The following information
on recycling collections has been supplied by Upper Yoder Township.
If you have any questions, please contact the Upper Yoder Township
Municipal Offices at 255-5243.
Upper Yoder Township
has a five year contract with Waste Management for collection of
Recycling from the Towship residents. Collection is curb-side and
the fee charged is $20.00 per year for this service. Bills are issued
in January/February and allow 60 days before the due date. Bills
are issued for the entire year's collection in a one-time billing.
Collection is on the
same day as garbage collection, but collected every other week,
every two weeks. Recycling is mandator for residents and businesses,
however, the businesses can elect to have collection done privately.
They are to report their yearly tonnage collections to the Township
at the end of the year.
The Township has blue
recycling bins that are numbered and issued to the residents. Bins
were given out with the inception of the initial program in 1991.
The cost for any additional bin or a replacement bin is now $11.00
a piece. When moving out of the property, the bin stays behind with
the property. When the residents file their "Moving Permit"
with the Township office, their names will be taken off the records.
Items recycled are sorted
at the curb. If there is anything that is not acceptable, it is
left behind and is to be placed in the regular garbage.
Brush
Pickup
The Township conducts a brush pickup twice a year done by the Township
Road Crew. This is usually conducted in May and October. The exact
dates are established and published in an annual newsletter that
is issued to the residents in April.
Leaf Pickup
Leaf Pickup is conducted by the Township in September-Octover by
the Twp. Road Crew depending on weather when the leaves begin to
fall. The Township has a leaf vaccuum machine to collect the leaves
once they are gathered by the residents and deposited curb-side.
Recyclables
collected at curbside:
Glass
- Clear and All Colors
- Rinse - labels can stay on
- Remove all metal lids and rings
- No window glass, light bulbs,
pyrex or ceramics
- Place in container (do not break)
Plastic
Only that plastic which has one of the following
markings appearing on the bottom...
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PET (Clear/Green
soda bottles and some water jugs) |
| |
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HDPE(Clear and colored)
Detergent and Milk bottles or jugs |
Rinse...Remove Lids or Metal Rings...Crush
if you need space.
Aluminum and Bi-Metal Beverage
Cans
- Rinse
- Flatten, if desired, to save space
- Place in container
Tin Cans
- Rinse
- Remove paper labels
- Ends may be included
- Flatten, if desired, to save space
- Place in container
