Monaca to Start Automated Garbage Collection Today, Monday July 13, 2020

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Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano

(Monaca, Pa.) Borough manager Mario Leone announced that the automated garbage collection begins today, Monday July 13, 2020. Each household received a 95 gallon wheeled cart for weekly trash collection Excess trash requires a resident to call Waste Management 1-866-4460 to arrange for pickup of the additional items. Payments will need to be made by credit card. Cost of trash bags is $2 each, bulk items such as mattresses and furniture $5 each , white goods such as appliances $10 per item. On Mondays odd address #’s will be picked up beginning at 6 a.m. , Tuesdays even address #’s will have trash pickup All trash bags must be a manageable weight for a one person pickup Please return your cart to to a rear yard storage location, leaving out is an ordinance violation.

Grass clippings and yard waste should be placed in biodegradable bags and taken to the Public Works garage, a dumpster for these items only is available. The contractor is not responsible for cleanup of trash or recycling scattered by weather, animals or other causes..

Please report pickups missed to 724-775-9600 or 724-775-9604..

No curbside collection of building/construction materials, hazardous household waste, automobile parts/tires, ashes, dirt, rocks, etc., electronic items.