City_of_Pittsburgh_Central_East_Mailer_2024_Rev01.pdf

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Annual Recycling Calendar 2027
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Allegheny County, Philadelphia City, Pennsylvania

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This file is a 2024 Curbside Recycling & Refuse Newsletter and Calendar published by the City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works, Bureau of Environmental Services. The newsletter serves the Central-Eastern district and provides comprehensive guidance on curbside collection procedures, accepted materials, and collection schedules. The document outlines recycling guidelines for plastic containers, cardboard, glass, metal containers, and mixed paper, along with specifications for yard debris collection scheduled for April 20th and November 2nd. Curbside recycling is collected every other week, with specific regulations requiring items to be set out between 6:00 p.m. the night before collection and 6:00 a.m. the day of collection. Household hazardous waste recycling is available five times annually (March 9, May 11, July 12, September 14, and November 9), with electronic waste recycling available at dedicated drop-off locations. The calendar includes all 12 months of 2024 with color-coded designations for holidays (red), recycling pickup days (blue), no regular trash pickup (gray), and yard debris pickup (green). Eight federal holidays are identified with the note that collection will occur one day later when holidays fall on or before scheduled pickup days.

The newsletter identifies five drop-off locations throughout Pittsburgh with varying hours of operation, ranging from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and specifies that tires, scrap metal, Christmas trees, yard waste, and curbside recyclables are accepted at these facilities. Key regulations prohibit plastic bags for recyclables, limit cans to 35 gallons, restrict each dwelling to two bulk items per week, and prohibit tires, electronics, household hazardous waste, automotive parts, and large construction debris from curbside collection. The City provides multiple contact methods for residents, including a 311 non-emergency line, the MyBurgh app, online webforms, and the website PittsburghPA.gov/311. Related information indicates that the City is soliciting quotes for an Annual Recycling Calendar 2027 with a budget not to exceed $30,000.

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2024 CURBSIDE RECYCLING & REFUSE

NEWSLETTER AND CALENDAR

BETTER RECYCLING. BETTER BURGH.

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CITY OF PITTSBURGH

Department of Public Works Bureau of Environmental Services 3001 Railroad Street Pittsburgh, PA 15201

Your Central-Eastern 2024 City of Pittsburgh Recycling & Refuse Newsletter & Calendar has arrived!

For more information or to request a translation of this mailer - please contact our friends at 311

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PITTSBURGH, PA

PERMIT NO. 10

Pittsburgh Goes Plastic Bag Free!

We’d like to remind you that Pittsburgh has banned plastic bags and they will become increasingly scarce in our community.

When recycling, please place recyclables loosely in the recycling bin at the curb, without bagging them in plastic grocery bags. Overflow recyclables should be placed loosely in another bin clearly marked for recycling.

Thanks for supporting the city’s efforts to go plastic free in stores and at the curb!

PLASTIC

CONTAINERS

Bottles, jugs & jars only.

Remove lids and caps.

CARDBOARD

Flatten, bundle & place in your bin, or another box.

GLASS

Bottles, jugs & jars.

Remove lids and caps.

METAL CONTAINERS

Empty aluminum, aerosol, & steel cans. Leave labels on, discard lids, or leave attached to can.

MIXED PAPER

Office, newspaper, junk mail, magazines, soft/hardback books, and paperboard.

What goes inside my blue bin for curbside collection in Pittsburgh?

When is Your Collection Day?

Type ‘PGH.ST’ into any internet browser and search by address

Curbside Yard Debris Collection April 20th and November 2nd

ACCEPTED ITEMS:

Scheduled HHW Recycling:

Twice Weekly Electronic Waste Recycling

REACH OUT TO 311: the City’s non-emergency request line!

Debris must be placed in a paper bag (no plastic bags are accepted) Branches should be bundled and tied, and no bigger than 4 inches in diameter and lengths not more than 5 feet long

• Leaves

• Grass

• Plants

• Tree Trimmings

• Branches

• Shrubs

• March 9

• May 11

• July 12

• September 14

• November 9

City of Pittsburgh & Pennsylvania Resources Council Electronic and Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off

- By phone 311 or 412-255-2621

- MyBurgh app

- Online webform PittsburghPA.gov/311

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ADVANCED REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Call ahead at 412-489-9299 or register online PRC.org/recyclePGH

Curbside Do’s Curbside Don’ts

Recyclables in City issued or other appropriate can

Recycling is collected every other week. Cardboard and other recyclable materials will only be accepted on recycling week.

