TO: MANDATORY GARBAGE COLLECTION AND CURBSIDE HOME RECYCLING - RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS

SUBJECT: Mandatory Garbage Collection Curbside Recycling Pick-Up Schedule - 2020 Under the provisions of Act 101 of 1988 enacted by The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Hanover Borough will be collecting curbside corrugated cardboard/paperboard, bi-metal/aluminum, and newspaper monthly on your regular collection day on the second (2nd) full week of each month.

REMINDER — there will be no service stickers issued for residential collection service! The schedule for the 2020 calendar year (and January 2021) will be as follows: January 2020 Mon. 13th Tues. 14th Thurs. 16th Fri. 17th February Mon. 10th Tues. 11th Thurs. 13th Fri. 14th March Mon. 9th Tues. 10th Thurs. 12th Fri. 13th April Mon. 13th Tues. 14th Thurs. 16th Fri. 17th May Mon. 11th Tues. 12th Thurs. 14th Fri. 15th June Mon. 8th Tues. 9th Thurs. 11th Fri. 12th July Mon. 13th Tues. 14th Thurs. 16th Fri. 17th August Mon. 10th Tues. 11th Thurs. 13th Fri. 14th September Mon. 14th Tues. 15th Thurs. 17th Fri. 18th October Mon. 12th Tues. 13th Thurs. 15th Fri. 16th November Mon. 9th Tues. 10th Thurs. 12th Fri. 13th December Mon. 14th Tues. 15th Thurs. 17th Fri. 18th January 2021 Mon. 11th Tues. 12th Thurs. 14th Fri. 15th Garden and Leaf Waste will be collected on the second full week of May and October (same as Recycling Schedule above!) - NO STICKERS WILL BE REQUIRED. We will collect these items at the same location you place your regular household refuse for collection (either in the alley, or on the front curb):

• Bi-metal/Steel/Aluminum cans may be comingled together in the same container. o Bi-metal/Steel Cans consist of fruit, vegetable, and soup cans and must be cleaned (may not contain any

food residue) and placed in the recycling container provided. o Aluminum Cans are usually beverage cans such as beer and soda cans, and must be cleaned. These can be

placed in your recycling bin along with your bi-metal/steel can. Magnets do not stick to aluminum. DO NOT place other aluminum products in your recycling container. (Pie plates, frozen dinner plates, and pans, are examples of other aluminum products).

• Corrugated cardboard is any cardboard with a corrugated texture. Paperboard includes cereal boxes, shoe boxes, etc. These items must be bagged or bundled and kept dry! No whole boxes or loose pieces of cardboard may be placed out for collection. ALL boxes must be broken down, bundled and may not contain any food waste residue.

• Newspapers must be bagged or bundled and kept dry! All residents are required to have Mandatory Recycling Garbage Service and use curbside collection for corrugated cardboard/paperboard, bi-metal/steel/aluminum cans, and newspaper. Residents can continue to recycle plastics (#1, #2, and #5 ONLY), glass bottles (clear and colored), and quality paper/magazines/phone books/etc. by bringing them to the Public Works Recycling Center at 139 North Street, Monday-Friday 6AM-3PM, and Saturdays 7AM-2PM. If you have any questions, please call the Hanover Borough Public Works Department, (717) 632-3939. Thank you for supporting our recycling efforts and local environment!

HANOVER BOROUGH MANDATORY RESIDENTIAL REFUSE & RECYCLING COLLECTION—2020 44 FREDERICK STREET HANOVER, PA 17331

(717) 637-3877

MANDATORY RESIDENTIAL REFUSE COLLECTION AND MONTHLY CURBSIDE RECYCLING MEMO Residential refuse service is provided for a maximum of three (3) 30-gallon can residential refuse collection service for 2020. The service also includes mandatory monthly curbside recycling of bi-metal/aluminum, corrugated cardboard/paperboard, and newspa-pers—please see the attached notice for relating monthly recycling collection dates on the second full week of each month).

Fees for residential refuse service are $70.50/qtr. or $282.00/yr. Annual fees, if paid no later than February 20th, will have a 5% discount applied, making the fee $267.90/yr. NOTE—NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN ON ANY REFUSE PAYMENTS!

