which can be purchased at the Municipal Building. The Township has a contract with Waste Management for recycling pick-up. Pickup is curbside unless other arrangements are made with the hauler. If there are any questions or problems, call the hauler at 1-800-866-4460. For pick-up days please reference the calendar of events.

Recyclable Items: Aluminum cans, bi-metal cans, clear, green and brown glass, Plastics #1 & #2 and newspapers (Black and White Print Only)

Acceptable Items Include: Soda bottles, beer bottles, juice containers, ketchup bottles, wine and liquor bottles and food containers.

It IS Easy Being Green!

• Reduce the environmentally negative impact of salt and other deicing chemicals on drinking water supplies and aquatic life in our streams by shoveling snow onto grassy areas, not into the street, before it turns to ice. Thus the snow melts into the ground rather than flowing into nearby storm drains or streams.
• Practice Grasscycling! Grasscycling means leaving grass clippings on your lawn to decompose into the soil. This provides 60% of the nitrogen and all of the phosphorous your lawn needs.
• Participate in the Township’s Annual Leaf Pick-Up Program! Leaves are to be placed in biodegradable bags provided by the Township and placed curbside by 6a.m. the day of pickup. The first 5 bags are free and additional bags are $.40 each. No vines, tree or brush clippings and/or rubbish and trash will be accepted. Collections are scheduled between October and early December, call the Township office for details.
• Recycle your papers at the Chartiers-Houston Public Library. Please remember the recycling rules: They need newspapers, magazines, catalogs, office and school papers and mail. Telephone books, cardboard and kitchen-type papers are NOT accepted.
• Donate your old eyeglasses to the Lions Club. There is a collection box at the Municipal Building.
• Donate your old cell phones to the Washington County Women’s Shelter. There is a collection box at the Municipal Building.

Recycling schedule for 2013