The Current Garbage Collector, Allied Waste Services, Was Awarded The Next Five
Year Contract That Will Extend Through 2012.Their Telephone Number Is
1-877-788-9400.
Weekly Pick Up Day Is Friday
Please Place Your Garbage/Rubbish At The Curb Thursday Evening.Garbage
Must Be In Plastic Bags And Placed In A Container (30 Gal. Max Capacity) With A
Lid.
Garbage Cans Must Not Be Visible From The Street And Must Be
Stored At Any Side Or Rear Yard Location Properly Screened Or Shielded From
Adjoining Residential Properties Prior To Collection.All
Cans Must Be Removed From The Curb On The Day Of Collection.
Special Collection
If You Have An Excessive Amount Of Garbage Due To Moving Or From A
General Clean Up, Notify The Hauler In Advance.One
Room Of Carpet And Padding, Cut Up And Tied In Bundles No Longer Than 3’, May
Be Placed At The Curb For Regular Weekday Collection.Tree
Limbs And Shrubs, Not To Exceed 3” In Diameter, Must Also Be Tied And Bundled
Not To Exceed 3’ In Length.
Special Backyard Collection Service Must Be Arranged By The
Homeowner.This Is A Private
Contract Between The Homeowner And The Garbage Collector.Please
Call 1-877-788-9400 To Make This Arrangement.If
You Have Any Complaints Or Encounter A Missed Pick Up You Must Call Allied
Waste Services.Please Do Not Call The Municipal
Office Since Backyard Collection Is A Private Agreement.
A Fee For Major Appliances
Major Appliances Are Removed For A Fee.For Items Such As A
Refrigerator/Freezer, Washer/Dryer, Air Conditioner, Hot Water Tank,
Or Stove, You Must Purchase A $30.00 Tag From The Borough Office And
Attach It To The Item. Also, A Freon-Removal Certification Must Be
Affixed To Any Refrigerator/Freezer Or Air Conditioner.
Another Alternative For
Removal Of Freon-Contained Items Is To Call Appliance Disposal At
1-888-Go-Freon (1-888-463-7366).
Non-Collectible Items
Noncollectible Items:Automobile Parts, Automobile Tires And Rims, Bathtubs, Commodes, Concrete Laundry Trays, Building Materials,
Broken Concrete, Dirt Or Earth, Refuse And Rubble From New Construction,
Alterations Or Repair Of Buildings, Stones, And Trees Or Limbs Exceeding Either
3” In Diameter Or 3’ In Length, Liquids Including Paint Or Chemicals.The Above Items Are The Legal
Responsibility Of The Property Owner For Clean Up And Repair.
Volunteer Recycling Service
As A Community Service There Is A Volunteer Recycling Service.Recycling
Is The First Sunday Of Each Month, 10:00 Am – 1:00 Pm, In The Parking Lot Of
The
WoodlandHillsAdministrationBuilding, 2430 Greensburg Pike.Accepted Items Include Types Of Crushed Metal Cans (No Paper
Labels) And Glass Containers.
Paper Recycling Program
Recycling – You Can Recycle Paper And
Magazines (No Telephone Books For Cardboard) In The Abitibi Containers At Two
Locations In The Borough:Lower Level Of Municipal Building
Parking Lot And Tyke’S Gulf Station On The Greensburg
Pike.
The Borough of Churchill will be working in
conjunction with Abitibi Consolidated and the C.C. Mellor Memorial
Library to place a Recycle Paper Bin in the Lower Parking Lot
located at the Churchill Borough Building, 2300 William Penn
Highway. The following are acceptable items to be collected:
NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINES, OFFICE &
SCHOOL PAPERS, SHOPPING CATALOGS, MAIL, ENVELOPES, FOLDERS, FAX
PAPER, COPY PAPER & COLORED PAPER
(PLEASE, NO PLASTIC, GLASS, METALS,
TRASH, PHONE BOOKS OR CARDBOARD)
ALL proceeds derived from the amount of paper
tonnage collected will benefit the C.C. Mellor Memorial Library.
Also, a second Abitbi Consolidated Bin is
located at Tyke's Service Center on the Greensburg Pike. All
proceeds from this location will benefit the Churchill Volunteer
Fire Company.
Six Observed Holidays
Six
Holidays Are Observed:New Year’s, Memorial Day, July 4Th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving
And Christmas.If These
Holidays Fall On Monday Thru Friday, Garbage Will Be Collected On
Saturday.
Fall Leaves
Fall Leaves – There Will Be Leaf Collection In The Spring And Fall.A
Separate Newsletter Will Inform You Of The Dates.Leaves
Must Be Collected In Paper, Biodegradeable Bags.Leaves
That Are Placed In Plastic Bags Will Never Be Collected By The
Hauler.
Christmas Trees
Christmas
Trees will be collected at the curb.
Sewer Usage
Fee
The Borough of Churchill has
set a NEW SEWER USAGE FEE TO $2.50 PER THOUSAND GALLONS OF
WATER .
Dye
Testing
As of June 8, 2004, the Borough of Churchill
approved an ordinance that requires owners of property being sold or
transferred must comply with the provisions of dye testing.
The dye test must be performed by a Registered Plumber, with
the Plumber delivering a certification of dye testing to the
Borough. Thereupon a Certificate of Compliance will be issued to the
seller or transferor for a fee of $25.00. All costs of the test
shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
If the
dye test reveals the existence of an illegal storm or surface water
connection, no Certificate of Compliance will be issued until the
illegal connections are removed and the storm or surface water is
discharged in compliance with controlling Ordinances of the Borough
of Churchill.
For more information, please contact the
Borough Office at 412-241-7113.
