ENVIRONMENTAL BUREAU / refuserecycling@yorkcity.org
Large Item & Missed Collection Service
717-843-1240
Monday – Thursday
9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
To schedule a large item pick up or missed trash collection, CLICK HERE to submit a request or complaint.
Cardboard
This is a mandated recyclable material and all residential and commercial/institutional customers, must empty, flatten and bundle cardboard boxes with twine or place flattened boxes inside another cardboard box or in the recycling container (maximum bundles: 3′ x 3′ and 40 pounds). Place cardboard for collection, alongside or inside the recycling container, only on your first collection day each week.
Note: Boxes from tissues, cereal and other foods, snack bars, shoes, toys and similar products like paper towel and toilet tissue rolls are considered paperboard/chipboard and (CURRENTLY) should be placed in the normal trash.
Cooking Oil
When disposing of cooking oil, place in a heavy-duty plastic bottle with a tight-fitting lid. Discard in a securely tied trash bag (This bottle should NOT be recycled).
Lumber
Small quantities of building lumber may be placed for regular trash collection. The wood must be cut down and securely bundled. (Maximum bundle size: 3′ long and 40 pounds) Each bundle of lumber replaces a bag of trash.
Medication
Unused medication should never be flushed down toilets. Instead, mix unused medication with undesirables such as coffee grounds or used cat litter and place in regular trash for incineration.
Occasionally, there are medication drop-off programs held by local Police Departments.
Needles/Sharps
When disposing of needles, scalpel blades, broken ampoules, or anything used on patients that may be considered contaminated, place them inside a heavy-duty plastic bottle (such as a laundry detergent bottle) with a tight-fitting lid. Mark outside of bottle “SHARPS” and discard in a securely tied trash bag (This bottle should NOT be recycled).
Motor oil
Outlets for used motor oil are ever changing. Contact the York County Solid Waste & Refuse Authority at 717-845-1066 or visit www.ycswa.com for the most up-to-date listing of facilities throughout the county that accept used motor oil.
Paint and Paint Products
Add cat litter to liquid paint/product to absorb most of the moisture. Then, securely seal all containers before placing them, in small quantities, in securely tied trash bags with normal trash. Do not place open containers of liquid separately for collection and do not place loose in trash cans with no tied trash bag. To avoid any mess, it is also recommended to surround the product cans with crumbled newspapers inside the bags of trash because everything is compacted in the collection vehicles.
Tires
ONLY Residential Units/Customers may place up to 2 passenger tires, off the rim, for regular trash collection. Each tire replaces a bag of trash and counts toward the overall bag/can trash limit. However, tires on the rim must be scheduled for large-item collection.
Commercial Units/Customers may NOT place any tires for curbside collection. This is considered ILLEGAL DUMPING and fines may be imposed up to $600 per occurrence. The public is encouraged to report any person dumping tires to Public Works at 717-849-2245. Get a good description of the person(s) and a license of their vehicle (security video and photos are great too).
For Residential Units/Customers only. To schedule up to 2 tires on the rim, call 7-10 days in advance.
