The York County Solid Waste Authority’s FREE Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Event will be held on Saturday, May 7th from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. The event will be held behind the Authority’s Recycle Drop-Off Area located at 2685 Blackthorne Court, York. Registration is required. Online registration is available for residents…
We need your HELP! Hazardous waste continues to be an issue we are now dealing with on a WEEKLY basis. It should NEVER go in your curbside trash and recycling. The result is always the same…a FIRE. This puts our employees lives in danger and causes major down time for…
Although we are still working with a depleted workforce, we will be resuming our yard waste and bulk item collection programs. We understand that there is a need for these materials to be collected and we appreciate your understanding while we worked through the difficult circumstances that led us to delay these services…
Effective Monday, March 30th, Penn Waste will be enforcing the following collection mandates in an effort to protect our frontline team members and as a result of having a limited workforce during this COVID-19 pandemic: All trash must be bagged and tied. If you’re in a municipality that has a mobile…
IMPORTANT SERVICE UPDATES As a result of Governor Wolf’s recent Executive Order in response to the COVID-19 crisis, we have several important updates to share with you. Effective Monday, 3/23/20, Penn Waste Residential Collections will operate as follows: Trash Collection – On Schedule as Normal Recycle Collection – On Schedule…
As we continue to provide an essential service to our customers, we’re asking for your help to keep our employees safe. What Can You Do To Help? Bag & tie your household trash. Household trash that is not properly bagged and tied is susceptible to spills and further increases the risk…
Below is a video produced by Penn Waste about Recycling Basics. This has some good information that we all can follow:
As of June 2018, these are the new Penn Waste recycling guidelines (see image below):
In 2016, Penn Waste received over 500 pounds of medical waste at our recycling facility! This is a public safety hazard for our team members who manually sort through the recycling and are at risk of getting stuck by a needle. Medical waste needs to be properly disposed of in…
