Garbage

What is My Scheduled Garbage/Recycling Pickup Day?

Garbage Collection

  • Garbage is picked up once a week and must be placed curbside by 6:00 AM of your scheduled day.
  • Only one Township-issued cart for weekly garbage is included in the regular service.
  • No garbage outside of your Township-issued cart will be accepted, except for two bulk items per month (first full pickup week of the month).  The 2026 bulk item calendar can be found by clicking here.
  • Residents may obtain an additional garbage cart(s) for an annually adjusted fee directly through Waste Management.  You must use a Waste Management cart(s) to place out additional garbage.   You cannot use your own cart for additional garbage; it must be a Waste Management cart. Call 1-800-866-4460 to order additional carts and service.  When calling, please state "Service Change".  This will then connect you to a live agent who can assist you in ordering a cart.   
  • Items That Will Not Be Collected Curbside
    • Electronics (Electronics will be picked up through Waste Management At Your Door (1-800-449-7587) at no extra charge; information is included under the heading "Electronics & Household Hazardous Waste")
    • Household Hazardous Waste (Household Hazardous will be picked up through Waste Management At Your Door at no extra charge; information is included under the heading "Electronics & Household Hazardous Waste")
    • Paint (Paint will be picked up through Waste Management At Your Door at no extra charge; information is included under the heading "Electronics & Household Hazardous Waste")
    • Construction Material, Building Material
    • Tree Waste, Gravel, Bricks, Sod, Dirt, Mulch
    • Automobile Parts, Tires
    • Flammable Liquids, Propane Tanks
    • Pianos/Organs
    • Riding Lawn Mowers
    • Elliptical Machines 

Bulk Items

  • Bulk Items will be limited to two (2) items that will be picked up on the first full pickup week of the month.  The 2025 bulk item schedule can be found by clicking here. Residents do NOT have to notify WM or the Township prior to placing out bulk items.   Trash bags, large cardboard boxes, and yard waste are NOT considered bulk items.  Trash bags, yard waste bags, and  large cardboard boxes outside of your container will NOT be taken.
  • Common bulk items that Waste Management will take include:
    • Household Appliances including washers, dryers, dishwasher, stove, refrigerator (freon must be removed and must be tagged by HVAC technician), dehumidifier (freon must be removed and must be tagged by HVAC technician), hot water tank, etc.
    • Refrigerators and AC units that are still working and no longer needed may be recycled through First Energy and residents can receive $50 for participating in the program; see the attached link - Refrigerator & AC Unit Recycling Program
    • Toilets (Must be in 2 pieces)
    • Carpet/Padding (no longer than 4 feet in length and rolled/secured with twine or tape)
    • Furniture including chairs, tables, armories, cabinets, chests, headboards, sofa, mattresses, box springs, dressers, and interior doors.   Mattresses and box springs are considered separate items, so if you put both out for one pickup, that would meet your limit of two (2) bulk items for the week.
    • If placing out glass doors, tables, or similar style glass, please tape all edges (sides & corners) and tape an X across both sides
    • Basketball hoops (pole must be no longer than 4 feet and backboard must be removed)
    • Christmas Trees (must be cut into 4 foot sections)
    • Trash bags/yard waste/large cardboard boxes are NOT considered bulk items.  These items left outside of your container will NOT be taken.

Requesting a Special Collection for Extra Bags

  • Residents who have bagged trash that does not fit inside their provided cart can schedule a special collection on their designated service day through WM at 1-800-866-4460 and follow the prompts. 
  • Special collections must be scheduled at least 48 hours before the resident’s service day. The rate for the special pick-up is $6 per bag. Residents will be limited to 20 bags or less. Please remember that an extra cart can be requested for an additional $110 in 2024. WM also offers the Bagster service for residents who have material from a clean-out or special renovation project. Bagster bags can be purchased for $30 from retailers like Lowes and Home Depot. Each bag holds up to 3,300 lbs. More information about the Bagster, including scheduling and pick-up pricing, can be found at thebagster.com.

Requesting a Special Collection for Extra Bulk Items

  • Residents are permitted up to two bulk items per month to be collected during their designated bulk collection week. 
  • Residents who have additional bulk waste that needs to be collected can schedule a special collection through WM by calling 1-800-866-4460 and following the prompts. Special collections must be scheduled at least 48 hours before a resident’s service day. The rate for a special collection for bulk items is $75 plus the bulk rate for each item being collected. To avoid the $75 special collection fee, residents can schedule additional bulk items to be collected during their community’s designated bulk collection week. 
  • WM also offers the Bagster service for residents who have material from a clean-out or special renovation project. Bagster bags can be purchased for $30 from retailers like Lowes and Home Depot. Each bag holds up to 3,300 lbs. More information about the Bagster, including scheduling and pick-up pricing, can be found at thebagster.com.

