New Garbage Collection Options Provided By Waste Management
Waste Management (WM) has announced additional options for pickup of occasional extra bagged garbage that does not fit in your garbage toter and extra bulk household items beyond the two allowable items on your normal monthly bulk item pickup week. Please contact WM directly at least 48 hours in advance at 1-800-866-4460 to check prices and arrange for additional special pickup services.
You can schedule pickup of additional bagged garbage that does not fit inside your toter on your scheduled collection day at an additional fee per bag (40-pound weight limit per bag, 20-bag limit). This can include grass clippings, although it is preferable to use the environmentally friendly options offered by Moon Township. (See Grass Clipping Disposal below)
Extra bulk items may also be picked up at an additional cost. Rates will vary based on item description, and special pick-up rates may apply if pickup is requested outside of your normal scheduled bulk item pickup week.
Please note these services are beyond the scope of the Moon Township Municipal Authority garbage and recycling collection contract. Additional services must be arranged directly through WM.
Moon Township Garbage/Recycling Collection
The Moon Township Municipal Authority handles garbage and recycling for residents through the assistance of a contract hauler. Pertinent information regarding garbage & recycling follows:
Please be advised, on the scheduled bulk item collection week, the vehicle collecting refuse from your toter may be different from the vehicle that is collecting your bulk items. Should your toter be emptied, but your bulk item remains, you should expect another vehicle to collect it before the end of the day. If it is not collected by the end of the day, please contact the Municipal Authority office directly at 412-264-4300 in order to report this to Waste Management.
Moon Township Automated Garbage and Recycling Information
HOLIDAY WEEK SOLID WASTE/RECYCLING COLLECTION SCHEDULE
The pick up of solid waste/recycling will be one day late after holidays observed by waste hauler. If the holiday falls on a weekend, then the garbage/recycling pickup will follow its normal schedule, it will not be delayed a day.
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Other Pertinent Garbage and Recycling Information
Grass Clipping Disposal
In prior years our contracted waste hauler has allowed for grass clippings and general yard debris to be collected if bagged appropriately and weighing less than forty pounds. While these items can still be collected by Waste Management, it will only be collected if properly placed inside of your provided toter.
THESE ITEMS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED A BULK PICK UP ITEM.
The MTMA suggests cutting your grass frequently enough so that bagging clippings is not necessary.
These grass clippings provide nitrogen to benefit the soil, feeding your lawn. Leaving clippings on the lawn reduces the need to fertilize. Less frequent fertilization benefits the environment.
We encourage the residents who collect grass clippings to compost grass and leaf waste on their own property or in the Moon Township compost program. Grass clippings in paper bags, or loose, may be placed in the compost pile with leaves at Moon Park. Plastic bags are not allowed.
Curbside yard waste will also be collected periodically by the Township through out the year. Please visit their website at www.moontwp.com for the schedule. Residents are reminded to use biodegradable paper bags. Again, yard waste in plastic bags or boxes will not be picked up. Tree limbs should not exceed six feet in length and four inches in diameter and should not be bundled or tied. Please neatly place your yard waste at the curb for pickup by Moon Township during their seasonal collection schedule.
New garbage collection services are being offered by WM at additional cost to collect extra bagged garbage that does not fit in your toter that can include bagged clippings. (See New Garbage Collection Options Provided By WM above for more details.)
Competitive Bidding
Waste Management is the solid-waste contractor for the Authority based on competitive bidding through the South Hills Area Council of Governments (SHACOG).
Waste Management provides collection of household electronic and hazardous waste to MTMA solid waste customers . Click on the link below for Waste Management's description of the program.
For more information about what will and will not pickup, please see the links below:
Moon Township Public Works Department manages the following programs listed below. If you have any questions please call them at 412-262-1700 or visit their web site at www.moontwp.com.
- Brush & Branch Pickup
- Leaf Pickup
- Christmas Tree Pickup
- Electronic Recycling
Recycling Guidelines for Businesses - click on link for more details
Inclement Weather Collection
During weeks of snowfall and icy road conditions (severe weather), collection service may be late or even fall behind by a day or more. And, during severe weather, please do not place solid waste or recycle containers at locations which may interfere with snow removal efforts.
Questions?
Contact MTMA at 412-264-4300.
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