YARD WASTE PICK UP

Call County Hauling at 724-929-7694, e-mail info @ countyhauling. com, or schedule online at www. countyhauling. com by 3:00 PM Wednesday of that week to schedule Yard Waste Collection.

• Yard waste includes leaves, garden residue, shrubbery with no dirt attached, limbs, twigs, brush and tree trimmings, and similar items, but does not include grass clippings and mulch.

• Yard waste must be placed in a biodegradable paper bag. Tree trimmings are not to exceed 3-inches in diameter. Brush, limbs, twigs and shrubbery must be bundled in lengths not to exceed 4 feet in length and 1-foot total diameter.

Reminder! Trash and recycling bins must be placed at the curb for pickup no earlier than 4:00pm the day before pickup and must be taken away from the curb by midnight the day of pickup.

Bag your garbage – not your recycling!

Senior Citizen Discount – Age 65 + Form and information located at www. shaler. org under Trash &

Recycling Service.

Spring / Summer Yard Waste Schedule March 21, 2026 April 18, 2026 May 16, 2026 June 13, 2026 July 18, 2026 August 15, 2026

“ Extended Travel” Billing Waiver Request – also for sale of a vacant home

Form and information located at www. shaler. org under Trash & Recycling Service.

Electronic Waste and Household Hazardous Waste Collection

To schedule a collection time, call County Hauling at 724-929-7694 or visit their website at www. countyhauling. com.

Storing Trash and Recycling Bins

Shaler Township Ordinance # 225-138 specifically states the containers shall be stored either inside a garage or shall be located or placed behind the front facade line of the dwelling.

WHAT CAN I RECYCLE? The following materials can be placed in your recycling bin loosely:

WORK CONTINUES ON THE NEW CRAWFORD POOL BATHHOUSE!

Over the past two years, the Township has considered construction of a new bathhouse at Crawford Pool. The previous building, an open-air structure built in 1964 when the pool opened, was steel supported and had a flat roof. The deficiencies of the previous building were numerous: Many of the steel support beams had rusted away and no longer supported the structure, the outside walls had shifted, the underground plumbing was cast-iron pipe and had sediment build-up that limited the capacity of the sanitary sewer lines.

After a year of concept drawings, design, and coordination of bidding documents, bids for demolition of the existing structure and construction of a new building were opened in late summer / early fall of 2025. The demolition contract was awarded to RCC Building Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $ 47,223. The award for the new bathhouse construction was awarded to two vendors, TBI Construction and East End Plumbing, for a total construction project cost of $ 2,185,494.21.

Timing was essential to this project as demolition could not commence until the day after Labor Day, 2025 and construction is scheduled to be completed by Memorial Day weekend, 2026. The demolition was completed within 10 days of the pool closing and the general contractor was on site to begin construction shortly thereafter. As of the end of January, the outside shell and interior work is ongoing.

The winter weather in our area has been a challenge, and we have lost a few prime days due to sub-zero temperatures. After construction is complete, the Township will have a great deal of work to do at the pool including concrete sidewalk work and landscaping.

TOWNSHIP OF SHALER NEWS

HOLIDAY COLLECTION SCHEDULE Trash pickup will be delayed by one day only if your pickup day falls on or after one of the holidays listed below. If the holiday falls on the weekend, there is no delay. New Year’ s Day • Memorial Day • Independence Day Labor Day • Thanksgiving Day • Christmas Day

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