Spring 2026 Leaf Bags

  • Public Works will pickup leaves in the spring on three Mondays in April: 
    • Monday, April 6, 2026
    • Monday, April 13, 2026
    • Monday, April 20, 2026
  • Leaves must be paper leaf/lawn bags and you must call Public Works ahead of time to schedule a pickup at 724-941-6161.

Leaf & Yard Waste 

  • Yard and leaf waste must always be placed in your garbage container.  Yard and leaf waste bags outside your container will NOT be taken.  The exception is leaf waste may be placed out in paper leaf/lawn bags curbside during the five-week Fall Leaf Bag Collection only

2026 Fall Leaf Bag Collection (No Additional Fees - Included with your Garbage Bill)

  • The Fall Leaf Bag Collection weeks for 2026 will be posted in Summer 2026
  • During this five-week collection period:
    • Paper leaf bags left outside your garbage container will be collected by Waste Management.  
    • Leaves must be in paper leaf/lawn bags.
    • Leaf bags must be curbside by 6:00 a.m. on your scheduled garbage day
    • While pickup will occur on your scheduled garbage day, a separate WM truck will pick up leaf bags.  They will not be picked up as part of the garbage or recycling collection. 
  • Leaf bags placed outside your garbage container before October 27th or after December 4th will NOT be taken.

Leaf Vacuuming (Residents Must Purchase Season Pass)

Excess Yard Waste/Leaf Bags

  • If you have excess yard waste bags, you may take them to Woehler Landscape Supply & Recycling Yard.   Woehler's will charge residents a fee based on the amount of cubic yards of yard waste.  Woehler’s will take grass clippings, leaves, yard debris, and yard waste.   Woehler's address is 202 Buckeye Street, McMurray, PA 15317.  Their phone number is 724-941-6965.  Hours are M-F, 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Sat, 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.; Sun, 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Electronics & Household Hazardous Waste

  • Peters Township residents are able to recycle electronics and household hazardous waste at their front door by scheduling a pickup through Waste Management At Your Door.  To schedule a pickup, visit Waste Management at Your Door or call 1-800-449-7587. 

  • A listing of items that Waste Management At Your Door recycles is available by clicking here.  There is no extra fee for this service; it is included as part of your garbage/recycling fee.

Missed Collection

  • For missed garbage or recycling collection, please call the Peters Township Municipal Building at 724-941-4180.  Township staff will contact Waste Management to resolve the issue.

Broken Garbage/Recycling Cart

  • If your Township garbage or Township recycling cart is damaged, please contact the Peters Township Municipal Building at 724-941-4180, and we will schedule a repair date for Waste Management to repair the cart.
  • If your additional Waste Management garbage cart or additional Waste Management recycling cart is damaged, contact Waste Management at 1-800-866-4460.

New Residents

  • New residents should contact Jordan Tax Service (724-731-2300) to set up garbage/recycling billing for their property.  Each property should have one garbage cart and one recycling cart.  If you are missing a garbage or recycling cart, call the Municipal Building (724-941-4180).

Holiday Delays

  • When Waste Management observes a holiday, there is no garbage or recycling service on the holiday itself.  In addition, collection is delayed by one day for the remainder of that week.  Holidays that occur on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday DO NOT cause a garbage delay.
  • The 2025-2026 holidays that will cause a delay are listed below:
    • Christmas Day - Thursday, December 25, 2025 - Thursday streets delayed one day
    • New Year's Day - Thursday, January 1, 2026 - Thursday streets delayed one day
    • Memorial Day - Monday, May 25, 2026 - All streets delayed by one day
    • Labor Day - Monday, September 7, 2026 - All streets delayed by one day
    • Thanksgiving - Thursday, November 26, 2026 - Thursday streets delayed one day

Helpful Tips

  • If you do not already have one, it could be a good time to consider using a mulching lawn mower. A mulching lawn mower redistributes fine-cut grass clippings back into your yard, removing the need for bagging and disposing of the clippings.
  • Consider composting leaf and yard waste instead of disposing of this waste with your trash. 
  • If you do not have a trash compactor, you may want to consider that purchase to maximize you garbage cart’s capacity.

Discounts/Forms

  • Peters Township offers senior discounts, low-income discounts, and snow-bird discounts.  For more information, click here.

Other Resources

  • While you do not pay your garbage bill to Waste Management (this is paid to Jordan Tax Service), you may sign up for a MY WM account, and be alerted on delays, view service visuals, etc.  Sign up at wm.com/mywm.
  • Additional services, such as house cleanouts, disposal of construction materials, etc., will still be available directly through Waste Management for an additional fee.
  • Contact Waste Management at 1-800-866-4460; or
  • Utilize the Bagster program.  You can purchase bags at a participating retailers, order bags online at thebagster.com, or call 1-877-789-2247.  In 2026, there is a coupon residents for residents who wish to participate in the Bagster program.  Click here for the coupon.