WINTER 2025

Smile! You’ re on Curbside Camera The Recycling Committee’ s New Mission: If you thought your biggest recycling mistake was tossing a greasy pizza box in the blue recycling bin, think again. The Borough’ s Recycling Committee has taken things to the next level— by turning into the roving eco-paparazzi. Armed with a smartphone, committee members have been spotted cruising the streets, snapping photos of bins that do not meet the Borough’ s trash and recycling standards.“ I thought it was Amazon delivering a package,” said a local resident“ Turns out it was a member of the recycling committee, documenting my shameful use of a plastic bag in the recycling bin.” This new mission isn’ t about punishment- it’ s about education. The Borough is not here to judge; we want to correct trash and recycling failures and find ways to better educate the public.

Residents are advised: · Recycling containers should not be set out at the curb earlier than 5:00 pm the day before the scheduled collection. The containers should be removed from the curb after they are emptied by the hauler. · Recycling containers should NOT be placed on the roadway. · Recycling containers should be placed at least one( 1) foot from the trash or other recycling containers. · Rinse your glass and plastic containers · Flatten your cardboard · Do not place anything on top of your carts · Do not overload your carts · Do not put your recycling in plastic bags, but bag your trash, and smile a little when you take out your bin. You never know who’ s watching! Because in Plum Borough, the only thing worse than not recycling … is recycling wrong.

REMINDER: All businesses, institutions, and municipal facilities must submit their completed Annual DEP Recycling Compliance Reports for the period of 1 / 1 / 2025 to 12 / 31 / 2025 to recycling @ plumboro. com on or before 2 / 1 / 2026. The FM-11, FM-12, and FM-13 forms can be found either on the DEP’ s website or plumboro. com.

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