Selinsgrove Borough

Recycling Opportunities for Selinsgrove Borough

Recycling

Recycling Drop-Off Center
West Sassafras Street

Every Thursday—8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
First & Third Saturday of each month -
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon

(Closed on Holidays-No Make Up Day)
(Closed on November 24th-Thanksgiving)

1. Tin/Steel Cans: (Rinsed Cans Only) No scrap metal, paint or aerosol cans.

2. Aluminum: (Rinsed Cans Only) Beverage cans. No foil, paint, aerosol cans or scrap metal.

3. Glass: Clear, Blue/Green and Brown: (Rinse and remove caps.) Jar and bottle form only. No window glass, dishes, drinking glasses or candle jars.

4. Plastics: Nos. 1’s and 2’s: (Rinse and remove caps). Bottle shaped, mouth smaller than body. (No motor oil, brake fluid, antifreeze, chemical or butter containers).

5. Corrugated Cardboard ONLY: (Breakdown) No paper board (i.e. shoe boxes, cereal boxes, gift boxes, etc.) or waxed cardboard.

6. Hi-Grade Office Paper: Full sheets or shredded. (No plastic window envelopes, oak tag paper, paper back books or hard cover books.)

7. Newspapers: (Remove all glossy inserts and put with magazines.) Must be clean and dry. Not tied or in bags.

8. Magazines, Catalogs & Phone Books: Not tied or in bags. Must be clean and dry.

9. Batteries: Vehicle type batteries only.

10. Paperboard: (Must be separated from corrugated.) Shoe boxes, tissue boxes, beverage boxes, toilet and paper towel rolls, paper type egg cartons, manila envelopes, oak tag paper, junk mail including window envelopes. etc. No waxed paper or paper products containing food or grease.

NOTE: NO drop-off prior to or after scheduled times. Violators will be prosecuted. Residents must separate recyclables and deposit items in appropriate containers provided.

Curbside Recycling

Aluminum and Glass Pickup

Last Wednesday of Each Month

(items must be placed at curbside prior to 8:00 a.m.)

ALL ITEMS MUST BE RINSED OUT & CAPS REMOVED.

1. Aluminum Beverage Cans (typically, soda and beer cans).

2. Clear Glass—Bottles & Jars (no candle jars, plates, or drinking glasses).

3. Blue/Green Glass—Bottles & Jars.

4. Brown Glass—Bottles & Jars.

Glass must be separated by color or the recycler will not pick them up. Place items in any solid, open-top container. Do not use plastic or paper bags.

Current Recycling Brochure

2011 Recycling Brochure.pdf

Brush Pickup

May 2, 2011 and

October 24, 2011

Brush, branches, tree limbs, tree trimmings (no bigger than 4” in diameter, and limited to 1 cubic yard--equal to a combined container capacity of 200 gallons) will be picked up curbside. Garden residue, twigs, vines, soft stem plants and weeds (no grass clippings, roots, dirt or soil debris, or garbage bags) must be placed in moisture-proof, open-top containers capable of permitting materials to be picked up and dumped into a truck (limit of 30 pounds/container). Items are to be placed along the curb, but not out into the street, before 7:00 a.m. Containers are available for owner-occupied homes while supplies last. One container for each single family dwelling.

Leaf Pickup

October 31 through

November 23, 2011

(or the first snowfall)

(pickup will follow the street cleaning schedule)

Leaves are to be placed along the curb, but not into the street, before 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled day for your street. Leaves may be bagged but may not include brush, twigs, branches, grass, vines, soft-stem plants, any other similar materials that would clog the borough’s leaf vacuum, or any non-vegetative matter.

Christmas Tree Pickup

Live Christmas Tree Pickup

Christmas trees, which are placed along the curb, will be picked up on a daily basis during the first 10 working days in January. No plastic bags, decorations or other attachments (tree stands) will be picked up.

Compost Site

Borough Compost Yard Drop-Off
South end of Strawberry Alley
(always open)

Garden Residue, Brush and Leaves ONLY. Place at locations noted by signs in yard area. (No grass clippings. No bags. No demolition material or fill.) Composted leaves and mulch are available to Borough Residents.