Refuse & Recycling Collection
Penn Waste Collection
REFUSE COLLECTION Municipal Solid Waste must be placed in not more than four (4) 32 gallon containers and placed behind the curb line. Where there is no curbing, place containers next to the paved portion of the street or alley. Collection hours Mon-Fri, 5AM to 6PM. Wood ashes, dead animals, tree trunks, leaves, stumps, roots, concrete, construction debris and dangerous materials will not be collected. Containers may not be greater than 32 gallons and cannot exceed sixty (60) lbs. in weight. No person shall transport any garbage, rubbish or refuse into the Borough for disposal and/or collection. Dumping on Borough owned property is prohibited.
BAG OPTION Mechanicsburg Borough, in conjunction with Penn Waste, is offering residents an orange bag option for trash pickup. Households that generate just a small amount of trash may choose to purchase bags through the Borough Office. This option reduces the refuse portion of the sewer and trash bill to $119.20 per year for 16 bags compared to $206.40 for the regular collection of 208 bags per year. Under this program, any bulk item or appliance put out for pick up needs a bag attached in order to be collected. Residents on this option may still set out recycling each week for collection. Additional bags can be purchased at the office at any time and are $7.45 each. For more information, please call the Borough Office at (717)-691-3310.
RECYCLING Items that can be recycled curbside are available from Penn Waste by clicking here. Penn Waste provides corrugated cardboard recycling containers at the Mechanicsburg Area High School upper parking lot and the parking lot opposite the Borough Office. Boxes must be flattened before placement in the containers. Curbside recycling bins are available for purchase at the Borough Office for $10.00.