Waste Management: Refuse & Recycling
2024 Waste Management Services Guide
Recycling Ordinance: Ord. #1842
Act 101 of 1998 requires commercial, municipal and institutional establishments located in Pennsylvania's mandated municipalities to recycle high-grade office paper, corrugated paper, aluminum and leaf waste. In addition, establishments must recycle any other materials included in the municipality's recycling ordinance or regulations, which includes glass, newsprint, and #1 and #2 plastics.
All residents in the City are required to have garbage service through Waste Management. Residents are required to recycle at curbside using the container/bin provided by the City of DuBois. Bins can be picked up at the Municipal Building between the hours of 8 AM - 4 PM Monday through Friday. A copy of the items to put in the bin is attached below:
Leaf Pick-Up: The annual leaf pick-up is generally in mid-November after most of the leaves are down. Residents will be notified by newspaper, radio, and the display sign in the park a week prior to pick up. Residents are to put untied bagged leaves at the curb on their regularly scheduled garbage night.
Curbside Recycling
Recyclables are picked up once a week on your regularly scheduled garbage night. Our recycling provider is Waste Management, Inc. Anything left in the bin after pickup is NOT RECYCLING and should be disposed of in your regular trash. You can pick up FREE recycling containers at the Municipal Building at 16 W. Scribner Avenue, DuBois, PA.
Waste Management, Inc — 1 (800) 338-8971
Recycling Resources
City of DuBois/Sandy Township Dumpster Day
1st Wednesday of the Month
AS WE WORK TOWARD CONSOLIDATION, BEGINNING APRIL 2, 2025, DUMPSTER DAY WILL BE AVAILABLE TO BOTH CITY OF DUBOIS AND SANDY TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS.
A dumpster is placed at the City Garage, 10 Parkway Drive, the first Wednesday of every month for collection of items too large to be placed at the curb. Hours are:
7 AM - 3 PM (October through April)
7 AM - 7 PM (May through September)
Please make sure to bring your DRIVERS LICENSE and latest WATER BILL as proof of residency in the City of DuBois or Sandy Township. ONLY City of DuBois/Sandy Township residents with an account in good standing with Waste Management, are permitted to dispose of items. Also, owners/residents, must be present to dispose of items.
We provide containers for residents to bring bulk waste items. Bulk items are limited to furniture, carpet, and general refuse. 1 Load per month/per resident.
NO BUSINESSES/CONTRACTORS ALLOWED TO DUMP! Residential customers only — if you are exempt from having residential service due to having a business, you CAN NOT bring anything here to dispose of.
We will also accept electronic items such as TV's, computers, monitors, etc. along with an appliance with or without Freon. These items are LIMITED to 1 of EACH TYPE PER MONTH.
Items we DO NOT ACCEPT:
- NO construction or building materials of any kind. This includes wood, drywall, shingles, awnings, etc. (Anything torn down/apart in or outside the home.)
- NO tires
- NO paint - cans or buckets (unless dry in container)
If you ARE NOT a City of DuBois/Sandy Township resident IN GOOD STANDING with Waste Management — YOU WILL RECEIVE A BILL FOR THE SERVICE — to be charged at our discretion.
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