Yard and leaf waste must always be placed in your garbage container. Yard and leaf waste bags outside your container will NOT be taken. The exception is leaf waste may be placed out in paper leaf / lawn bags curbside during the five-week Fall Leaf Bag Collection only.

During this five-week collection period:

• Paper leaf bags left outside your garbage container will be collected by Waste Management.

• Leaves must be in paper leaf / lawn bags.

• Leaf bags must be curbside by 6:00 a. m. on your scheduled garbage day.

• While pickup will occur on your scheduled garbage day, a separate WM truck will pick up leaf bags. They will not be picked up as part of the garbage or recycling collection.

IMPORTANT: Leaf bags placed outside your container before October 27th or after December 4th will NOT be taken.

Pennsylvania’ s leaf recycling law requires residents in communities with populations over 5,000 to recycle – not burn – leaves and yard waste. Burning of leaves is strictly prohibited in Peters Township.

As an alternate means of helping residents get rid of their annual leaf waste, Peters Township offers a leaf vacuuming season pass for a fee of $ 150. Residents interested in the program should contact the Peters Township Municipal Building at 724.941.4180 for more information on how to purchase a leaf vacuuming season pass. The season pass covers weekly leaf vacuuming for six weeks during the fall season. The fee cannot be prorated.

BECOME A HOST OF YOUR OWN TV SHOW!

Do you have an idea for a show or series? Do you have information to share? Do you want to get involved in your community? Peters Township Community Television can help! Learn how to create, host, and produce your own show to air on cable TV and online. We have everything you need to get your vision on the screen.

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