Windber PA

Ø Residents are limited to 500 pounds of items. The Borough of Windber reserves the right to require an additional charge for loads over 500 pounds.

Ø Residents are limited to ONE (1) Major Appliance for Clean-Up.

v A special clean-up sticker will be issued upon payment of a $55.00 fee at the Windber Borough Office, Windber Municipal Building, 1409 Somerset Avenue, second floor, Windber, PA 15963

v Sticker must be displayed upon the debris pile, in plain view of the refuse hauler.

v NON- ACCEPTABLE ITEMS:

Tree Limbs Ashes Hazardous Waste

Brush Car Parts Remodeling and/or Construction Materials

Wood Debris Tires Batteries

Paint

Freezers, Refrigerators, Air Conditioners will only be accepted if they have their Freon removal sticker.

v All rubbish and trash (papers, magazines, etc.) must be bundled or bagged and placed at the curb in front of residence for pick-up (NO ALLEY PICK-UPS)

v Garbage haulers are not permitted to enter PRIVATE PROPERTY. Therefore, garbage MUST be placed along the curbside.

v Any person caught adding to debris pile, other than their own, will be prosecuted.

v Any person caught rummaging through debris piles will be prosecuted.

v NO REFUSE WILL BE PICKED UP WITHOUT A PRE-PAID STICKER-NO EXCEPTIONS

The "Blue Bin" Recycling program that was provided to Windber Borough through the Somerset Planning Commission has been discontinued due to budgetary constraints. You may still recycle plastic and paper by taking it to the Geistown Municipal Building's "Blue Bins".

Any questions, you are welcome to call:

John L. Peters

Somerset Planning Commission

(814) 445-1571

The average American throws away nearly four pounds of trash each day. Not only is this a waste of raw materials, and a source of pollution, but it is unnecessary. Much of the waste we generate can be diverted from the landfill if we simply reduce what we use or buy, reuse what we have, and recycle what we no longer need.

The Windber Borough presently has one recycling location site:

Windber Borough Municipal Building (Parking Lot)
1409 Somerset Avenue

Items Collected: Aluminun Cans, Tin Cans, Clear Glass, Brown Glass, Green Glass

PREPARATION:
Glass: Rinse, and remove lids and metal rings (labels may be left attached) Separated various colors into proper compartment in drop-off bin Cans: Rinse all cans. Crush and remove labels if possible. Tops may be included (ex: soda/beer cans, soup cans, juice cans, etc) Plastic: Rinse, and remove all lids and labels. (Lids are made of a different type of plastic, and therefore can not be recycled)

For Additional Information:Somerset County’s Recycling Coordinator 814-445-1544 PA’s Recycling Hotline: 800-346-4242 PA’s Recycling Website: http://www.dep.state.pa.us RecyclePA@dep.state.pa.us

TRASH

Pick-up is not done by the Borough of Windber. Residents may contact one of the following garbage haulers that collect within the borough:

Waste Management: 1- 800-925-2992

Yonish Disposal: 1- 814-288-4915

Gallucci Sanitation: 1-814-288-3151

LEAF PICK - UP 2009

Every Friday, Beginning October 16, 2009 and Ending November 20, 2009

All leaves must be bagged and placed at the front curb lines.

There will be ABSOLUTELY NO leaves picked up in the alley.

PLEASE DO NOT RAKE LEAVES INTO STREET

VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED

SPRING CLEAN – UP

In an effort to improve the appearance of the community, and provide a service to Borough residents, Windber Borough endeavors to conduct an annual cleanup program on a curbside basis, usually in the spring. An advertisement will be posted announcing the week for clean – up in the Johnstown Tribune Democrat, as well as the Somerset Daily American.
However, we encourage residents to utilize their refuse haulers throughout the year so that this material can be collected on a contractual basis rather than allowed to accumulate throughout the year.