Recycling

Recycling

Click here to visit Pennsylvania's Recycling Page.

NEW!!!! Click here to view Penn Waste's printable recycling guidelines!!!
Penn Waste has gone Green & Single Stream AND
has INCREASED what they will collect.
Help the environment by following their new guidelines.

Please know that Recycling is Mandatory in Red Lion, and in Pennsylvania.

NOTE TO ALL COMMERCIAL establishments in Red Lion Borough:

Regardless of whether you use the Borough's contracted hauler, Penn Waste,
or contract with another hauler, you MUST recycle
in accordance with Red Lion Borough Recycling Ordinance #909-9 AND
Pennsylvania's Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 101.

Commercial, municipal and institutional establishments within a mandated municipality such as Red Lion are required to recycle aluminum, high-grade office paper and corrugated paper in addition to the other materials that Red Lion Borough requires.
Click here to view the Act 101 Fact Sheet.
IT IS THE LAW!

Please take a few minutes and visit Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's website which contains a very extensive section on commercial recycling, Commercial Recycling Resources for Pennsylvania Businesses .

Some of the topics included on this portion of their website are:

Getting Started

Developing a Recycling Program for Commercial Establishments

Examples and Tips

Commercial Recycling Tip Sheets for:
Apartments and Condominiums
Office Buildings
Retail Operations
Health Care Institutions
Manufacturing and Warehouse Operations
Restaurants and Taverns

Basic Standards for Designing a Recycling Program

REMEMBER..... Recycling is mandatory for EVERYONE in Red Lion Borough!

COMPLAINTS

If you want to report non-compliance with Red Lion Borough recycling regulations and/or illegal dumping and littering,
click here to visit our Complaint Form.

Littering and illegal dumping are monitored by the Red Lion Borough Codes Enforcement Officer, Public Works Supervisor, and York Area Regional Police.

ILLEGAL DUMPING AND LITTERING ARE AGAINST THE LAW!!!

Click here for a fact sheet on illegal dumping and littering.

The recycling bin is the property of Red Lion Borough, and MUST stay at the property if you move.

Place recyclables at normal collection site no later than 6 AM on your scheduled collection day.

Recyclables no longer have to be sorted!

Do not place any items in plastic bags for collection.

MATERIAL		WHAT TO RECYCLE	HOW TO PREPARE	DO NOT INCLUDE:
	Paper, paperboard and cardboard	Newspapers/inserts Magazines, telephone books Catalogs, junk mail Office paper Paperboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes, paper towel and toilet paper rolls, tissue boxes, cardboard boxes, pizza boxes, food boxes (cereal, Jello, etc.)	Flatten all boxes and remove foil and plastic liners. Remove all packaging (styrofoam, peanuts, plastics, bubble wrap, plastic liners, etc.) Cover loose paper with heavier containers to prevent it from blowing away.	Food-soiled paper/boxes Plastic bags
	Plastic	#1 - #7 plastics (containers and bottles with necks smaller than their bases)	Rinse thoroughly Remove caps and lids. It is okay to leave on labels and neck rings.	Plastic bags, plastic tubs, cups, and trays
	Glass	Clear, green & brown food and beverage containers only	Rinse clean Collars, neck rings & labels are OK Remove caps	Corks Broken glass Ceramics, window glass, mirrors, light bulbs, drink ware
	Cans	Aluminum beverage cans Steel food and beverage cans Aerosol cans	Rinse clean Labels are OK	Aluminum foil, metal items, hangers, siding or scrap metal

For information and complaints about your service, call Penn Waste at 1-866-575-8720 or via the internet at www.pennwaste.com .

Reject purchasing items in excessive packaging; buy those not in a package or in the smallest package possible.
Reduce the number of items purchased; only buy those that are needed and will be used.
Reuse items that can be repaired.

Recycle - it is good for you and the community, and it is the law.

Grass Disposal

Click here for information on grass disposal.

Leaf Collection

Click here for information on leaf collection.

Brush & Limb Collection

Click here for information on brush & limb collection.

Christmas Tree Collection

Click here for information on Christmas tree collection.

Electronics Recycling

Click here for information on Electronics Recycling.

Telephone Book Recycling

When new telephone books are distributed, please put your old telephone book in your recycling bin
along with your other paper items such as newspapers and magazines.
This material is shredded and used for animal bedding.

Household Hazardous Waste

Periodically the York County Solid Waste Authority holds a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day.
Visit their website at www.ycswa.com for more information.

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL's) cannot be disposed of in your regular garbage.
As part of their commitment to the environment, Home Depot has announced
that they will recycle them for free at all of their stores, as long as they are unbroken.
Call them for more information!