Dingman Township

                                                                                                                                                         Pike County, Pennsylvania

2013 Fall Clean-up and Recycling Day was a Success !

The 2013 Fall Clean-up and Recycling Day held on September 28th was a success.  It will be a while before the metal recycling and junk figures can be reported, however, the electronics recycling figures are in.  Among the items collected:

 

Fall Clean-up                                                                         Year Total

60 televisions                                                                        122

20 computers                                                                          54

  2 laptop computers                                                             16

46 printers/fax/scanner & combinations                          78                    

30 VCR, DVD, CD players and gaming boxes                56

  1 microwave oven                                                                  4

28 radios / stereos                                                                   39

12 telephones                                                                           26

25 pounds of consumer batteries                                       55 *

and hundreds of misc. electronic items

                                                            ( * does not include those deposited in township office)

Residents are reminded that it is against state law to dispose of electronic items in the garbage.  Electronic items must be recycled at an electronics collection day or at the store in which the item was purchased.

Dingman Township wishes to thank everyone who made the 2013 Fall Clean-up and Electronics collection day a success, including:

The employees of County Waste Sanitation

The employees of Dingman Township

The residents who participated by bringing in their rubbish and electronics.  Your participation is necessary to help keep Dingman Township Clean & Green.

 

Reminder:  Consumer batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, cells, watch batteries, hearing aid batteries, cell phone batteries, etc.) and cell phones may be brought to the township office, year-round, for recycling.

Watch this website for information concerning the next Clean-up and Electronics Recycling Day.