Huntingdon County| Voluntary Curbside Program

Voluntary Curbside Program

Local garbage haulers have agreed to pick up the co-mingled recyclables. The distinctive yellow containers are used in this collective program. There is no need to separate the items in the recycling container. See the list of acceptable materials below.

Please contact the Huntingdon County Recycling Coordinator at 814-643-3091 to receive a yellow container.

Curbside Recycling Collection Days

Collection times will be every other week and containers are to be at the curb no later than 7 a.m.

Collection Days started June 2, 2008.

Monday- Mount Union Borough
Tuesday- Mapleton and Mill Creek Boroughs
Wednesdays- Alexandria and Petersburg Boroughs and Walker Township
Friday- Orbisonia, Saltillo, Rockhill and Three Springs

Contact Information

For more information on Querry’s Sanitation Service
16921 Hill Valley RD
P.O. Box 104
Mount Union, PA 17066
(814) 542-2570

Lou Ann Shontz, Recycling Coordinator
233 Penn Street
Huntingdon, PA 16652
(814) 643-3091 ext. 206

Garbage haulers serving the participating municipalities sponsor this Curbside Recycling Program.

For more information Park's Garbage Services

The Particpating Municipalities in the voluntary curbside recycling program are:

Alexandria
Mapleton
Mill Creek
Mt. Union
Orbisonia
Petersburg
Rockhill
Saltillo

Three Springs Boroughs
Shirley Township
Walker Township

Recyclable

Cardboard boxes
Pizza boxes
Food boxes (cereal and jello boxes)
Paper towel and toilet paper rolls
Paperboard packages (tissue and shoe boxes)

Prepare

Remove all packaging (Styrofoam, peanuts, bubble wrap, etc).
Flatten all boxes.

Will NOT Accept

Plastic bags
Food soiled cardboard
Wax-coated cardboard (milk cartons)

Recyclable

Office paper of any color
Single cut shredded paper
Newspaper and inserts
Magazines and catalogs
Junk mail and envelopes
Paper bags
Phone books

Prepare

Remove non-paper objects from paper items.
Cover paper with heavier objects to prevent it from blowing away.

Will NOT Accept

Plastic bags

Recyclable

Aluminum beverage cans
Steel food and beverage cans
Aerosol cans
Plastic bottles with necks smaller than their base
Clear, green, and brown glass food and beverage containers

Prepare

Remove caps/lids.
Rinse thoroughly.
It is okay to leave on labels and neck rings.

Will NOT Accept

Aluminum foil
Scrap metal
Plastic tubs, cups, trays, and bags, deli/take-out containers, broken glass, windows, mirror, ceramics, light bulbs, and drinking glasses