Emsworth Borough Recycles

 

Recycling turns materials that would otherwise become waste into valuable resources. Collecting used bottles, plastics, and cans, and taking them to the curb or to a collection facility is just the first in a series of steps that generates a host of financial, environmental, and social returns. Some of these benefits accrue locally as well as globally.

 

Benefits of Recycling

·         Recycling protects and expands U.S. manufacturing jobs and increases U.S. competitiveness.

·         Recycling reduces the need for landfilling and incineration.

·         Recycling prevents pollution caused by the manufacturing of products from virgin materials.

·         Recycling saves energy.

·         Recycling decreases emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to global climate change.

·         Recycling conserves natural resources such as timber, water, and minerals.

·         Recycling helps sustain the environment for future generations.

 

  Waste Management collects residential recyclables on a bi-weekly basis here in Emsworth. Your filled recycle containers should placed at the curb along with your regular collection containers every other Wednesday.

 

Please refer to the Single Stream Recyclable Specifications document provided by Waste Management for acceptable recyclable items.

 

Recycle containers are provided by the Borough and can be obtained by calling the Borough Secretary at 412-761-1161 Monday thru Friday between the hours of 9:00am and 3:00pm.

 

 

We thank you!

 

Emsworth Borough