Garbage

Garbage Collection

  • Garbage must be placed curbside by 6:00 AM of your scheduled day
  • Residents must use the Peters Township issued 95-gallon trash container for garbage services.  
  • Additional trash may be put out in bags or trash cans besides your full 95-gallon cart.
  • Bag all trash to prevent litter and debris in your neighborhood.
  • The cost for garbage and recycling collection is $70.00 per Year Quarter (every 3 months).  Bills are sent out by Jordan Tax Service via the mail.  With any billing questions or concerns, please contact Jordan Tax Service .

What is My Scheduled Garbage Pickup Day?

Garbage and Recycling Pickup Day List (PDF)

Missed Collection

For missed garbage or recycling collection, please call the Township Municipal Building at 724-941-4180.  Township staff will contact Waste Management to resolve the issue.

Holiday Delays 

  • When Waste Management observes a holiday, there is no garbage or recycling service on the holiday itself.  In addition, collection is delayed by one day for the remainder of that week.
  • The 2022 holidays that will cause a delay are listed below:
    • Memorial Day - Monday, May 30, 2022 - All streets delayed by one day
    • Independence Day - Sunday, July 4, 2022 - All streets delayed by one day
    • Labor Day - Monday, September 5, 2022 - All streets delayed by one day
    • Thanksgiving - Thursday, November 24, 2022 - Thursday streets delayed by one day
  • The 2022 holidays that will not cause a day are listed below:
    • New Year's Day - Saturday January 1, 2022 - No delay as holiday occurs on a Saturday
    • Dr. Martin Luther King Day - Monday, January 17, 2022 - No delay; not a Waste Management Observed Holiday
    • President's Day - Monday, February 21, 2022 - No delay; not a Waste Management Observed Holiday
    • Christmas Day - Saturday, December 25, 2022 - No delay as holiday occurs on a Saturday

Items That Will Not Be Collected Curbside

  • Electronics (Electronics will be picked up through the Waste Management At Your Door Program at no extra charge.)
  • Household Hazardous Waste (Household Hazardous Waste will be picked up through the Waste Management At Your Door Program at no extra charge.)
  • Large Volumes of Construction Material
  • Tree Waste
  • Automobile Parts
  • Tires
  • Paint
  • Flammable Liquids
  • Pianos/Organs
  • Propane Tanks
  • Gravel, Bricks, Sod
  • Riding Lawn Mowers

Electronics & Household Hazardous Waste

Electronics and Household Hazardous Waste will be picked up through the Waste Management At Your Door Program at no extra charge.

  1. What is my pickup day?
  2. Which holidays delay my garbage and recycling collection?
  3. What time does my garbage/recycling have to be placed out?
  4. I have larger item to throw away, will Waste Management take it?
  5. My garbage or recycling cart is broken. What do I do?
  1. How do I recycle electronics?
  2. How do I recycle household hazardous waste?
  3. How do I recycle glass?
  4. How do I recycle large amounts of cardboard?
  5. What if I have more garbage than fits in the cart?
  1. What if I have more recycling than fits in the cart?
  2. May I exchange my garbage or recycling cart for a different size cart?
  3. Where do I place my carts on my scheduled pickup day?
  4. Who owns my garbage and recycling carts?
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