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ATTENTION RESIDENTS STARTING DECEMBER 1ST NO GLASS IS ALLOWED IN YOUR RECYCABLES. IF GLASS IS IN YOUR RECYCABLES THEY WILL NOT BE PICKED UP.

The DPW will be distributing the new recycle cans. You will receive  1 per household , we will not give any additional containers to residents that we know have at least two containers in their possession ,we will continue to give out the containers until every resident has one. Please remember, that all containers are the property of West Pittston Borough and should remain at that address were they are located .

RECYCLING WILL NOW BE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY EVERY WEEK. WED. RECYCLE PICK UP WILL BE MONTGOMERY AVE. BOTH SIDES SOUTH TO EXETER LINE AND THURSDAY WILL BE REMAINDER OF TOWN.

Please click here for important information regarding construction work in the Borough during the COVID-19 crisis.

The Mayor and council ask that each and every resident of West Pittston Borough (young and old) follow all directives from the Center for Disease Control(CDC)and the Pennsylvania Department of Health when it comes to the COVID-19 crisis. Thank you for your cooperation. Stay safe and please practice social distancing. Thank you.

For more information, please visit http://www.cdc.gov or
http://www.health.pa.gov.

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE STARTING THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2020, THE DPW FACILITY LOCATED AT 505 DELAWARE AVENUE WILL BE CLOSED AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING THE DROP OFF OF RECYCLING MATERIALS DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS CRISIS.  CURBSIDE PICK UP OF RECYCLABLES WILL CONTINUE AS SCHEDULED, WHICH IS THE FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAYS OF THE MONTH.  ANYONE HAVING ANY QUESTIONS IS ASKED TO CALL THE DPW FACILIYT AT 570-655-7786.

 WEST PITTSTON BOROUGH GOVERNMENT WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING DURING THESE RECENT EVENTS.

Residents – most importantly all recycling must be clean and free of residuals, all cardboard boxes must be broken down and placed into one box for easy pickup, because of the present COID-19 situation these rules must be strictly followed, the safety of our men is of the upmost importance, if these rules are not followed your recycling will not be picked up.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

MODIFIED AND LIMITED PUBLIC ACCESS TO WEST PITTSTON BOROUGH GOVERNMENT OFFICES DUE TO EVENTS OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS CRISIS

THE FOLLOWING LIMITED PUBLIC ACCESS TO BOROUGH GOVERNMENT OFFICES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE IN DEALING WITH THE COVID-19 VIRUS:

The West Pittston Borough Council and Department of Public Works urge all residents to carefully read the following information in regard to new recycling containers, trash pick-up, yard waste, leaf vacuuming, and the collection of recyclables. Our residents’ utmost cooperation is very important in maintaining a clean and attractive borough.

The borough was very fortunate to receive, through a grant, 2500 new recycling containers. These containers will be distributed at the DPW Building on a date and time which will be announced in the very near future. Residents who DO NOT already have a green borough container will be the first to get a maximum of two containers. These residents will also be asked to fill out a document listing their name and address.

The following is a perfect example of the old, yet very wise adage, “The village doesn’t make the people, the people make the village”. The borough is requiring all residents to remove all containers (trash, yard waste, recyclables, etc.) from tree lawn, road, or sidewalk within twelve hours after the collection. West Pittston’s ordinance regarding containers allows a twenty-four hour window to put containers out and removing them. If there is a viable reason for not following this ordinance (out of town, illness, physical handicap, etc.), please notify the DPW office at 570-655-7786. This ordinance will be strictly enforced, and if not obeyed, a citation will be issued followed by a fine of no less than $25 or more than $300 if the non compliance is not corrected. Residents should also be aware that yard waste and recycling  containers should not exceed thirty pounds. Recyclables should also be clean and free of any sharp objects.  The DPW workers will not collect containers that do not follow these guidelines. Residents should also be mindful that the green recycling containers are borough property and could be confiscated if guidelines are consistently ignored.

Lastly, the borough received a new leaf vacuuming truck via the same grant as the recycling containers. The initial plan is to post signs on streets to alert residents that the vacuum truck will clean leaves on a day listed on the sign. This plan will allow time to rake leaves to the edge of individual properties. When doing so, please do not block sidewalks or rake leaves over the curb onto the street. Leaves on the street could interfere with storm drains and the storm water system. The truck operator will not collect any leaf piles that contain debris (rocks, branches, etc.) that could possibly be a safety concern for the driver or the working parts of the truck. It also should be noted that the new truck may not operate on some of the more narrow streets in the borough due to it’s size. In this situation, leaves will be collected by borough employees as done in the past.

Plans and procedures for snow plowing will be announced at a later date.

We greatly appreciate the cooperation of all our residents in our overall effort to continue to keep our borough looking great. Thank you!

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