REFUSE & RECYCLING
Newberry Township Refuse & Recycling 
REFUSE
NEW: To pay your refuse bill online...Click here
**Reminder Trash must be placed curbside before 6:00am on your trash day.
**Note: New refuse rates (beginning Jan. 2012) are highlighted below**
REFUSE BILLS ARE SENT OUT BY THE 1ST OF JANUARY, APRIL, JULY, AND OCTOBER AND ARE DUE BY 4:30PM ON THE 30TH OF THAT MONTH. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A BILL BY THE 10TH OF THAT MONTH, PLEASE CALL KAREN AT 717-938-6992.
FAILURE TO RECEIVE A BILL WILL NOT RELIEVE YOU FROM CHARGES OR PENALTIES.
The Township of Newberry currently contracts with Penn Waste as the solid waste and recyclable hauler. The Township handles the quarterly billing, general questions and complaints. Ordinance #260, passed in December 1994 requires refuse removal for all residents. Currently there are two options available:
A.
$52.98
per quarter
You can put out for collection:
Maximum of SIX (6) containers per week (30 gallon size bags).
Recycling Bin
*Glass (bottle or jar any color)
*Plastic (#1 through #7 containers & bottles with necks smaller than
their bases)
*Aluminum, steel and bi-metal cans
*Newspaper (bundled or inside a paper bag)
*Cardboard must be flattened and bundled not to exceed a 3 ft x 3 ft
bundle. No trash is allowed in cardboard boxes.
*Ashes
must be in trash
bags and not placed curbside in metal cans or ash buckets.
1 Large Household item per week
Additional Bags: Additional bags will be collected only if in an orange Penn Waste bag. Bags may be purchased at the Township Building for $4.00 each.
B. $16.65
per quarter
You must at least have this option.
In this option, you will be billed $16.65
per quarter for recycling
only. Recycling is a state law and mandatory for all residents. This
option is for residents who do not generate much trash. With this
option,
you may purchase “bags” from the Township building at
$4.00
each
to place your trash in (30 gallon size). You may put out 1 large
household item per week as long as a bag is placed/tied on that item.
COLLECTION TIME: Please place bags/cans and recycling bin out the night before your collection day when possible. The hauler starts collection by no later than 6:00 am.
HOLIDAYS: The following holidays are observed by the hauler: New Years Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. **Should your pick up day fall on, or after, a holiday, then your pick up will be a day later in that week. If the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, your garbage will be picked up on your normal day.**
BRUSH: Brush is to be cut in four (4) foot lengths and securely bundled and tied. This bundle may be substituted for one (1) can or bag.
TIRES: Tires removed from their rims, with a maximum outside diameter of 32” and maximum tread width of 12” may be substituted for one (1) can or bag.
PAINT: The following may be placed in your regular trash: oil based paint, latex paint, turpentine, paint thinners, shellac, lacquer, varnish, strippers, and removers.
CARDBOARD: Must be flattened and bundled not to exceed a 3 ft x 3 ft bundle. Cardboard may be placed with your recycle bin as we now recycle all cardboard products.
LARGE ITEM COLLECTION GUIDELINES: Acceptable Items: appliances, carpet 48" max length rolled & tied, furniture, mattresses & box springs, car tires only (must be off of the rims) tree branches & brush 49" max length (must be bundled * tied), scrap metal 48" max length, plumbing fixtures- toilets & sinks only
**WHAT IS NOT COLLECTED**
The following will NOT be collected by our hauler: auto parts, concrete, construction debris including drywall, shingles, roofing debris, betteries, household hazardous waste, commercial industrical waste. Stains, chemicals & liquids.
DUMPSTERS: Available Fridays only from 8am until 4pm. The fee to use the dumpster is $20.00 per pick up truck load. Tires are $2.00 additional (per tire) and they must be off the rim. The dumpsters are NOT for residents to discard items collected from their own cleaning business, nor from outside the township. The dumpsters are here for your personal belongings only NO EXCEPTIONS. Items not accepted in the dumpsters are: propane tanks, liquids/flammables, regular trash (trash bags/boxes), glass, auto parts, wood, tree timmings or grass clippings, building debris ex. shingles/drywall/insulation. Newberry Township reserves the right to limit quantity and to reject items and/or persons. Please do not abuse your dump privilege.