MONTHLY MANDATORY HOME CURBSIDE COLLECTION OF THE FOLLOWING RECYCLABLES: ALUMINUM/BI-METAL CANS (can be co-mingled in same bin), NEWSPAPER (needs to be bundled and kept dry), AND CORRUGATED CARDBOARD/PAPERBOARD (which must be broken down and bundled). THESE ITEMS MUST BE PLACED AT THE SAME LOCATION YOU PLACE YOUR REGULAR REFUSE ON YOUR DESIGNATED DAY FOR YOUR MONTHLY RECYCLING PICKUP (schedule includ-ed). PLEASE NOTE—THERE IS A DIFFERENT TRUCK TO PICK UP EACH ITEM SEPARATELY.

Electronics recycling is MANDATORY and FREE to all residents. All electronics must be recycled at Penn Township’s Recy-cling Center at 1020 Wilson Avenue in Hanover, PA, Monday-Friday 8AM-4:15PM, and Saturday 8AM–3PM.

RECYCLE AND SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT: While curbside collection occurs monthly, aluminum/bi-metal cans, newspaper, cardboard/paperboard as well as plastics (#1, #2, and #5 ONLY), glass (clear and colored), and all quality paper/magazines/phone books/etc. can be taken to the Public Works Recycling Center at 139 North St Monday-Friday 6AM-3PM and Saturday 7AM-12PM. Remember a typical household generates almost one ton of refuse a year; every item that can be recycled promotes environ-mental savings and conservation, and helps control costs of refuse collection and disposition. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS!

PLASTICS (#1, #2, AND #5 ONLY), GLASS BOTTLES (CLEAR AND COLORED) AND QUALITY PAPER CAN BE DROPPED OFF AT THE RECYCLING CENTER AT 139 NORTH STREET.

EXTRA TAGS CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE BOROUGH OFFICE FOR $4.00 FOR EACH EXTRA CANS OVER YOUR THREE (3) 30-GALLON CAN LIMIT.

PLEASE NOTE — THERE WILL BE NO SERVICE STICKERS ISSUED FOR RESIDENTIAL REFUSE & RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICE FOR 2020!

HANOVER BOROUGH MANDATORY RESIDENTIAL REFUSE & RECYCLING COLLECTION—2020 ANSWERS TO COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. SPECIAL OR EXTRA PICKUPS - All special/extra pickups require scheduling with the Public Works Department and payment prior to pickup—please phone the Public Works Department at (717) 632-3939, to make pickup arrangements. Large or bulky items can be picked up on request for a charge based on volume and time required for service. PLEASE REMEMBER TO REMOVE REFRIGERATOR AND STOVE DOORS ON APPLIANCES PLACED OUT FOR SPECIAL PICKUP TO AVOID TRAPPING CHILDREN. Tires, multiple-gallon buckets, refuse cans, mattresses, box springs, and limbs/brush (“tree trimming materials”) are all be considered SPECIAL PICKUP items and charges for disposal must be scheduled and prepaid by the property owner prior to removal by the Public Works Department.

2. LEAF PICKUP - Leaves are collected as part of your refuse service, in the fall season during the months of November and December. DO NOT BAG YOUR LEAVES! The leaves should be raked to your front curb area to be picked up by the leaf collection machine. DO NOT PLACE BRUSH, WEEDS, OR GRASS IN/NEAR THE GUTTER FOR PICKUP!

3. ITEMS RECYCLED CURBSIDE - Bi-metal/aluminum cans, newspaper, and corrugated cardboard/paperboard are SEPARATELY recycled curbside on a monthly basis. Please see the included schedule for pickup day. PLEASE NOTE, ON RECYCLING DAY, THERE WILL BE A DIFFERENT TRUCK COLLECTING EACH ITEM SEPARATELY.

4. OTHER ITEMS RECYCLED - in addition to the items in #3, we also accept plastics (#1, #2, and #5 ONLY), glass (clear and colored), and all quality paper/magazines/phone books/junk mail/flyers/etc. at the Public Works Recycling Center at 139 North St on Monday-Friday 6AM-3PM and Saturday 7AM-12PM.

