Recycling Update Effective July 2018
Recyclable items accepted in your curbside recycling bins has changed. No items other then what is listed will be accepted at curbside pickup. Remember when in doubt, throw it out. It’s okay to throw everything else away. It will be transformed into renewable energy.
Click on the link below to view acceptable curbside recyclable items.
Recycling Covered Devices
Did you know that Pennsylvania passed a law, called the Covered Devices Recycling Act (CDRA), which prohibits residents from disposing of covered devices as trash? Effective January 24, 2013 residents and businesses may no longer place these items at the curb or throw them away as trash. These devices must be recycled. Additionally, trash haulers are prohibited from collecting these items as municipal waste.
What is a covered device?
Covered devices include desktop computers, laptops, monitors, computer peripherals (keyboard, mouse, printer and speakers), televisions, and e-readers that browse the internet. The Covered Devices Recycling Act does NOT include cell phones, motor vehicle components, appliance components or items such as handheld calculators, PDAs, MP3 players or similar devices.
Please see the link below for additional information: http://www.lcswma.org/lcswma_recycling_covered_devices.cfm
The Borough of Mount Joy hereby fixes and assesses the following 2023 service charges for collection of refuse/recycling
Residential Service Charge Per Unit Per Year, Includes Woody Waste Removal
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$ 342.00
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Non-residential Retail Commercial Service Charge Per Unit Per Year, Includes Woody Waste Removal
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$ 352.00
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Commercial, Industrial, Public and Multi-Family
Pennsylvania’s Act 101 and Mount Joy Borough’s Ordinance 487 requires all commercial, industrial, public (schools), community events and multi-family units to recycle. Act 101 also requires municipalities and counties to track and report “post-consumer” recyclables that have been collected and marketed such as clear & colored glass, aluminum, steel & bimetallic cans, corrugated cardboard, plastic, yard waste, leaves, tires and white goods.
Option one is to have your materials collected curbside by Mount Joy Borough’s licensed hauler. You would pay a semi-annual bill directly to the Borough for refuse and recycling collection.
Option two is to opt out of the Borough’s collection program and contract with a private hauler. Annual proof of collection is required with this option via an Annual Recycling Report that will be mailed each January and a copy of an invoice from your contracted hauler.
Recycling Information
Batteries should also be properly recycled. Batteries must be placed in a special battery recycle bag. Bags are available at the Borough office FREE of charge. Place batteries in the bag and place the bag in front of your recycle bin on your scheduled collection day.
Please note:
- While GFL Environmental is our refuse and recycling company, what they will accept from each town for recycling is different.
- Each town and person has a separate contract with specific items which are permissible for recycling.
- Please do not reference GFL Environmental’ s website for a list of acceptable recyclables. Please use the list provided above.
Cardboard Recycling Dumpsters Available At 2 Locations.Mount Joy Borough has two locations where cardboard ONLY recycling dumpsters are located:
There is a slot in each dumpster that you can just slide the cardboard through. Please call the Borough Office at (717) 653-2300 with questions or comments. |