Recycling Information
Recycling Information
Benefits of Recycling
Keeping recyclable materials out of the waste stream not only extends to lifespan of the local waste facilities, it also allows the materials to become a new material and decreases your environmental footprint.
Benefits according to Environmental Protection Agency of United States:
- Reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators
- Conserves natural resources such as timber, water, and minerals
- Increases economic security by tapping a domestic source of materials
- Prevents pollution by reducing the need to collect new raw materials
- Saves energy
- Supports American manufacturing and conserves valuable resources
- Helps create jobs in the recycling and manufacturing industries in the United States
Recycling in Your Community
Businesses and residents located within a mandated community are required by law (the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 101 of 1988) to recycle and separate leaf waste from other municipal waste. The City of Williamsport is one of the mandated communities. Mandated communities are established from the population and population density by square mile data collected by the recent US Census.
According to Act 101, Chapter 15:
A municipality other than a county that has a population of more than 5,000 people but less than 10,000 people and that has a population density of more than 300 people per square mile shall establish and implement a source separation and collection program for recyclable materials in accordance with this section.
The municipality must adopt an ordinance or regulation requiring all of the following:
- Residents must separate leaf waste from other municipal waste unless those residents have otherwise provided for the composting of leaf waste.
- Residents to separate at least three materials deemed appropriate by the municipality from other municipal waste generated at their homes, apartments, and other residential establishments and to store such materials until collection. The three materials shall be chosen from the following: clear glass, colored glass, aluminum, steel, and bimetallic cans, high-grade office paper, newsprint, corrugated paper, and plastics.
- Commercial, municipal or institutional establishments to separate high-grade office paper, aluminum, corrugated paper, and leaf waste and other materials deemed appropriate by the municipality generated at commercial, municipal or institutional establishments and from community activities
Residential Recycling Options
Requirement – Residents must recycle at least three materials deemed appropriate by the municipality from other municipal waste.
- Limited Curbside Collection (separated collection of glass bottles & jars, steel/tin cans, and aluminum cans)
- Single stream Curbside Collection (comingled collection of all acceptable recyclables; including glass bottles & jars, steel/tin cans, aluminum cans, paper, newspaper, cardboard, plastic bottles and containers #1-7, and cartons)
- Drop-off recycling site located at 1550 West Third Street, Williamsport (source-separated drop-off of acceptable recyclables; including glass bottles & jars, steel/tin cans, aluminum cans, newspaper, cardboard, and plastic bottles and containers #1&2)
- This service is provided by the County on behalf of the municipality
Commercial Recycling Options
Requirement – Commercial businesses, municipal or institutional establishments must separate high-grade office paper, aluminum, corrugated paper and leaf waste, and other materials deemed appropriate by the municipality generated at commercial, municipal, or institutional establishments and from community activities
- Limited Curbside Collection (separated collection of glass bottles & jars, steel/tin cans, and aluminum cans)
- This service is provided by the County on behalf of the municipality
- Single stream Curbside Collection (comingled collection of all acceptable recyclables; including glass bottles & jars, steel/tin cans, aluminum cans, paper, newspaper, cardboard, plastic bottles and containers #1-7, and cartons)
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Drop-off recycling site 1550 West Third Street, Williamsport (source-separated drop-off of acceptable recyclables; including glass bottles & jars, steel/tin cans, aluminum cans, newspaper, cardboard, and plastic bottles and containers #1&2)
- This service is provided by the County on behalf of the municipality
Leaf Waste
Requirement – Residents must separate leaf waste from other municipal waste, unless those residents have otherwise provided for the composting of leaf waste.
City brush/mulch site located at 1500 W. Third Street, Williamsport, hours of operation Monday-Friday 7:15 am to 3:15 pm.
Yard Debris Pick-up is April 27 and runs to May 11, 2019.
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