5. FOLLOWING HEAVY STORMS - Fallen brush will be collected free of charge if stacked, not bundled, and Public Works is notified within five (5) days of the storm damage occurring. (Collection for brush other than storm damage can be requested by contacting the Public Works Department at (717) 632-3939; see #1 above for relating prepayment and scheduling provisions).

6. GARDEN WASTE - Pickup will be COLLECTED WITH YOUR RECYCLABLES DURING THE SECOND FULL WEEK OF MAY AND OCTO-BER. STICKERS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR COLLECTION!! Collectibles must be placed in a closeable bag (paper or plastic are ac-ceptable). Bags containing rock, grass, tree limbs, or ground will not be accepted. Residents may utilize the Public Works Recycling Center at 139 North Street (hours on reverse side) for branches, tree and shrub trimming and pulpy vines cut into three (3) foot lengths and bun-dled to a weight of less than 50 pounds.

7. CHRISTMAS TREES - PICKED UP WITHOUT ADDED CHARGE IN JANUARY. Please remove plastic, wire, and metal from trees as same can damage the tree chipping equipment and personnel. Place curbside at the same location where you place regular refuse.

8. HOLIDAY PICKUP SCHEDULE - When regular pickup days fall on a holiday (January 1, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day), that pickup will be made on the WEDNESDAY OF THAT WEEK. All other collection remains on regular schedule.

10. CONSTRUCTION WASTE - CANNOT BE DISPOSED OF BY THE BOROUGH. Make sure your contractor has a means of disposing same.

11. ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED - residents who wish to have recyclables hauled to North Street can contact BOB LARSEN at (717) 632-5155 to arrange pickup by Boy Scout volunteers.

WEBSITE: http://www.hanoverboroughpa.gov

WEBSITE: http://www.hanoverboroughpa.gov

THE BOROUGH OF HANOVER RECYCLING INSTRUCTIONS

THE FOLLOWING RECYCLING IS MANDATED, AND COLLECTED CURBSIDE:

MATERIAL WHAT TO RECYCLE HOW TO PREPARE INFORMATION

• Beverage cans (aluminum)

• Metal food cans • Bi-metal/steel

cans

1. Rinse clean 2. Labels are OK 3. Cans can be comingled

Cans must be placed in the recycling bin (no other items go in bins!), and placed curbside (same location you place your regular refuse). Aerosol and paint cans are not recyclable.

• Newspaper • Corrugated

cardboard • Paperboard (cereal

boxes, shoe boxes, etc.)

1. Newspaper must be tied together, and kept dry

2. All boxed must be broken down

3. Boxes may not contain any food waste residue

4. Cardboard/paperboard must be tied together or bagged, and kept dry

Newspaper, corrugated cardboard, and paperboard should be prepared (see column to left) and placed curbside (same location you place your regular refuse). Do not place these in the recycling bin (only for cans).

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, THE FOLLOWING CAN BE RECYCLED AND TAKEN TO THE PUBLIC WORKS RECYCLING CENTER (139 NORTH ST):

MATERIAL WHAT TO RECYCLE HOW TO PREPARE INFORMATION

• Plastics (food and

drink, laundry and cleaning solution, and other containers marked #1, #2, and #5 ONLY)

1. Rinse clean 2. Remove caps (can

recycle as well, but must be removed to allow for compaction)

3. Collars, neck rings, and labels are OK

Symbol printed on the plastic product (see chart to far left) reflects accepted items. Plastic bags, Styrofoam, plastic toys, and plastic furniture are not accepted.

• Glass food and beverage containers

1. Rinse clean 2. Remove caps 3. Collars, neck rings, and

labels are OK

Glass that is clear, green, and brown is accepted.

• Paper (office/copy

paper, shredded paper, junk mailers/flyers)

• Catalogs and magazines

• Phone books

1. Items can be bagged together for recycling at the center

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE BOROUGH’S REFUSE COLLECTION AND RELATED SERVICES CAN BE FOUND ON THE “MANDATORY GARBAGE

COLLECTION AND MONTHLY CURBSIDE HOME RECYCLING” MEMO ATTACHED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR RECYCLING EFFORTS!!!