Garbage & Recycling Services
Questions Regarding Refuse or Recycling Collection Call:
Waste Management Phone Number – 1-800-866-4460
Garbage
Regular Curbside Collection:
Garbage and refuse collection takes place every Monday. Items should be placed at the curb after 5:00 PM on Sunday and no later than 6:00 AM on Monday for pickup.
Please note that during weeks containing Memorial Day or Labor Day, collection will occur on Tuesday instead of Monday.
Guidelines for Collection:
- Garbage must be in property secured provided Waste Management containers
- Two large items (bulk items) including all furniture items, appliances, household goods and disassembled children’s swing sets will be accepted at curbside the first Monday of the first full week of each month.
- Carpet should be rolled and tied in lengths not to exceed 48″ so that one man can lift and will only be accepted as a “bulk item” the first full week of each month.
Excluded Items:
- Building materials may be picked up for a fee by calling Waste Management at 1-800-866-4460
- Automobile parts, including wheels, rims and tires
- Trees, branches, and grass clippings.
- Ashes from furnaces and fireplaces
- Stones and dirt, liquid paint
Please see the following information update presented to the Township by Waste Management. Most notably, bulk pickups are for up to TWO bulk items during the bulk pickup days.
Waste Management has announced a pay-as-need option to the communities contracted with t hem through SHACOG.
If you occasionally need to dispose of extra trash, like after a party or spring cleaning, and you normally don’t produce enough waste to warrant an additional cart. Residents who have bagged trash that does not fit inside thier provided cart can schedule a special collection on their designated service day through WM at 1-800-866-4460 and follow the prompts.
Special collections must be schedule at least 48 hours before the resident’s service day. The rate for the special pick-up is $6 per bag. Resident swill be limited to 20 bags or less. Please remember that an extra cart can be requested for an additional $110 in 2024.
h3>Requesting a Special Collection for Extra Bulk Items
Residents are permitted up to two bulk items per month to be collected during their designated bulk collection week.
Residents who have additional bulk waste that needs to be collected can schedule a special collection through WM by calling 1-800-866-4460 and following the prompts. Special collections must be scheduled at least 48 hours before a resident’s service day. The rate for a special collection (not on your scheduled collection day) for bulk items is $75 special collection fee, residents can schedule additional bulk items to be collected during their community’s designated bulk collection week and only pay for the bulk rate of the item being collected.
PLEASE NOTE: The Township is not involved in this service and is provided this information as a courtesy.
Waste Management offers a “dumpster in a bag service” for mass amounts of trash
Questions, concerns, complaints, or missed refuse and recycling collections should be directed to Waste Management at 1-800-866-4460.
Missed Garbage or Recycling PickUp
Form to submit when the garbage or recycling is not picked up by 7pm.
Recycling
Residential Curbside Recycling Pickup
Scott Township is mandated by Act 101 to remind residents about the requirements of our recycling programs every six months. The following charts outline proper recycling procedures:
The Township provides blue recycling bins for residents’ recyclables. Place your blue recycling bin out with your trash to be picked up every other week by Waste Managment. Garbage cans and other containers for garbage and recycling may not be placed at curbside until 5:00 pm the previous day of scheduled collection. Containers must be removed from curbside by 9:00 pm of scheduled collection day.
Not sure whether your street follows the A or B recycling schedule?
Expand the street schedule section below to view the complete list of streets.
Download the 2026 Scott Township Garbage & Recycling Calendar.
Residential Curbside Recycling Pickup
Scott Township is mandated by Act 101 to remind residents about the requirements of our recycling programs every six months. The following charts outline proper recycling procedures:
The Township provides blue recycling bins for residents’ recyclables. Place your blue recycling bin out with your trash to be picked up every other week by Waste Managment. Garbage cans and other containers for garbage and recycling may not be placed at curbside until 5:00 pm the previous day of scheduled collection. Containers must be removed from curbside by 9:00 pm of scheduled collection day.
The items they will NOT pick-up are:
- Building Materials
- Auto body parts
- Medical waste
- More than one large item (ie., couch, sofa, etc. – call to schedule special pick-up)
Hazardous materials (such as paint, oil & gasoline) Old paint cans which contain no liquid will be picked up by the hauler if the lid is not on and the can is empty and dry. If the paint can contains paint you should fill it with kitty litter and let it sit until the material is solid.
Medical and Cooling Waste
To dispose of medical waste please check with your local pharmacy.
Old refrigerators and air conditioners will only be picked up by the hauler if the Freon is removed by a certified technician and a sticker verifying that the materials have been removed is placed on the appliance. You can contact a local heating/air-conditioning company to have this certification.
If you’re wondering what is recycling or how to recycle properly, please check out Waste Management’s Recycling 101 page here.
Annual Recycling Report Form
- Fill out your establishment’s contact information and sections’ one, two and three. Then sign and date the bottom
- Contact your recycling hauler and send them the Report form
- Have your recycling hauler fill out the tonnage of the materials your business recycled on the second page. The hauler must sign and date the bottom of the first page. (If material recycled is less than one ton, round to the closest quarter of a ton.)
- Once completed, have your hauler mail or fax the form back to your establishment
- Submit the completed Annual Recycling Report to Scott Township by January 31st
For questions regarding the Report form or to request additional copies, call 412-276-5300.
Questions Regarding Refuse or Recycling Collection Call:
Waste Management of PA at 1-800-866·4460.
To see all of the information Allegheny County makes available regarding recycling in the county, please click the Allegheny County Recycling Resource Directory