Green Gatherings

June 20 marks the first day of SUMMER and along with summer comes a wide variety of picnics and parties.  Although you may not have realized it, many of the containers that hold summer’s favorite refreshments are in fact, recyclable.

Be on the lookout for these at your next gathering, making sure to have a designated area for both your trash and recyclables:

• Food and beverage cartons
• Metal drink cans
• Plastic food and beverage containers and bottles (with numbers 1-7 listed on the bottom inside the recycle symbol)
• Condiment bottles such as empty ketchup and mustard bottles
• Aerosol cans such as empty sunscreen or bug spray cans
• Clear, brown, blue, and green glass in the form of food and beverage containers such as condiment jars and drink bottles

Remember, caps and straws should be removed and the recyclables should be rinsed out in order to remove any residue.

Thanks to your conscious effort to recycle, these same items will become:

• New Aluminum Cans
• New Plastic Bottles
• Plastic Buckets & Containers
• Plastic Lumber
• Paper Towels, Napkins & Tissues

Some other tips to consider during the summer months are to use reusable dishware. This is a green alternative to paper and plastic products. Reusable dishware is a sustainable option at both meal time as well as packing snacks on the go.  This will help reduce waste.  Also, instead of purchasing water bottles consider using a water filter and refilling reusable bottles.  All of these are ways in which you can better the earth both today and every day.

Collection Update: 4th of July Holiday 2016

4th of July Holiday Collection Schedule: Monday, July 4th, 2016

Due to the 4th of July Holiday, all Residential Penn Waste trash and recycling collections will be delayed one (1) day. Monday customers will be collected on Tuesday. Tuesday customers will be collected on Wednesday and so on for the remainder of the week through Saturday.

Want to stay up to date on our recycling tips and collection updates? Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

If you have not done so already, consider signing up for our E-News Updates to receive recycling suggestions and collection updates directly to your e-mail inbox.

Penn Waste wishes all of our customers a safe and happy holiday!

Penn Waste to hold a Live Q&A Session on Facebook 6/23

Topics of Q&A Session

• What items can and cannot be recycled?
• Recycling Best Practices
• Recycling Facility – How does Penn Waste process all the recyclables, etc.

How to Participate

• Log into your Facebook account at 2PM on June 23.
• Make sure you are following Penn Waste on Facebook.
• Go to your newsfeed. Make sure you are viewing the most recent posts, see how here.
• Penn Waste’s Live Q&A should appear in your news feed.
• Make sure the volume on your device is turned up.
• You can ask your questions just like you would comment on a post and Penn Waste will respond live to your questions.

Collection Update: Memorial Day Holiday 2016

Memorial Day Holiday Collection Schedule: Monday, May 30th, 2016

Due to the Memorial Day Holiday, all Residential Penn Waste trash and recycling collections will be delayed one (1) day. Monday customers will be collected on Tuesday. Tuesday customers will be collected on Wednesday and so on for the remainder of the week through Saturday.

Want to stay up to date on our recycling tips and collection updates? Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

If you have not done so already, consider signing up for our E-News Updates to receive recycling suggestions and collection updates directly to your e-mail inbox.

Penn Waste wishes all of our customers a safe and happy holiday!

Happy Earth Week from Rutter’s and Penn Waste

Penn Waste has been South Central PA’s premier choice for recycling services ever since the company was founded 16 years ago. At Penn Waste, our goal is to partner with our neighbors to create a green community together. And it’s working. Penn Waste processed more than 95,000 tons of recyclable material in 2015.

This Earth Day, we want to say a special “thank you” to our friends at Rutter’s, for all they do to promote recycling at each of their 62 stores. Rutter’s was the first convenience store to start a voluntary recycling program in 2008, making recycling bins available for customers, employees and the surrounding community.

For more information on how to recycle, where to recycle and how recycling benefits the planet, visit www.RecycleMorePA.com. We will be giving away Earth Day totes all week. Stop by any of the following Rutter’s to get yours!

• 1520 Pennsylvania Ave., York, PA 17404
• 910 South Richland Ave, York PA 17403
• 8210 Derry St., Hummelstown, PA 17036
• 2800 Vine St., Middletown, PA 17057
• 370 West Main St., Leola, PA 17540
• 3849 Hempland Rd., Mountville, PA 17554

Rutter’s and Penn Waste. Two local companies working together to make a big difference.