YARD WASTE COLLECTION GUIDELINES: Yard waste materials are as follows; garden residue, tree trimmings, shrubbery, leaf waste and any other organic landscape vegetation. Materials should be packaged as follows: Place items in either biodegradable kraft bags or tied easily in bundles **NO PLASTIC BAGS**, bundles should be no longer than 4 feet in length, bundles should not weigh more than 30 lbs each, branches should not exceed 5 inches in diameter. The following SHOULD NOT be placed out for yard waste collection; grass clippings, dirt or stones, fruits and/or vegetables, any material in a plastic bag. Collection begins promptly at 6:00 am.
Yard Waste will be picked up the 2nd Saturday of each Month* ~ March thru December 2012. *In September, Yard Waste will be picked up the third Saturday due to the holiday. The dates are as follows: 3/10/12, 4/14/12, 5/12/12, 6/9/12, 7/14/12, 8/11/12, 9/15/12, 10/13/12, 11/10/12, & 12/8/12. Please click on the following link to view the Yard Waste Calendar:
2012 Newberry Township Yard Waste
Any other questions or concerns, please contact us at the Township office or you may contact Penn Waste at www.pennwaste.com.
Newberry Township Recycling Information
We now have 2 sizes of recycle bins. The smaller 24 gallon size is $3.00 and the larger 32 gallon size is $4.00. They are available at the Township office Monday through Friday 8am - 4:30pm.
Please find listed below recycling guidelines to assist you in identifying acceptable materials:
Paper, Paperboard & Cardboard:
Recycle these items: Cardboard boxes, pizza boxes, food boxes (ie:cereal & Jell-O boxes), paper towel & toilet paper rolls, paperboard packaging (ie: tissue boxes), office paper, shredded paper, newspaper & inserts, magazines & catalogs, junk mail & envelopes, paper bags and phone books.
Prepare
1. Remove all packaging (Styrofoam, peanuts, plastic, bubble wrap, plastic liners, etc)
2. Flatten all boxes
3. Cover loose paper with heavier containers to prevent it from blowing away.
**Unacceptable :Plastic bags, food soiled materials.**
Containers:
Recycle these items: Plastics #1-#7 containers & bottles with necks smaller than their bases. Glass: Clear, brown & green glass food and beverage containers. Metal cans: aluminum beverage cans. Steel food and beverage cans. Aerosol cans
Prepare
1. Remove caps/lids
2. Rinse thoroughly
3. It is okay to leave on labels and neck rings.
**Unacceptable: Plastic tubs, cups, trays & bags. Broken glass, windows, mirrors, ceramics & light bulbs, drinking glasses, aluminum foil, scrap metal.**
****Sharps - needles should be put in sealed containers (ie: sealed plastic bottle) and put in trash container/bag.****
You may visit Penn Waste’s web site at www.pennwaste.com for additional details.
You may also contact York County Solid Waste Authority at 717-845-1066 or at www.ycswa.com.
COMMERCIAL RECYCLING -- IT'S THE LAW!!
Pennsylvania's Act 101 and other state laws, effective September 1990, require that all commercial establisments recycle.
Who Must Comply? All offices, restaurants, grocery stores, retail shops, service shops, schools, churches, civic groups and any other establishments that are not residences must comply.
How does an establishment comply? 1. Contact Penn Waste or whomever you have contracted as your waste hauler. 2. Each calendar year, you are required to report how much you recycled and the items recycled. **The commercial recycling report form can be found by clicking the link below.
Fines & Penalties: All businesses and establishments that generate recyclable materials are required to recycle. Fines and penalties can reach $1,000 per day and per occurance.
Your business can benefit from recycling with these examples:
Save money and increase revenue: Recycle scrap metal from a construction job site at a scrap yard and get paid for it.
Save energy: Preheat water by using heat energy to recover the heat from air conditioners.
Reduce pollution: Be environmentally friendly by recycling and reducing the amount of waste you send to landfills. It's good for our air and conserves valuable land.
Questions: If you are unsure about what to do, please contact Newberry Township at (717) 938-6992.
The Newberry Township Board of Supervisors are
pleased to announce that they have donated $250 to Pa Cleanways to
support their efforts to fight illegal dumping and littering.
To learn more about PA Cleanways please go to their website at
www.pacleanways.org