Loose garbage creating litter

Boxes not bundled

Recycling in plastic bags

Can larger than 35 gallons

Cardboard bundled Trash and recycling separated

Auto parts prohibited

E-waste and household hazardous waste prohibited

CENTRAL-EASTERN 2024 Refuse/Bulk and Recycling Pickup Calendar

Drop Off Locations No Electronics or Household Hazardous Wastes are accepted at these drop off locations

LOCATIONS LOCATION ADDRESS DROP OFF HOURS

(closed on holidays)

MATERIALS ACCEPTED

ENVIRONMENTAL

SERVICES 2024

HOLIDAYS

Monday, January 1 - New Year’s Day Monday, January 15 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, May 27 - Memorial Day Wednesday, June 19 - Juneteenth

When a holiday falls on or before your collection day, your pickup will be one day later.

Thursday, July 4 - Independence Day Monday, September 2 - Labor Day Thursday, November 28 - Thanksgiving Day Wednesday, December 25 - Christmas Day

East End (Dept. of Public Works - 2nd Division)

6814 Hamilton Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15208 (Entrance on Dallas Ave)

Recycling Foreman Manny

40 Melanchton St, Pittsburgh, PA 15207

1330 Hassler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15220

623 Bausman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15210

3001 Railroad St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201 (Entrance under 31st Bridge)

214 N. Lexington, Pittsburgh, PA 15208

MON - SAT

8am - 1:30pm

MON - FRI

8am - 1:30pm

MON - FRI

8am - 2pm

SAT

7am - 3pm

MON - FRI

7am - 1:30pm

DURING BUSINESS HOURS

(visit CJReuse.org)

• � �Curbside recyclables

• � �Yard waste

• � �Xmas trees

• � �Tires

• � �Scrap metal

• � �Curbside recycling

• � �Dedicated glass bin

West End (Dept. of Public Works - 5th Division)

Strip District (Dept. of Public Works - Environmental Services)

North Point Breeze (Construction Junction)

Hazelwood (Dept. of Public Works - 3rd Division)

Beltzhoover/Knoxville (by McKinley Skate Park)

OCTOBER

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

NOVEMBER

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

DECEMBER

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

APRIL

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30

MAY

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

JUNE

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

JANUARY

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31

FEBRUARY

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29

MARCH

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

JULY

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31

AUGUST

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

SEPTEMBER

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

Scan the QR code for more curbside and drop off information, or visit pittsburghpa.gov/dpw/curbside-pick-up

Red - Holidays (No Pickup)KEY Blue - Recycling Pickup Gray - No Regular Trash Pickup Green - Yard Debris Pickup

Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off (by appt. only)

Curbside Regulations

• � �All items for pickup must be set out no earlier than 6:00 p.m. on the night before collection and no later than 6:00 a.m. the day of collection.

• � �All cans set out for collection must not exceed 35 gallons in size and must be removed from the curb after collection on your pickup day (City code 619).

• � �Each dwelling may only set out two bulk items per week. Carpeting and fencing must be tied and bundled not to exceed 35 lbs or 5 ft in length.

• � �Tires, electronics, and household hazardous waste including liquids and flammables are prohibited from curbside disposal but are accepted at various drop off locations in the city.

• � �Automotive parts and large amounts of construction and demolition waste are prohibited from curbside collection.

Keep Our Environmental Services Workers Safe!

• �Please slow down and look for city workers before attempting to pass any truck.

• �Secure needles and syringes in hard plastic container with a tight fitting lid, labeled “medical waste” and place in the trash.

• �Maintain clear access from the street to the items you have placed at the curb for collection with a clear separation between trash and recycling.

• �Snow must be removed from sidewalks within 24 hours after each snowfall. Please do not plow snow, sleet, or ice against garbage receptacles.

Before calling

After you answer yes for all of these, please contact 311 to submit a ticket for a missed pick-up.

For a behind-the-scenes visit to Pittsburgh’s recycling facility, search “recycling” on YouTube.com/CityChannel

Think you’ve been missed for collection?

24 HOUR / 7 DAYS A WEEK

• �“Are your recycling materials free from contamination?”

• �“Is your container less than 35 gallons?”

• �“Were others on your street missed too?”

• �“Did you set out by 6am?“

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