Windsor Township is pleased to provide trash collection and
recycling to all residents of Windsor Township. This service is being provided at no charge to residents
and will be paid from the host municipal benefit fee that we receive from
Modern Landfill.
ARE THERE ANY LIMITATIONS ON THE AMOUNT OF TRASH?
There is a 4 bag limit. Each container, when filled, may not weigh
more than 75 lbs. nor exceed a volume of 32 gallons. All refuse must be in containers, such as plastic trash bags, or
tied in bundles not larger than 3 feet by 3 feet. Each such bundle will be considered a container and the maximum
weight of 75 lbs. shall apply.
REMEMBER -
The hauling company will not take more than four bags of trash a week,
nor will they collect tires. Tires are only
collected during the large item Spring and Fall Collection. NO HOT ASHES or COALS
at ANY TIME.
MUST I RECYCLE?
Yes. Pennsylvania
law requires all Windsor Township residential and commercial properties to
recycle. All recyclable materials must
be removed from the regular trash. This
is not only the right thing to do environmentally, but it saves money in
disposal costs. VIOLATORS WILL BE
PROSECUTED.
WHAT ITEMS MUST BE RECYCLED?
Clear and colored glass - food and beverage bottles and
jars only. Rinse
containers. Remove all caps and lids
and dispose lids with regular trash.
Labels do not have to
be removed. DO NOT BREAK GLASS. No window glass, drinking glasses,
dishes, or light
bulbs.
Aluminum cans, bi-metal and tin cans - food and beverage
cans only. Rinse
containers. Labels do not have
to be removed. DO NOT CRUSH CANS. No foil, pie plates,
aerosol cans, siding or scrap metals or aluminum.
Plastic bottles - soda bottles, milk and water jugs, laundry
detergent containers. Only the ones
that have a 1 or a
2 inside the recycle triangle symbol on the bottom of the container. Labels do not have
to be removed. Remove caps and discard
them in regular trash. Plastic
bottles should be crushed and flattened.
Newspapers - tie in bundles or place in brown paper
bags. Place on top of bin or beside
bin. Do
not
place cardboard, magazines, glossy inserts, or junk mail in bundles.
Recycling bins must stay with the property. If you move, leave bin with the property.
Windsor Township will not replace bins.
WHAT ABOUT GRASS CLIPPINGS AND YARD WASTE?
The best thing you can do is to begin backyard
composting. It is very important to
remove grass clippings from the waste stream.
Leaves, grass clippings and other yard wastes account for 18% of the
waste stream. Based on the cost per ton for
disposal, removal of grass clippings will save a substantial amount of money in
disposal costs.
Additionally, leaving the grass clippings on your lawn gives
you the benefit of expensive fertilizer.
Decomposed grass clippings replaces the nitrogen in your soil.
WHERE DO I TURN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR IF I HAVE
QUESTIONS?
Call the Township Office at 244-3512.
Remember to:
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Have your trash and recyclables out at the curb before 6:00
A.M. on your collection day.
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Put out only 4 bags of trash or 1
York Waste Disposal toter and 1 bag.
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Recycle all clear and colored glass beverage and food
containers, plastic beverage and detergent containers, aluminum and bi-metal
food and beverage cans, and newspapers.
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Place all recyclables in brown recycling bin. Tie or place newspapers in brown paper
grocery bag and place on top of bin or beside bin.
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During the week of a holiday, listen to the radio and/or
check the local newspapers for any change in collection schedule.
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Things that will not be collected: hazardous materials, tires, white goods, and any large items not
meeting the 32 gallon, 75 lb. capacity.