Leaf Collection and Wood Chipping Programs
WOOD CHIPPING
Thursdays in May, June, July and August.
- The program is provided as a service to our residents. Materials will not be picked up from any apartment complex, business, or institution.
- To schedule please call (412) 672-9727 extension 238. Please be sure to include your name, address, and phone number so that the office can get back to you. Please be sure to call before placing the items to be chipped at the curb and we will schedule you in as quickly as possible.
- IMPORTANT – You must call for an appointment before cutting down a tree or placing branches at the curb. Wood chipping is not for trees cut by a commercial tree company. The commercial company will need to haul away the tree remnants.
- Place the items at the curb in a neat orderly fashion with the cut end facing the street (no alleys). The chipper can accept brush, branches, and trees up to 8 inches in diameter. No root systems or tree parts that have dirt on them will be removed. Piles of brush that are intertwined will not be chipped. We do not accept any type of lumber, building materials, or landscaping timbers. The Public Works Employees will have the final say as to whether an item or the quantity is acceptable for removal or not. When the chipping program is not in effect. Limbs maybe cut and bundled the same as carpet.
- Wood chips are available to all Borough residents free of charge and can be picked up at the Heritage Hill Park. Yard waste recycling is a sensible solid waste management alternative for Pennsylvania municipalities and both programs have helped to reduce the amount of yard waste going into our landfills and at the same time produced beneficial mulch, which can be used for ornamental landscaping or garden pathways.
LEAF COLLECTION
Entire month of November
There will be No collection on November 11th, 26th, and 27th.
- Leaves are to be placed at your front curb (no alleys). They can either be placed at the curb covered with a tarp, or placed in clear bags or brown paper recycling bags ONLY. Please do not use white, black or green bags for leaves as this makes it very hard for the trash men and leaf collecting crews to differentiate between trash and leaves.
- Residents living on dead-end streets will need to use bags because the leaf vactor cannot safely get into those streets to collect them.
- You do not need to call to schedule a leaf pickup. Public Works follows the normal trash pickup schedule.
- Delays may occur due to the volume of leaves being recycled.
Contact / Report a problem
(412) 672-9727 extension 238
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